Let me start out by saying, I am not here to flame or troll this board. Yes, I am a Michigan fan, but I have great respect for the Notre Dame football program. Of course I wan't Michigan to beat Notre Dame every year, but at the end of the day Notre Dame is an elite program that I have tons of respect for, which is why I love the rivalry.
The question I have is, can anyone give me a good scouting report on your Irish? I am in Europe right now and was not able to watch the Notre Dame game saturday, and have had tons of problems downloading it. I just want to know what to expect Saturday. Strengths, weaknesses, how they match up with Michigan. Things like that. If anyone is interested, I can give you a break down on what to expect from Michigan:
As everyone is already fully aware Michigan will feature Denard Robinson at quarterback. There is also no secret that Denard is a great runner. What makes him more dangerous this year then last is that he now has a firm grasp on the offense and can go through his progression and make smart decisions. He made a lot of Freshmen mistakes last year, and seems to have improved in that area. Enough about Denard thoug because that is what everyone is talking about.
Michigan will most likely feature 2 talented young backs in Michael Shaw and Vincent Smith. RR like to cycle runners to keep them fresh so you should see a lot of both. Denard Robinson got 29 carries last week so I would expect to see a lot more of the running backs this week especially on read options. Shaw and Smith are both shifty and Smith is also known for being a good pass catcher out of the backfield.
The recieving corps is pretty deep but nobody really sticks out. Michigan may be missing their best option in the slot(Roundtree) this week which will be a big plus for ND. On the outside the main threat you will have to worry about is Daryl Stonum.
The O-Line is the biggest strength of our offense. A lot of returning starters and depth their that really performed well last week. I watched the game again and noticed that Rich Rodriguez seemed to favor running it behind the left side of the line, a lot of times plays that were run to the right did not go far so that might be something to watch this week.
On defense Michigans strength is the defensive line the features a bunch of returning starters even without Brandon Graham. Mike Martin, Ryan Van Bergen and Greg Roh are the strength of this unit. The DB's and Linebackers are less than exciting if your a Michigan fan. The Linebackers have a lot of veteran players but most have underachieved. They played decent last week, so we will see if that continues. The defensive backfield is pretty bad. A lot of talent but mostly inexperienced players back there. I know Notre Dame has a lot at the skill positions and that is an area of weakness they should look to exploit.
I think you could expect to see a lot of different blitz packages from Michigan Saturday. They are going to try and get a lot of pressure on your young QB and force mistakes to protect the young secondary. If Notre Dame can protect the QB it could be a very high scoring game.
The question I have is, can anyone give me a good scouting report on your Irish? I am in Europe right now and was not able to watch the Notre Dame game saturday, and have had tons of problems downloading it. I just want to know what to expect Saturday. Strengths, weaknesses, how they match up with Michigan. Things like that. If anyone is interested, I can give you a break down on what to expect from Michigan:
As everyone is already fully aware Michigan will feature Denard Robinson at quarterback. There is also no secret that Denard is a great runner. What makes him more dangerous this year then last is that he now has a firm grasp on the offense and can go through his progression and make smart decisions. He made a lot of Freshmen mistakes last year, and seems to have improved in that area. Enough about Denard thoug because that is what everyone is talking about.
Michigan will most likely feature 2 talented young backs in Michael Shaw and Vincent Smith. RR like to cycle runners to keep them fresh so you should see a lot of both. Denard Robinson got 29 carries last week so I would expect to see a lot more of the running backs this week especially on read options. Shaw and Smith are both shifty and Smith is also known for being a good pass catcher out of the backfield.
The recieving corps is pretty deep but nobody really sticks out. Michigan may be missing their best option in the slot(Roundtree) this week which will be a big plus for ND. On the outside the main threat you will have to worry about is Daryl Stonum.
The O-Line is the biggest strength of our offense. A lot of returning starters and depth their that really performed well last week. I watched the game again and noticed that Rich Rodriguez seemed to favor running it behind the left side of the line, a lot of times plays that were run to the right did not go far so that might be something to watch this week.
On defense Michigans strength is the defensive line the features a bunch of returning starters even without Brandon Graham. Mike Martin, Ryan Van Bergen and Greg Roh are the strength of this unit. The DB's and Linebackers are less than exciting if your a Michigan fan. The Linebackers have a lot of veteran players but most have underachieved. They played decent last week, so we will see if that continues. The defensive backfield is pretty bad. A lot of talent but mostly inexperienced players back there. I know Notre Dame has a lot at the skill positions and that is an area of weakness they should look to exploit.
I think you could expect to see a lot of different blitz packages from Michigan Saturday. They are going to try and get a lot of pressure on your young QB and force mistakes to protect the young secondary. If Notre Dame can protect the QB it could be a very high scoring game.
