Film Review: Michigan at Michigan State, 2021, Part 1

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I breakdown interesting plays - schematically, technically, and from and execution standpoint - from the 2021 Michigan at Michigan State football game.

Two parts, due to the length. Part 2 here.

First includes some thoughts.

Michigan Offense

• I felt like Michigan came out with a really good game plan offensively and it showed. On the ground, they started with a lot of counter plays which were very close to breaking if they were just able to complete the margins. In the air, they dominated by attacking the LB level with the TE, RB, and crossers that achieved inside leverage vs MSU's Cover 1. They mostly forced MSU to abandon their standard passing down package as well. Even in the red zone, they recongnized: 1) they had issues finishing when the field got compressed; 2) MSU was great at preventing red zone TDs. Because of that, around the 15-25 yard line, they took shots several times, they pulled out some trick plays and tendency breakers, etc. While it didn't consistently work, they did exactly what they should have from a play calling standpoint. I think anyone that tries to claim that this wasn't a very good offensive gameplan is missing a lot of what is actually happening. This was a very good game plan.

Michigan Defense

• I believe going into the game, the expectation was a low scoring game (winner in the 20s), and that impacted Michigan's gameplan. Michigan came out with a lot of 1 ILB formations because they felt MSU could not win one-on-one blocks. On a down-to-down basis, that was correct, and allowed safeties to help over the top of WRs. But it allowed Walker room to work once he got through the 1st level, and in that way, it backfired in a major way. Michigan is clearly much more comfortable in their 2-4 package, with at least 2 ILBs, and the stats will show that. But I think from a gameplan perspective, they didn't feel they would force enough stops and field position wins. In retrospect, obviously that was wrong.

Michigan State Offense

• The Michigan State offense found ways to step up at the most critical junctures. You can point to the OTs getting beat up, especially in the ground game. But they managed to avoid many straight drop backs and protect them, and when high leverage plays were needed, MSU found them. Walker is getting the headlines, and he had a great game in terms of contact balance, setting up cut backs, etc. But I think it's actually Reed who is more responsible for getting MSU back in the game, with four or five major plays. But it trickled throughout the offense, and when a big play was needed, they found a way to pay off big play calls.

Michigan State Defense

• The Spartans had a big game from a player at each level of defense. Slade was dominant. He gave Michigan's young LG a ton of trouble in this game, and when asked to handle him alone, the Center was no match either. Barrow also continues to flash. He's a RS FR, and sometimes it shows, but his upside is really big. At LB, while Michigan could pick on Crouch a bit, Halladay had a great game, showed great instincts with angles from the backside (or which Michigan regularly tried to keep him on) and leaked very, very few yards. And then of course, Henderson continues to make plays from the secondary. In crunch time, some little seen faces also made plays to seal the victory.

 Overall

• These are two clearly very closely matched teams. While the high scoring nature was not what I was expecting, the gameplans (outside the 6-1) largely was. And they worked. At the end of the day, Michigan finished with about 150 more yards, had plenty of good field position from punt returns, but stalled too many times in the red zone, where Michigan State really takes advantage of the shorter field to prevent TDs. But at the end of the day, when it came time to win the 50-50 plays, or the 30-70 plays, or whenever the high leverage situation arose, the Spartans did. Michigan felt like they had about 10 opportunities to put the game away, but couldn't find that last play. That can be hard to stomach, but it felt like two good teams (in a bit of a down year overall outside the top few teams, these being two top 10 teams isn't unreasonable) that traded punches, and the clock ran out.
• As I did say on twitter, I think both teams showed a lot of heart. And while people hate the idea of moral victories, I thought Michigan came out loose, made some plays, and didn't back down. Michigan State obviously came off the mat twice and won, but twice Michigan could have felt they let the win go away, only for in both instances march right down the field and take back the lead (and the second time, quickly get a 3 and out on D). The players showed up, the coaches showed up, neither team should leave this game thinking they don't still have a lot to play for.

