Sherrone Moore Explains How Michigan Football Can Fix Passing Offense

Michigan football‘s offense has seen almost no production through the air in its first five games.

The Wolverines have 577 passing yards this season, which puts them near the bottom of the national totem pole. Head coach Sherrone Moore made his weekly appearance on the Inside Michigan Football radio show on Monday night to discuss how he and his staff could help.

“I think doing a good job of scheming things and getting people open in different various ranges,” Moore said. “We’ve got to continue to do that with everybody, and we’ve got to make the right reads.”

Given Michigan doesn’t have much tape throwing the football, it should be easier to scheme people open. Although it may be tough against a stellar Washington pass defense, Moore said he has to give his receivers more chances to make an impact. 

“They’ve done a really good job of being team players and team ball, but yeah, we’ve got to definitely get them involved,” Moore said. “They’ve got to do a good job of separation in the pass game when their numbers are called.”

In terms of how the receivers could take a step forward, Moore said the group has to work on the little things. 

“I think there’s two pieces,” Moore said. “There’s route detail. In every little route, there’s a depth, there’s a release that you’ve got to take. We’ve got to do a better job in that.”

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Moore and his Coaching Staff Take Accountability for Struggles

Moore acknowledged that he and his staff need to help the cause for Michigan’s offensive woes.

“As a collective, we’ve got to make sure we put all those guys in position to run the best routes that they run,” Moore said. “That will help them, and I think we’re going to be doing that this week.”

Even if Michigan finds success in the passing game in the near future, running the ball will remain its identity, and the guys on the perimeter are an important part of it. Moore said there is more than meets the eye when it comes to receivers doing their job. 

“There’s times where you gotta push the ball downfield and you gotta do things to create the balance and create the lighter boxes to make sure that you can run the ball when you need to,” Moore said. “Definitely a point of emphasis that we’ve had.”

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Looking Ahead at the Development of the Wolverines’ Offense

Entering their third conference game of the season in a loaded Big Ten, the Wolverines’ schedule only gets more difficult. On Saturday, they’ll travel to Husky Stadium for a night game in a difficult environment.

While the run game has been enough to escape games like Minnesota & USC, will it be enough against a strong Washington defense in the team’s first road game on Saturday?

We’ll see if the adjustments Moore highlighted come to fruition this weekend.

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