WTKA Roundtable 11/30/2017: Quarterback Depth is Important, People

Everybody else on the field has visible, public accountability.

Things discussed:

• A one-possession game
• The quarterback play: Inability to execute on pass plays that were open was the difference. O’Korn took sacks he didn’t need to.
• Harbaugh schemed guys open.
• J.T. Barrett completed just two passes in this game; Hudson got one bust on a Cover 2—complaints of man all day are unfounded.
• They got THE STOP they needed; offense just needed to score on the two chances to win the game the defense game them. But okay, the defense didn’t give them a third chance.
• Metellus on the drag on K.J. Hill: why is that not LaVert (in fairness he gave up one to K.J. as well)
• The slot corner stuff on the secondary was bad luck; looking back against expectations they were exceptional. QBs caveat.
• Next year’s defense looks really good. Put Aubrey in Hurst’s spot, find a linebacker and some depth and let’s goooooo.
• Speight transfer: kind of a surprise, implies McCaffrey is pretty good, he thinks he’s even with Peters. Idea that Harbaugh had anything to do with it is laughable.
• Brian thinks it’s justified for Michigan to restrict his transfer to teams we don’t play next year (no Rutgers, Indiana, etc.)
• Defenses as good as Michigan’s have been drawing a lot more holding calls. Michigan got boned a lot on this game and vs. Wisconsin. Florida was the best officiating we got all year (and they screwed M out of a TD and called Khalid Hill for illegal downfield. Opinion: get professional referees!