Key Article for this Game

Pin and Fold Inside Zone

First play of the game. MSU PAP with a flood concept behind it. Trying to catch Michigan  playing run and give QB and easy read and throw on the sideline pic.twitter.com/nxKksaBzq8

— Space Coyote (@SpaceCoyoteBDS) November 1, 2021

 

MSU runs a split zone variant vs 6-1 formation. See the backside H kicks to the OLB and playside H back to DE. Causes safety to delay coming down in run support pic.twitter.com/ppz9jx2fip

— Space Coyote (@SpaceCoyoteBDS) November 1, 2021

Stretch. Michigan not looking great in their 6-1 and think MSU wants to keep them in it pic.twitter.com/UQKtihZLgu

— Space Coyote (@SpaceCoyoteBDS) November 1, 2021

Me yesterday: Mac didn't have a game plan for MSU

First play of film: Michigan is in a 6-1 they haven't played all year.

ALWAYS watch the tape before you shit talk coaches. It might not have worked but they're almost always doing something interesting for that team that week. https://t.co/hVbyBs1tfh

— Manuel Excel (@colintj) November 1, 2021

Get a great interior combo here, but where Michigan has stood up so far this year is winning 1 on 1 blocks. Happens here. Forces 3rd and 5 pic.twitter.com/HOBPY6UVtV

— Space Coyote (@SpaceCoyoteBDS) November 1, 2021

First straight drop. Slants vs Cover 1 with a 7 man protection puts two guys in underneath zones and no one open. QB punts the ball and INT inside the 5. Good job by FS reading eyes and capping the route pic.twitter.com/MnDgDlKsJx

— Space Coyote (@SpaceCoyoteBDS) November 1, 2021

Stick concept vs HOT pressure. Idea here is likely to attack LBs in run heavy down. But gets a different look post snap, adjusts, makes throw. Really big play to get them out of the end zone pic.twitter.com/ssBkHwgAbx

— Space Coyote (@SpaceCoyoteBDS) November 1, 2021

We’ve found an intermediate passing game. Everything about this play is direct from the MSU D scout, attack it perfectly. TD pic.twitter.com/sMr07RXysD

— Space Coyote (@SpaceCoyoteBDS) November 1, 2021

Haven’t seen Duo from this formation from MSU this year. Backside double gets movement. Front side double gets none pic.twitter.com/GQsaa4PSF5

— Space Coyote (@SpaceCoyoteBDS) November 1, 2021

Weakside Bluff Zone Read. No movement on the double pic.twitter.com/oeMYYEFzYX

— Space Coyote (@SpaceCoyoteBDS) November 1, 2021

Michigan successfully defends a screen! pic.twitter.com/wgHzxM77KL

— Space Coyote (@SpaceCoyoteBDS) November 1, 2021

Double slant. Think QB feels the DE stay on his feet and rushes pic.twitter.com/yfV6y9rPG4

— Space Coyote (@SpaceCoyoteBDS) November 1, 2021

A little punt protection film review. Some things to think about… pic.twitter.com/r1Si5SGQBD

— Space Coyote (@SpaceCoyoteBDS) November 1, 2021

Again attacking tendency, this time with pin and pull pic.twitter.com/Jt035biUCu

— Space Coyote (@SpaceCoyoteBDS) November 1, 2021

Miss communication on the deuce block (OT-OG combo to BSLB). I want the OT to hit this combo with a little more force to prevent this issue, both release to LB and DT is free hitter pic.twitter.com/Urn50142FN

— Space Coyote (@SpaceCoyoteBDS) November 1, 2021

Check with me. They see the edge pressure look and get the speed out on the sprint out look pic.twitter.com/Ny20rVFX6k

— Space Coyote (@SpaceCoyoteBDS) November 1, 2021

Beautifully blocked outside the LG pic.twitter.com/uIkpKW1W80

— Space Coyote (@SpaceCoyoteBDS) November 1, 2021

Perfectly scouted and presnap confirmed tendency. Drop prevents and explosive pic.twitter.com/80XbAMbE7E

