Michigan Football: 3 ways to fix the Wolverines offense

Michigan football has unveiled its new offense the past two weeks and so far things haven’t lived up to the hype. Here are three ways the offense can be fixed.

Heading into the 2019 season, Michigan football fans had plenty of reasons to be excited but chief among them was the new offensive system installed by Josh Gattis, with Shea Patterson at the helm.

Last December, leading up to the Peach Bowl, Patterson announced that he would return to Michigan football for his senior season. Then, a few weeks later when Gattis was brought on, it seemed like a match made in heaven.

Gattis, after all, had helped wide receivers and offenses thrive in Penn State and Alabama. And with the talent Michigan possessed, not only at quarterback with Patterson and Dylan McCaffrey but also at wideout with Donovan Peoples-Jones, Nico Collins and Tarik Black, all the pieces were in place.

But after two games, things haven’t come together.

The Wolverines were great against Middle Tennessee State as they scored 41 points. Turnovers were an issue but the offense did rack up 450 total yards of offense.

Most assumed the week leading up the Army game would be a good time to work out the kinks, however, things got even worse. Three turnovers led to a tight game and a bunch of mistakes by Patterson allowed Army to nearly escape with a win.

Certainly, there are other problems with the offense besides Patterson but he has to play better. The entire offense needs to play better and here are three ways to get things fixed before Wisconsin.