Michigan’s offense isn’t good. But it could be worse, save for those red-zone woes. The unit’s inefficiency was a talking point on Saturday.
There’s nothing worse than purgatory.
Yet that’s exactly where the Michigan football offense resides three weeks into this season.
The Wilton Speight-led unit isn’t good. Michigan’s inefficiency scoring touchdowns was a talking point after Saturday’s 29-13 win over Air Force and has been for much of this season.
Four red-zone opportunities went awry on Saturday to fuel that criticism. And though U-M kicker Quinn Nordin cashed in with points on each occasion, continuing his historic start, the lack of offensive punch is a concern for a team that turns its attention to Big Ten play next week.
Purdue is proving to be no slouch, after all.
Perhaps that’s why the reaction was mixed on social media following Saturday’s win. Here’s a snapshot of the conversation:
This is good, right? Or, bad? Good and bad?
So much for those punt return problems. Donovan Peoples-Jones scores his first Michigan touchdown in dynamic fashion, erasing last week’s bad memories.
Ohio State running back and former Detroit Cass Tech star Mike Weber approved of the play …
So did former Michigan star wide receiver Braylon Edwards …
And former U-M All-America cornerback Jourdan Lewis.
The play masked some of Michigan’s deficiencies on offense. Speight was 14 of 23 passing for 169 yards. Is that good enough to make him the starter against Purdue? The jury’s still out, on social media.
Air Force apparently went into stealth mode against Speight.
Free Press sports columnist Jeff Seidel has another theory about the offense .
It wasn’t all bad, though.
Nordin is on a record pace this season. Now, we know why.
