Attacking the Seams

With yesterday's game being nothing more then a glorfied scrimmage, there were aspects of both the offense & defense that were being tried out for the first time which can lead to bits of sloppiness. No one should get too high or too low about what we saw last night. There were positives to get us excited & negatives that will give the coaching staff plenty of film to use as teaching tools to get the players better prepared moving forward.

One of the positives from last night, when given the opportunity, was Mett's two throws over the middle. One in the first half, came up just short of a first down on a third & 20+. The second was his first touchdown pass of the season. The running game seems to be just as powerful as it was a year ago but those throws over the middle will be the type that will have to be made to beat better defenses especially Bama.

The most concerning aspect of the game plan offensively from last night was the lack of attacking the seams by the offense. This is the area where you can really hurt a defense vertically especially against the 3-4 that Bama runs. Michigan hit on two deep throws last night in the seams against Bama which tells me that their young secondary may not be as disciplined at this point & time as the 2011 squad was. As they hit conference play that secondary will continue to get tested in the seams especially against Arkansas & Tennessee.

Hopefully, the offensive coaching staff will implement more routes & throws in the seams so that it becomes a part of the game plan.

Its only one game but the running game looks great again & I expect the passing game to improve moving forward. Hopefully we get to see the seams attacked more because the ability to do so will surely come in handy later in the season.