Michigan Football: 5 things we learned in domination of Northern Illinois

Pass offense is just fine

The concern about the passing game was overblown and Cade McNamara proved that Saturday with his 87-yard touchdown pass to Cornelius Johnson.

Of course, it was bigger than one throw. McNamara did miss one deep ball but was on the money on another to Daylen Baldwin, which he dropped while being interfered with.

Cade went 8-for-11 for 191 yards and a touchdown. He was pulled at half but through three games, his numbers are pretty impressive, at least if you look at them through the right lens.

McNamara has thrown for 371 yards, which is only 123 yards per game. But he’s missed a solid three quarters due to blowouts and has one of the most dominant running games in the country to work with.

Still, he’s completed 65 percent of his throws, has three touchdowns (zero interceptions), and is averaging 10 yards per attempt, which is more than satisfactory.

There’s work to do but it was good to see Johnson have a breakout game this season, as well as Baldwin getting involved. A.J. Henning made a slew of explosive plays too and he needs to get more touches.

The offense is going to miss Ronnie Bell and it’s hard not to think how dangerous it could have been with him. But there is enough talent in the passing game to win with, especially with the ground game humming like it is.