Michigan Football: 3 takeaways from an offensive loss to Washington
By Nick Popio
2. The defense was gutted
Will Rogers had his way with Michigan's defensive backs to the tune of 271 yards. He picked on Jyaire Hill a bunch, who was playing so well and got Will Johnson to commit a pass interference in the waning moments to eventually push the lead out of reach.
315 yards is the most passing yards that Michigan has given up this season. Denzel Boston, Giles Jackson and Keleki Latu combined for just about 225 of those yards on 16 grabs. Secondary coach LaMar Morgan is being rightfully scrutinized for his coaching tactics with the way his group struggled in the loss.
The defensive line was starting to find their footing with four sacks and Ernest Hausmann had a timely interception, but the Wolverines could not cash in and folded in crunch time.
Wink Martindale inherited a stout group with possibly three first round picks and he is getting outcoached by offensive coaches on a weekly basis. The comparisons to Don Brown are growing stronger with every weak performance.