Michigan football: 3 Reasons to believe in the Wolverines offense

Getting into the numbers

Is this offense worse than it was a year ago?

Not according to Shea Patterson‘s stats. Through five games, Shea has thrown for 1,052 yards, nearly 150 more than what it was in 2018. Turnovers aside, he’s playing well.

That’s also without a healthy Donovan Peoples-Jones, who Harbaugh said is still not 100%.

When not facing a defense ranked in the top 20, this offense dominates. Sure, the Middle Tennessee State game featured some questionable play-calls, but they came together and scored 40 points.

While Rutgers is Rutgers, the offense clicked, procuring 476 total yards. Aside from the interception, Patterson was on fire, completing 17 of 23 passes for 276 yards.

The rushing game isn’t slacking either. As previously noted, Iowa is top ten in rushing yards allowed per game which the Wolverines obliterated, going for over 100 rushing yards. This is a good team with excellent personnel and the ability to win every game.

So before you start calling for heads to roll, consider that the team is doing much better than what is perceived. They just need to put the pieces together to get going.

Jim Harbaugh believes in Josh Gattis and his system. He gave Josh the keys without every seeing Gattis call a play. Patience is key.