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This is my thing as well. Borges is trying to turn Robinson into something he is not. He is not Tom Brady. He is not a traditional drop back passer. Stop trying to make him one. Denard is one of the most electric players in the country with the ball in his hands. Let Denard be Denard.

DL is gonna lose UM some games this year. Fitz/OL were very disappointing. Love the Funchise

Triple option is obnoxious, Air Force runs it very well

Disagree vehemently, I have watched Denard struggle to throw the football to say the least these past 3 years... and I can say without a doubt that Denard looks like he is throwing the ball better then he ever has been and he is actually reading coverages and going through his progressions... he still locks onto his primary receiver every now and then, but he is significantly improved in that area. Outside of that tipped ball that vincent smith should have caught, he was mistake free on the day and played a very efficient game through the air. I think Borges has the right Idea, when it comes time for Big Ten play the good teams on our schedule are not going to allow Denard to beat them on the ground... he is going to have to do it through the air I think they need to continue to expand on what they are doing in the passing game as the season goes on and I suspect they will.

It is hard to judge a team when they play Air Force because they do things schematically that no one else they will play does. I agree Notre Dame will be a good indicator.

I think there was a reason Morgan and Demens were benched for portions of the second half. Bottomline the defense and the team in general is still a work in progress and was a work in progress at this time last year. Everybody loves to talk up Martin and Van Bergen play on the line last year, but Martin and Van Bergen really didn't start making plays until we got into Big Ten Play and didn't turn into "impact type" guys until that 3 game stretch at the end season, the defense got carved up a good bit during the non conference last year especially against ND as well as stretches against Western and Eastern. The offense had alot of struggles as well trying to find their identity through the air and on the ground. This season Michigan has faced the best team in the country and a perennial 8 to 9 win program in Air Force under Calhoun who as has been mentioned on this thread runs an unconventional offense. A step up in competition to say the least and some inexperienced players just now getting their feet wet on both sides of the ball. Notre Dame will be a very good guage, I want to see how this team responds especially considering how they will probably be underdogs again against ND.

The DL becomes a non-factor if you plan on running towards the edge, and you prevent the DL from converging on the edge by cutting them early in the play, get them on the ground and take the out.....Maybe with AF if would be better to play a 3-4 or maybe a 2-5 defense, now you start throwing them a wrench.