I'm not worried about the defense
Friday's performance was an anomaly in terms of White's body of work at NU
if it becomes a trend, I'll be concerned
the offense has trended pass happy the entire time Satt has been here, the exception being when we had a QB who couldn't throw and he was forced to change against his will.
we won most of the games we weren't running Satt's offense, we've lost all the games in which he had all his tools at his disposal to run the offense he wants to run.
this has nothing to do with Dylan, who is by far our best player and the best recruit we've ever landed. it has everything to do with putting entirely too much on his shoulders.
finesse, pass-first teams don't enjoy long-term, sustainable success. they don't win championships. and right now we are a finesse, pass-first team.
complimentary football works. the offense can help the defense just as much as the defense can help the offense. the best teams in the country commit to running the football, even when they're losing. and it works. it's worked here - finesse never has - and can work here again.
'21-'23 michigan is our ideal offense with Dylan, IMO. we can do that today while we build up the line. it starts with a particular mindset that Rhule talks about a lot, but we clearly don't buy into in the play calling booth and in the locker room. at least not yet.