2018 notre dame

Shea Patterson

Wilton Speight said something a couple weeks ago after pro day about seeing you with the handcuffs off. Did you feel a little handcuffed?

“Uh, not really. That was the offense we were running last year and my job is to do that so I tried to be the best in that offense. I love Wilton, he’s awesome. But yeah, just gonna be myself in this offense, too. Each offense, it’s system-driven so go out there and be myself.”

Are they off now?

“Yeah. Yeah, they’re off.”

How similar is this to what you were running at Ole Miss?

“Pretty similar. Ole Miss was a little more Air Raid and pass-driven. I think this is a good mixture of both.”

Has that helped you adjust to it or learn it?

“Uh, yeah, I think just being in the RPO system gives me a little bit of a background and knowledge of what’s going on here.”

What do you like best about it?

“What do I like best about it? All the playmakers around me and all the different ways we can get to wherever we want.”

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How different is the offense and how much do you like it?

“It’s night and day. I mean, we’re going to carry over some stuff from last year but as far as the similarities, I think they are very, very few of them. So, it’s going to be fun.”

[After THE JUMP: Patterson on the games that shaped his decision to come back, plus McCaffrey and Milton on the new offense, Ben McDaniels, and growth]

1 hour and 14 minutes

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1. Notre Dame: The Hideously Depressing Things

starts at 1:00

The tackles cannot cannot cannot pass block—Runyan was indeed worse than JBB on about as many (not many) chances. Defensive tackle was really the letdown—Dwumfour had two big bad plays but also some just bad plays where he was blown out. Lo Marshall feels like the starter. Mone’s snaps generate some discussion.

2. Banner Stories with Jon Falk

starts at 16:25

Michigan Equipment Manager/Legend Jon Falk calls in to talk about the history of the M Go Blue banner, and shares a few stories from his new book “Forty Years in the Big House,” which can be purchased from his car.

3. Notre Dame: The Nice Things

starts at 35:48

Seth asks about things that aren’t hideously depressing from the Notre Dame game. Wide Receivers! Patterson! Weakside linebacker! Brad Hawkins got off to a bumpy start but then settled down.

4. WMU Preview

starts at 50:27

Jon Wassink was very bad against MSU last year but now he’s good? Broncos are a passing spread team with solid talent for a MAC team, some NFL dudes. Drake Harris returns to Ann Arbor and Seth predicts that Michigan won’t be dunked on by Harris. WMU is a blitz heavy defense that puts its safeties at 6 yards. Incredulous Brian counts players on a screen. Seth explains his middle school fighting career.

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Things discussed:

• Craig Ross is the Millard Fillmore of radio personalities.
• Nike and Kaep: boycotting WTAK
• Dwumfour, Dwumfour hype got turtled.
• Hawkins tipped the ball to the guy. M used a lot more Cover 2—Hawkins was good at it.
• M had the right D scheme: make Wimbush throw bombs.
• Patterson's got to find the Butt Zone.
• Caller asks about my Neck Sharpies: M thought they could get away with it, didn't. Too much of this 2008 stuff in offenses since 2008.
• JBB didn't get used much in the run game
• Why don't you Manball?
• Craig Ross pulls out a Trotsky reference that Brian gets.
• If Michigan doesn't change personnel and strategies to compensate for the OT deficiencies this year they're losing 3 or 4 more games.
• Don't ask them to say it; the gameplan tells you what the coaches think about their tackles.

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Segment two is here. Segment three is here.

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