|
|
Post by jcljorgenson on Sept 22, 2011 11:28:31 GMT -8
Maybe I don't have a clue about this guy, but all along I have been saying he is an incredible running back, playing out of position as a QB.
So far this season, Michigan has been prodominantly a running team, with 102 rushing attempts to 55 pass attempts. In my experience, teams that run the ball typically have pretty good passing stats, that is because the defense is predominantly focused on stopping the run versus the pass. We saw this firsthand with Army and even Cal Poly.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Denard's passing stats:
27 completions in 55 attempts (49.1 completion %)
9.7 yards per attempt
6 TDs to 4 interceptions
Career passing = 26 TDs to 19 interceptions
So what do you think, does Michigan have an achilles heel?
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2011 11:48:57 GMT -8
I haven't seen Robinson this year when coached by Borges. However, I watched a bunch of Michigan football last year. From that I'll say he's a tremendous athlete. As good at making plays out of the pocket as you're ever going to see. However, he's just mediocre from within the pocket. Strong arm but not particularly accurate and he often had problems with putting the proper touch on the ball, sometimes drilling slants off the chest of his receiver.
Miles Burris said a couple days ago that the key to limiting Michigan's offense is to contain Robinson in the pocket. I completely agree.
|
|
|
|
Post by Doug Drake on Sept 22, 2011 11:51:04 GMT -8
They are defenitely not a good passing team. The question is how do we force Robinson to pass. Stack the box with eight or move up a couple of the DB's to the line of scrimmage? That is for Long to figure out.
|
|
|
|
Post by aztecmusician on Sept 22, 2011 11:58:32 GMT -8
Something tells me this guy Robinson is going to run wild vs. Aztecs Defense, 200 yards+. The Aztec Defense has not seen a dual threat qb with 4.5 speed.
It will be Ronnie Hillman vs. Denard Robinson, but the difference will be Ryan Lindley, SDSU receivers need to run good routes and avoid drops.
|
|
|
|
Post by aztecshane on Sept 22, 2011 12:04:10 GMT -8
|
|
|
|
Post by jcljorgenson on Sept 22, 2011 13:10:28 GMT -8
|
|
|
|
Post by GothamCityRogue on Sept 22, 2011 13:18:57 GMT -8
Something tells me this guy Robinson is going to run wild vs. Aztecs Defense, 200 yards+. The Aztec Defense has not seen a dual threat qb with 4.5 speed. It will be Ronnie Hillman vs. Denard Robinson, but the difference will be Ryan Lindley, SDSU receivers need to run good routes and avoid drops. I don't think Robinson is categorized as a dual threat qb. |
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2011 13:37:55 GMT -8
… My daughter asked me which team I was rooting for, since I graduated from Eastern Michigan University. I told her I don’t know many EMU graduates who actually root for the Eagles when they play the Wolverines. And when the school dropped the Hurons, they lost me forever.
|
|
|
|
Post by mojo on Sept 22, 2011 13:52:21 GMT -8
In Rocky's presser, he said Robinson was the fastest football player he's ever seen - EVER SEEN! Yikes! It's like Michigan runs a permanent wildcat formation. As w/ the option/wishbone There will probably be a linebacker assigned to him, no matter what he does. We're not going to stop him, hopefully just slow him down. And, hopefully, score more points than they do!
|
|
|
|
Post by Fishn'Aztec on Sept 22, 2011 13:54:50 GMT -8
Yeah, he'll be fast as a wildcat dude or rb in the NFL but forget the QB pipedream! That guy can't hit a bull in the ass with a snow shovel!
|
|
|
|
Post by coolethan on Sept 22, 2011 14:05:28 GMT -8
That guy can't hit a bull in the ass with a snow shovel! I've never heard this one before. Good stuff fishin!   |
|
|
|
Post by greysuit on Sept 22, 2011 14:31:29 GMT -8
I watched the first two…well one and a half Michigan games this season and to be honest the UM offence, inparticular Robinson, has looked a little uncomfortable thus far. Borges, admittedly, does not have much experience with a dual thread QB who’s threat is on the ground side more so than throwing side and as a result has not yet fine tuned the designed run and or option plays for Robinson. On the other hand it looks like Robinson is trying to be more of a legitimate pro-style QB more so than a great athlete who can throw the ball, which has resulted in him making throws he shouldn’t and holding onto the ball longer than he should have instead tucking it and running in the open field.
What will be interesting is to see how often Rocky brings pressure. The 3-3-5 is predicated on pressuring the QB from all different angles and making him throw the ball before his WR's are open. However, with Robinson if we do that then he can just take off in to the vast open field that the 3-3-5 leaves behind (as Army’s QB did). Ideally, Rocky will utilize the additional athleticism that the 3-3-5 provides (ie having an additional DB instead of DL or LB) to contain Robinson in the pocket and force him to throw the ball. The problem will be keeping the LBs and DBs at home instead of being aggressive and going up to make a play as they are accustom to.
|
|
|
|
Post by aztecmusician on Sept 22, 2011 15:18:03 GMT -8
Something tells me this guy Robinson is going to run wild vs. Aztecs Defense, 200 yards+. The Aztec Defense has not seen a dual threat qb with 4.5 speed. It will be Ronnie Hillman vs. Denard Robinson, but the difference will be Ryan Lindley, SDSU receivers need to run good routes and avoid drops. I don't think Robinson is categorized as a dual threat qb. Last year he ran for 1,702 yards (14 Td's) and passed for 2,570 (18 Td's). That seems reasonably "dual threat" to me. |
|
|
|
Post by montyismyhomie on Sept 22, 2011 15:54:22 GMT -8
Our fastest linebacker needs to play spy the whole game and our outside rushers have to make an effort to not overun the pocket.
|
|
