Positional Group Grade Card – BGSU Versus UM — Offense

Posted at 8:00am — 9/27/2010

Positional Group Grade Card – BGSU Versus UM — Offense

Offense:

Grade: A

This fun to watch group earned a very high A, (ok an A+ for those of you who believe that A+ is an actual grade). The group had 63 of the 65 points Michigan put on the board. That equals nine touchdowns and a safety on a bad snap in the end zone. And while trying not to be greedy one touchdown was called back and another sure touchdown was dropped. The offense put up 31 first downs, 466 yards rushing, and 721 yards of total offense. It is a rare day in college football when a team crosses the 700-yard boundary, against anyone! It does not get much better than what was demonstrated Saturday. The offense was very explosive and fans were able to see many more players this week, including all three quarterbacks, who frankly had accomplished afternoons, both collectively and individually.

Quarterbacks:

Grade A-

Denard Robinson had 120 plus yards rushing in only five carries, and the overall quarterback by committee went 23-26 passing. It is always impressive when a team’s back-up quarterbacks come in and play at a level equal to the starter. Simply put, the GBMWolverine staff (and we assume about everyone else) was thoroughly impressed with the play of all three quarterbacks. Remember this, three quarterbacks from the same team having a collective performance, as on Saturday, is a once in a blue moon event. So, we hope everyone enjoyed the fun. Think of all the college coaches who would like to have any one of the three, let alone all three Michigan quarterbacks.

Running Backs:

Grade B+

The top backs rushed for 275 yards combined, a very solid day anytime, anywhere. The three backs most likely to carry the load during the Big Ten season all had around 60 yards each for an average of about six yards per carry. All were contributors but no one was exceptional on Saturday. Also, a running back losing a turnover hurt the grade as well. With someone other than Shaw and Smith demonstrating they can indeed contribute, it will be interesting to see if the younger players will now get more carries.

Split Ends / Slot Receivers:

Grade A-

Moving Roy Roundtree back to slot receiver has paid huge dividends. Simply put, Roy can produce more from the slot than from the wide receiver position. Darryl Stonum is showing signs of playing like everyone thought he could, a trend that has been growing ever since we saw him the very first spring practice last year. This group needs to cutback on those annoying drops, such as the most unfortunate drop where Devin Gardner threw a great ball to Hemingway, on which the defender stumbled in coverage, and Hemingway dropped an easy, uncontested touchdown. Still, when a team goes 23-26 in the passing game, success belongs to everyone, not just the quarterbacks.

Offensive Line:

Grade A

The group had 466 yards rushing, no sacks, and completely dominated the line of scrimmage like we believed would happen to a smaller Bowling Green defense. No cerebral discussion is herein offered, lone play is still technique and execution, the final product being victory in many one-on-one matchups.

Written by GBMWolverine Staff

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