Inconsistency has surrounded Bryce Underwood since he stepped on the field last year for Michigan football. People have had it with his play and are calling for him to be benched.
However, following his bye week in his freshman year Underwood went 6-1 going into Ohio State. This time, the schedule is easily more challenging, but three of the next four are at home, where he has fared better than on the road. Giving up on Underwood now may be a mistake that Michigan can't survive.
2 reasons to stick with Underwood
Tommy Carr has only thrown two collegiate passes
Sure Carr is 100% on the season, but he has only thrown the ball twice against the worst team on the schedule. His touchdown pass was a thing of beauty, but could Carr have made that hail mary throw against Western Michigan?
Michigan football still has to play three defenses that very few quarterbacks have any success against. The best way to utilize Underwood would be to run him with his legs until he gets injured or forces Carr into the lineup. In the meantime, having a plan to use Carr in certain spots might not be a bad idea to tinker with either.
Michigan only lost their two games by seven points and could have won both
A one point walk-off loss to Iowa was avoidable. The Minnesota defeat could have been avoided too. Underwood played poorly enough that Michigan still had a shot to score and leave Minneapolis with the Little Brown Jug. As for the Iowa loss, how often does the Hawkeye offense drive the ball 90 yards in under two minutes?
Not throwing a red zone interception, converting a fourth down against Iowa or kicking a field goal and we are not having this conversation. Pump-faking to JJ Buchanan and throwing it deep to a wide open Andrew Marsh and Michigan probably beats Minnesota. Simple fixes can be made and is the difference from being 5-0. After all Jason Beck is being paid as the highest offensive coordinator in the country for a reason and this should have been prepared for.
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