— Space Coyote (@SpaceCoyoteBDS) November 1, 2021

Zone windback. Play warranted more yards then it got, 2nd level blocks never got home pic.twitter.com/UhBpp8OiWt

— Space Coyote (@SpaceCoyoteBDS) November 1, 2021

Big swing play here. MSU schemes a guy open, but Ni makes a play and bats the ball into to the air pic.twitter.com/07fAiQqUqi

— Space Coyote (@SpaceCoyoteBDS) November 1, 2021

Really surprised MSU continues to run HOT as often as they do. They’ve pretty consistently struggled in it this year pic.twitter.com/DnVZdfe9Tr

— Space Coyote (@SpaceCoyoteBDS) November 1, 2021

Well called end around. The weak safety making a play and the missed seal block by the TE likely take away a TD.

Let us not talk about WR holding pic.twitter.com/eCfzeNIlQn

— Space Coyote (@SpaceCoyoteBDS) November 1, 2021

Potential first down type gain here but Center loses block bad and pull-wrap-RB relation are so tight pic.twitter.com/g8jMhgqjpZ

— Space Coyote (@SpaceCoyoteBDS) November 1, 2021

Right side doesn’t know the snap count. Brutal pic.twitter.com/S3PAxlzhUg

— Space Coyote (@SpaceCoyoteBDS) November 1, 2021

Nice play call and design to get the O back on track pic.twitter.com/OSX9mgkt6I

— Space Coyote (@SpaceCoyoteBDS) November 1, 2021

First tempo. If they’re subbing every three snaps DTs gotta go once the play is dead but I’ve also never seen a snap at 35 sec on the play clock pic.twitter.com/uYRnUMtTZ7

— Space Coyote (@SpaceCoyoteBDS) November 1, 2021

First time I’ve seen this from MSU (won’t be the last). Pin and fold inside zone, backside T folds thru Nose to the MIKE, get split zone back the other way. Safeties not sure how to fill down pic.twitter.com/u6GpV4xtzQ

— Space Coyote (@SpaceCoyoteBDS) November 1, 2021

Diamond formation double insert pic.twitter.com/ufvrbYjsAN

— Space Coyote (@SpaceCoyoteBDS) November 2, 2021

The two diamond formation plays work off each other. Double Iso forces LBs to trigger fast and DL to try to squeeze. The Double Slope forces the LBs to get over the top and the DL to anchor and hold water

— Space Coyote (@SpaceCoyoteBDS) November 2, 2021

The empty package has been absolutely great this year for Michigan. They love their matchups, ID coverage, and just attack pic.twitter.com/Z7nbnjZMEy

— Space Coyote (@SpaceCoyoteBDS) November 2, 2021

Don’t say it in the video but DTs hold up really well to stuff interior run, but timing of jet blows up the FB block and prevents the run read you expect to get from a spilling DE pic.twitter.com/e3v6mHVkZJ

— Space Coyote (@SpaceCoyoteBDS) November 2, 2021

Feels like Michigan has been close to breaking a run a lot so far. Need to find the margins pic.twitter.com/9X9OSi23DA

— Space Coyote (@SpaceCoyoteBDS) November 2, 2021

MSU slants and no one on the backside gets a cutoff, forces the RB into the free hitter pic.twitter.com/OQ9xAByjfr

— Space Coyote (@SpaceCoyoteBDS) November 2, 2021

Same look, same D response, OL still doesn’t execute it pic.twitter.com/pQV7MQwp5o

— Space Coyote (@SpaceCoyoteBDS) November 2, 2021

This play encapsulates why Walker is a Heisman candidate. He’ll credit his OL, but I mean… pic.twitter.com/fVvODNsloi

— Space Coyote (@SpaceCoyoteBDS) November 2, 2021

10 out of 11 guys do their job to stop this play. One tries to work outside the scheme when the WR starts showing block, and MSU hits a big play pic.twitter.com/cVm3KdWlbF

