I breakdown interesting plays - schematically, technically, and from an execution standpoint - from the 2021 Michigan at Nebraska football game. Due to length, it has been broken into two parts.
Breakdown Continued
Nice opening call from option series. Flood, but Michigan ready with coverage. Now, knock down makes it null, but receivers can help QB with route adjustments pic.twitter.com/ebPXvJS0mR
Pop pass off insert look pic.twitter.com/AuldHd67i4
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By the way, this is called a Creeper pressure. A non-traditional rusher from a traditional position (i.e. not walked up) replaces a traditional pass rusher, who drops into coverage
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And the lack of pass rush discipline pic.twitter.com/JzSr0kSj2F
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Pre snap strength shift. Going to come back to pass coming up at some point pic.twitter.com/ubGnUM6had
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Michigan’s first slow screen of the year I think. Well set up, poorly blocked. Great hustle from the backside to hold down what is otherwise probably a big gain even with the blocking errors pic.twitter.com/S2UEfO92o4
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LB gets stuck in his pre snap gap and then loses leverage, which is exactly why you run this play (and Split OZ isn’t terribly common, so all the OL flow makes it hard to ID) pic.twitter.com/hu8KIIEvUJ
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First look at old school dive and pitch key triple option. See some hesitation from Michigan D pic.twitter.com/WLCe7U6YmN
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This single play may be the biggest indictment. They botched this same handoff on this same play vs MSU pic.twitter.com/5NLD3HAEbE
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Trying to sequence the Q crack sweep, Michigan not fooled pic.twitter.com/I8LjztRK2R
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First time I recall pairing the short jet motion with single back Power pic.twitter.com/dqHfqjDaVu
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Michigan completely confused in short yardage. RB saves them pic.twitter.com/JDjJWkzysF
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Michigan runs a lot of subtle tendency breakers. Here is one of those. Catches Nebraska 2nd and 3rd level thinking pass and their DTs really save the day pic.twitter.com/mXqneCqerk
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Bluff the swing screen, post wheel pic.twitter.com/1KpmfYkCWH
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We’ve seen this before. TD near the goal line on this RPO look pic.twitter.com/gZdMP1Bnts
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Per analytics, going for 2 up 12 with ~3 min in the 3rd was the right call, and matches reality. Lower scoring game, two teams that use clock. Likely 3-4 more possessions left each, you’re likely to score at least a FG more. Getting game to 14 a little more valuable than TD-FG-FG
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Back to the swing RPO. OL still getting beat up whenever there is a single block pic.twitter.com/AoaHqkR1Sb
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Back to triple option for more success pic.twitter.com/tJvNwidIqt
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Insert vs similar look as pop pass pic.twitter.com/r0qyHUFmEj
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Formation, motion, play, I don’t want to play man against this throw back pic.twitter.com/iRFOFMrnbO
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RPO on the backside of Counter OT pic.twitter.com/EQ7t4VDEVx
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Orbit return TD vs man. Couple great calls from Frost now.
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RB gets major credit here pic.twitter.com/w03wMRUyXU
Safety playing tendency and flat and jumps the curl pic.twitter.com/29aVnJCm43
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Punch back time. Good post snap execution on Counter pic.twitter.com/IDTwqaC0q3
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Nebraska starting to be able to limit Michigan empty sets with pressure numbers pic.twitter.com/iSylVlfWVa
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Roll 2 and Michigan has the right play dialed up. Missed chance pic.twitter.com/l2NtcgHo1a
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Second TE delay conversion. Look out for the bender though… pic.twitter.com/zjTpKLunSm
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Another RPO, but bang 8 open here if he’s a touch more patient with his read pic.twitter.com/jNHaKldFM2
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Sweep again with an explosive. Michigan runs a bunch of gap schemes, so that end is forming up for something coming back his way. Nothing does, play gets outside, two defenders in the same gap, TD pic.twitter.com/fb1nYVs0lO
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Freeze Load Speed Option. Poor job on the outside and crazy pitch relation pic.twitter.com/tR89SSFk35
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Post wheel. Michigan does everything you’re supposed to except finish the play pic.twitter.com/g4cLxTIi5B
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Post wheel. Michigan does everything you’re supposed to except finish the play pic.twitter.com/g4cLxTIi5B
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Alright guys, trap pass is hard enough to defend. Don’t need giants making these kinds of catches along with it pic.twitter.com/ko3T5fLq7z
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Same side Down G Chip Kelly was running early this year pic.twitter.com/u1mWqg0uWV
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Busted assignment. The QB responsibility goes with the slide receiver pic.twitter.com/GZXFfx9e4v
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Insert Zone with the swing RPO. Vs 2-high get a major advantage in the box pic.twitter.com/DzW4nkDkdi
— Space Coyote (@SpaceCoyoteBDS) October 21, 2021
Very good example of being patient with your fall back technique. Both combos fail to come off to the second level, front side because the angle significantly changed, backside because the front side on the combo came off pic.twitter.com/QkuaSK4yxO
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Best blocked run play of the day. Just as you draw it up pic.twitter.com/gIhLka2XMJ
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Great hands by the DT here to get quick pressure pic.twitter.com/46okeanuzq
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Last of the Y Delay. 3/3 on 3rd and Long conversions on this concept. This time from a new formation pic.twitter.com/Ve5gAq3qjG
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Watch the DE here. Spikes inside but then able to change his momentum, scrape back a gap, and prevent what is otherwise probably a big play. pic.twitter.com/Guh36DyP7T
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Wasn’t a fan of this call live, still don’t prefer it, but two guys make great defensive plays on what would otherwise probably be a TD pic.twitter.com/Jmv65habQA
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Some thoughts that may help the success a little in this situation pic.twitter.com/EnxKeXlA8X
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Really nice route here pic.twitter.com/VT5vFTJvpJ
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Highlighting this Pass-Pass Option (PPO) because you don’t see it often in B1G. People hate the name because every pass is a “pass pass option”, but idea is you have a quick hitting route on the backside of a later breaking concept (hitch backside of rollout flood here) pic.twitter.com/XADCgQXvTX
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Ni pressure fire zone. Pressure gets home, right decision to throw hot, but fading from pressure results in bad throw. Need to clean up eyes on defense and communication pic.twitter.com/pfjJZS0Yr1
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We’ll set up screen. DL doesn’t feel it and retrace well enough here and there is a convoy. Ball has too much loft into the sideline though and the CB makes a hell of a play pic.twitter.com/W8dIMzAgpD
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Final play pic.twitter.com/S0yjcL3JpJ
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