Podcast 04-15-19 (Michigan Spring Game takeaways)
The Michigan Insider
247Sports, Michigan Football, Michigan Wolverines, Michigan, Michigan athletics, College Football
4.6 • 855 Ratings
🗓️ 15 April 2019
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
We discuss five lasting thoughts from the Michigan football team's Spring Game.
First, we break down just how different Michigan's offense looked in the scrimmage portions of the event, from no-huddle looks to increased speed to changed routes and play selection. Shaw also looks at what players had to say about the offense's changes afterward. We also break down Michigan's passing proficiency, and debate whether those were coverage woes, skilled receivers, both or neither.
Then, we turn to the defensive side of things, dissecting why we think Michigan's defensive line could be better and deeper than initially forecasted. The conversation transitioned into a look at what we both believe to be the Wolverines' deepest team in over a decade, how Michigan got there and what kind of impact that can have.
Finally, the we discuss how the Spring Game was considered a success in our eyes, freshmen standouts and some other topics to keep in mind heading into the summer.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello everybody. Welcome to the Wolverine 24-7 podcast, your audio source for all things Michigan football, basketball, and recruiting. I'm your host, Zach Shaw. |
| 0:17.2 | Steve Lorenz is on the phone lines with me. You can check out all of our stories at the Michiganinsider.com and Michigan.247 sports.com. We've got to talk to 13 players |
| 0:28.1 | after the spring game. And I know Steve was out of town, so he is really itching to get back |
| 0:33.6 | into the writing game with the recruiting and the football updates as well. |
| 0:38.6 | Lots of stuff going on. |
| 0:40.0 | Even though it's the offseason, Michigan's got us to the point where, and this is partly |
| 0:44.0 | due to the fans and the readers, but there's always something going on. |
| 0:47.7 | This week was the spring game. |
| 0:50.1 | We got to see Michigan football in action. |
| 0:52.2 | It was minimal action. |
| 0:54.1 | If you're talking about the top three-string players, it was 10 drives, about |
| 0:59.3 | 50 minutes of action. |
| 1:01.5 | Pretty minimal, but as I wrote in my 10 takeaways, there's actually a lot to take |
| 1:07.7 | away, and we can jump into it. Steve, our five lasting |
| 1:11.3 | thoughts, I know the big one, the one everyone's talking about, the one you and I have talked about |
| 1:15.5 | the offense. We've heard in the past that they're changing the offense, tweaking the offense. |
| 1:20.8 | You know, they've shuffled who's not necessarily calling plays, but who's in charge a little bit, |
| 1:25.6 | but this year they seem to really hammer that all spring. And then, you know, I'm not necessarily calling plays, but who's in charge a little bit, but this year they seemed to really hammer that all spring. |
| 1:29.0 | And then, you know, I'm not sure how you could possibly have watched on Saturday and not |
| 1:34.2 | thought the offense was fundamentally different. |
| 1:36.5 | They had the play cards, you know, with the pictures, that they hang from the sidelines. |
| 1:40.5 | They had, they didn't huddle. |
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