Coach Jim Harbaugh, aware of the criticism Michigan’s offense received after four games for a lack of creativity in the playcalling and relying too much on the run, watched his Wolverines show a diversified balance in a win over Wisconsin on Saturday.
Coach Jim Harbaugh was aware of the criticism his offense received after the first four games of the season for a lack of creativity in the playcalling and relying too much on the run. Michigan’s offense averaged 290.8 yards on the ground compared to 164 passing yards per game, and Harbaugh said it was a goal to change that going into Saturday’s game against Wisconsin. „Yeah, we threw the ball on the first play of the game. That’s what we’ve been striving to be — balanced, throwing the ball and running the ball. Had a very similar approach this week and a team that has a really good run defense,“ Harbaugh said. „Yeah, it was well mixed. We really believe in our quarterbacks, we believe in our receivers and our tight ends. We believe we can throw the ball well, we believe we can run it well. „But, yeah, we’re going to do both. There’s two ways to travel, right?“ He was referring to his analogy that Gen. George Patton was able to get his job done on the ground and astronaut Neil Armstrong through the air when defending his offense earlier in the season.
