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I mean, I get the argument. He’s not a superstar, but I think he is playing well and getting better within the role and scope Harbaugh has assigned him. He has >60% completion rate and a 5:1 TD:INT ratio, which is competent.
What we don't know about the QB position in general and McNamara specifically is the question that asks is the performance of the M offense being held back by the way Harbaugh is
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it or by Cade's inability to make the reads required in M's offense that most think is a run dominant RO/RPO scheme?
People that look at the offense in 2021 that know a lot more than I do about football offer that while M deploys a base split zone concept, the lack of QB involvement in the run game, i.e., the RO and to include the RPO game, eliminates the two defense stretching counters that facilitates success with M's base split zone run plays.
McNamarra either can't make the reads or Harbaugh is insisting on not having him do that and instead asks him to make only pre-snap reads. That approach isn't going to prevent defenses from putting 8 or more in the box to stymie M's offense heavily reliant on running the ball. Without an active QB, one that can threaten the entire field, M will not likely be a contender when they play the best teams in CFB.
Michigan needs a solid RO/RPO offense, one that can challenge the likes of OSU first, and if they can do that, challenge the other elites, to win championships.
People that look at the offense in 2021 that know a lot more than I do about football offer that while M deploys a base split zone concept, the lack of QB involvement in the run game, i.e., the RO and to include the RPO game, eliminates the two defense stretching counters that facilitates success with M's base split zone run plays.
McNamarra either can't make the reads or Harbaugh is insisting on not having him do that and instead asks him to make only pre-snap reads. That approach isn't going to prevent defenses from putting 8 or more in the box to stymie M's offense heavily reliant on running the ball. Without an active QB, one that can threaten the entire field, M will not likely be a contender when they play the best teams in CFB.
Michigan needs a solid RO/RPO offense, one that can challenge the likes of OSU first, and if they can do that, challenge the other elites, to win championships.
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