— Space Coyote (@SpaceCoyoteBDS) November 2, 2021

Tempo 2 pic.twitter.com/3xpk8xKnpW

— Space Coyote (@SpaceCoyoteBDS) November 2, 2021

Big time blitz pick up here because DE is getting immediate pressure otherwise pic.twitter.com/3wFTysE24u

— Space Coyote (@SpaceCoyoteBDS) November 2, 2021

Another variation of TE delay. Good touch. MSU prepared for it, but doesn’t execute pic.twitter.com/HIhjYUQasC

— Space Coyote (@SpaceCoyoteBDS) November 2, 2021

Play looking good until the frontside DT manages to re-anchor and win back over the top pic.twitter.com/wFqqzRPE3O

— Space Coyote (@SpaceCoyoteBDS) November 2, 2021

Michigan has run counter really well about 8 times and MSU has had enough. Best job defending it all day… and results in Michigan’s best gain. Sometimes football is weird pic.twitter.com/4nmg3bshqU

— Space Coyote (@SpaceCoyoteBDS) November 2, 2021

Load Counter CH. Michigan Center been crushing this counter scheme all game, and then this DE makes a play and maybe saves a TD. These plays are so close to breaking pic.twitter.com/kdspf2AtY6

— Space Coyote (@SpaceCoyoteBDS) November 2, 2021

MSU LB times up the snap based on motion and pushes ball back to free hitter pic.twitter.com/SqqJSAfnBN

— Space Coyote (@SpaceCoyoteBDS) November 2, 2021

Michigan throws with JJ in the game. WR does well to get into CB blind spot and he can’t get back in phase. First PAP with a puller this year maybe?

Also thoughts at end how this fits into trying to fix RZ issues pic.twitter.com/TzF8MRgz21

— Space Coyote (@SpaceCoyoteBDS) November 3, 2021

My one Walker criticism: he gets cut back happy sometimes. I think everyone will take the trade off because it’s created explosives out of nothing a lot this year, but front side is open here pic.twitter.com/UP4A7zaiDg

— Space Coyote (@SpaceCoyoteBDS) November 3, 2021

Really anticipated more of this in the game. Nice gain and play call to get out pic.twitter.com/pZ9zWbijDJ

— Space Coyote (@SpaceCoyoteBDS) November 3, 2021

Hold/sack off PAP. LT in no man’s land and this play is almost very critical, as it is what sets MSU back and leads to the almost strip sack TD pic.twitter.com/lMqtFe9f2x

— Space Coyote (@SpaceCoyoteBDS) November 3, 2021

Rough series for the LT. Think here it’s pretty clear MSU can’t afford to get into pass mode, need to maintain run game pic.twitter.com/nKyJfgOwlk

— Space Coyote (@SpaceCoyoteBDS) November 3, 2021

Pointed out MSU punt protection before because I saw Michigan try to scheme a block later. Shield does well to prevent the rush from getting home pic.twitter.com/QleEGBQoq9

— Space Coyote (@SpaceCoyoteBDS) November 3, 2021

Mirrored seams concept. Interested in the turn from the LB here to strength pic.twitter.com/49h498b2Ki

— Space Coyote (@SpaceCoyoteBDS) November 3, 2021

I’ve been critical of the LBs in coverage, so hat tip when they do it well pic.twitter.com/COzBWXzPrv

— Space Coyote (@SpaceCoyoteBDS) November 3, 2021

Free play. Issue to me isn’t the lack of a shot, it’s taking himself out of the pocket to prevent it pic.twitter.com/Ammqydpao7

— Space Coyote (@SpaceCoyoteBDS) November 3, 2021

Running clock. Good job of the C3 CB driving on the outside hitch. QB sped up in situation and pre determines where ball should go pic.twitter.com/EmyFxZPoCW

— Space Coyote (@SpaceCoyoteBDS) November 3, 2021

Looks to me like this is HOSS Juke, one of Brady's go to Empty plays from a few seasons ago. can read more here:https://t.co/PNsfBAVN5K

