Breakdown Sports

Talk about Power O football and how it's one of the most versatile plays in the playbook. Can block any front. Lots of figures and examples. Apparently very applicable to Wisconsin this year, maybe more than Michigan even. LINK

Over at Maize n Brew I start to look at blocking the Power O run play. It takes many calls and changes with the defensive front, this is a primer to set you up for tomorrow, when we get into more depth about blocking the play. This play is a favorite of Michigan, but almost any team with man blocking plays will utilize Power O at some point or another. LINK

Over at Maize n Brew I discuss how a U-back can be utilized to add variety to the run game. I also briefly get into how a U-back can be moved to manipulate the defensive scheme, allowing for the offense to exploit weaknesses in the defense. LINK

Over at MGoBlog, I have a post detailing the progression of a QB (in this case Devin Gardner) and detail how a combination of game speed slowing down and footwork dictating reads can greatly improve QB play. LINK Also of note for additional viewing:

I'll be writing a mini-series about how Michigan will plan to use Y-TEs, FBs, and U-back to their advantage, both in the run game and pass game. Part one is a primer on the run game. You can check it out at the link. LINK

Omissions Wisconsin Commit D.J. Gillins supposedly used to have about a 13 minute highlight tape. Unfortunately that got taken down and no subsequent highlight film has been uploaded onto the internet. Therefore, he goes unranked here, though he sounds like a good player. Iowa also does not currently have a QB commit for the '14 class from my understanding. Baseline Rank Chris Durkin - Michigan St - 6.5 Will Ulmer - Maryland - 6.25 Zack Darlington - Nebraska - 6.25 Wilton Speight - Michigan - 6.0 Michael O'Connor - Penn St - 6.0 Clayton Thorson - Northwestern - 6.0 Tyler Wiegers - Rutgers - 6.0 David Blough - Purdue - 5.5 Chayce Crouch - Illinois - 5.5 Stephen Collier - Ohio State - 5.0 Dimonic McKinzy - Minnesota - 4.75 Alex Diamont - Indiana - 4.25 Ceiling Rank Chris Durkin - Michigan St - 8.25 Wilton Speight - Michigan - 8.25 David Blough - Purdue - 8.25 Michael O'Connor - Penn St - 8.0 Will Ulmer - Maryland - 8.0 Clayton ...

Ceiling: 8               Ranking: 6                  Floor: 3.75 ( Ranking Explanation ) School: Detroit Country Day (Franklin, MI) Size: 6'3" - 200 lbs. Composite: 3 Star, 0.8697 ,  #25 Pro #476 Overall 247 : 3 Star, 83, #55 Pro Rivals : 4 Star, 5.8, #7 Pro, #180 Overall Scout : 3 Star, #35 QB Favorites:  Rutgers (Commit) Others:  Iowa, CMU, WMU Strengths Gets the ball deep and is a great passer on throws 10+ yards (particularly post patterns) Very comfortable throwing on the run, particularly moving right Keeps his eyes down field and gets the ball into the hands of his play makers. Can really push the ball deep by having good arm strength and a nice flight trajectory. Ball drops in pretty well and he allows for his WRs to make plays. Good throwing power on intermediate routes, gets good height and zip on his post and dig type routes, really steps in an...