Michigan Football: Good riddance to Tim Drevno
In what was termed a mutual decision, Michigan football and Tim Drevno parted ways Friday, here’s why a lot fans will be celebrating.
There has been a lot of movement with the Michigan football coaching staff this offseason, but Friday, another domino fell, one many fans have wanted to see for quite some time.
Following the hiring of Jim McElwain, there were questions about what the role of Tim Drevno would be. Well as it turns out, he won’t have one. He and Michigan football agreed to mutually part ways Friday, meaning his three-year tenure as offensive coordinator is done.
While it’s not totally shocking, it wasn’t really expected either. It seemed strange that McElwain was going to coach wide receivers and be the offensive coordinator. However, it seemed possible that Drevno would focus on coaching the offensive line. Now, he won’t coaching at UM.
But, just like with some of the players that left the program, Drevno won’t really be missed. In fact, I say good riddance. His two areas of focus were the offense and the offensive line and both have been an issue. This past season, it’s fair to say the offense and the offensive line were horrible.
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MLive agreed with that assessment, because it gave him a D when the publication graded each of the Wolverines coaches. And when you consider Michigan football ranked 105th in total offense you can understand it. Certainly, it’s not all Drevno’s fault. But at the same time, something needed to change.
Michigan has talented recruits and talented playmakers. The biggest issue has been at quarterback, but it’s still a coaches job to put his players in the best position to win. Drevno and possibly Harbaugh (who knows what impact he has on play-calling) got too conservative at times. The third-down production and red-zone production was just terrible.
The Wolverines ranked 115th in picking up
third downs. The red zone rank was 69th, but it’s kind of misleading. It seems against good teams, Michigan is constantly settling for field goals. The Outback Bowl was a good example of that. And the Florida game. Wisconsin too.
It’s not fair to lay it all on Drevno. But college football is a results oriented business and he hasn’t produced, despite having more talent than a lot of other programs. He also had some major whiffs in recruiting, which probably didn’t help.
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I am not one for celebrating when a guy loses his job. However, Drevno was paid too much to produce so little. That’s why you won’t see many Michigan football fans sad to see him go.