Can't say I expected coming into the season that this offense would be executing that kind of thing at a high level like this. https://t.co/9if7a9KJ3G

— Manuel Excel (@colintj) November 3, 2021

Michigan had first half success with counter and gets right to work, but MSU has seen enough. Great play by the frontside LB to force this back inside pic.twitter.com/Tt8qsP8RsY

— Space Coyote (@SpaceCoyoteBDS) November 4, 2021

MSU response for the RB issue on 3rd down. Another big conversion on TE dig pic.twitter.com/jpPiOo8yJP

— Space Coyote (@SpaceCoyoteBDS) November 4, 2021

Michigan does hard PAP out of 22 P and gets the response they want. Would love to see a wide angle here because I anticipate there is a downfield window open pic.twitter.com/bduhFtFwFB

— Space Coyote (@SpaceCoyoteBDS) November 4, 2021

Michigan trying to work away from the DTs with their down scheme. Another good trigger by the frontside LB pic.twitter.com/oIg3UgQuQy

— Space Coyote (@SpaceCoyoteBDS) November 4, 2021

Also, this tackling technique critical in this situation pic.twitter.com/A7w3AM361S

— Space Coyote (@SpaceCoyoteBDS) November 4, 2021

Just sneak it. Come on man pic.twitter.com/LP3Wh1ue6V

— Space Coyote (@SpaceCoyoteBDS) November 4, 2021

Not a stance you want your Tackle to be in pic.twitter.com/rue6HuoYd7

— Space Coyote (@SpaceCoyoteBDS) November 4, 2021

First duo run of the day from MSU. Safety triggers hard once TE blocks, gets TFL pic.twitter.com/7TpKkDwBui

— Space Coyote (@SpaceCoyoteBDS) November 4, 2021

Michigan very close to scheming a punt block. The offset punter just enough to allow the upback to have patience on blocking to the right pic.twitter.com/KKWatFqp1d

— Space Coyote (@SpaceCoyoteBDS) November 4, 2021

TD opportunity. Here’s where the QB doesn’t trust his arm down field. Window gets smaller and color flashes in front of him not allowing him to step into throw pic.twitter.com/70yKaSVKcp

— Space Coyote (@SpaceCoyoteBDS) November 4, 2021

MSU has seen flea flicker 1 million times in practice and it still should work…

This play call, by the way, is part of Michigan’s answer to red zone issues. Get aggressive between the 10-25 yard line to avoid condensed field pic.twitter.com/JEDHBhH4IE

— Space Coyote (@SpaceCoyoteBDS) November 4, 2021

Very well timed tendency breaker here on the BASH Counter OT pic.twitter.com/VqmBqyBc3o

— Space Coyote (@SpaceCoyoteBDS) November 4, 2021

Something feels misexecuted here. Slide the FB off counter action, but don’t sell run and prevents the true option they are trying to generate on the edge (guessing) pic.twitter.com/WkxQVowdwk

— Space Coyote (@SpaceCoyoteBDS) November 4, 2021

Attacking the same way they’ve started a few drives now, trying to get QB back in a rhythm. Out route from stack. Good route, CB in position but panics because of l well executed route pic.twitter.com/9mmVvQsKrU

— Space Coyote (@SpaceCoyoteBDS) November 4, 2021

Another reason for MSU boom or bust run scheme is that they are aggressive with assignment. 2 high from Michigan but TE releases vertical to the safety and this one almost breaks pic.twitter.com/m6pOUEKsHo

— Space Coyote (@SpaceCoyoteBDS) November 4, 2021

Tempo #3. Michigan not caught here. Quick flush off a spin move, great catch to move the chains on what would have otherwise been a high pressure 3rd and 5. The start of MSU guys making plays pic.twitter.com/XEHJREirMA

— Space Coyote (@SpaceCoyoteBDS) November 4, 2021

Bluff and Go Swing screen. Pretty well defended. Back to back “make plays” pic.twitter.com/vyOp0UnGuK

— Space Coyote (@SpaceCoyoteBDS) November 4, 2021

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