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Angelli Should be the starter.

I apparently wasn’t clear. The point I was trying to make is that Michigan was a run dominant team with a great defense, and that they succeeded with a mobile qb who was very good at the twenty yard pass. We should be a run dominant team with Love and Price and Leonard. And we are missing the twenty yard passes and occasional downfield passes that McCarthy succeeded at. Leonard did both at Duke his sophomore year.
But he wasn't a mobile QB. Look at his rushing stats, he averaged 3.2 ypc on 64 attempts. He averaged just under 5 rushing attempts per game.

On the flip side, Leonard is averaging 11 rushing attempts per game.

You can't compare the two QB's or the offenses at this point, because Leonard can't spin it, the offense is one dimensional at this point.

Angelli Should be the starter.

Bad comparison. JJ McCarthy threw for 2990 yards, had 22 TD's to 4 INT's. He had 64 rushing attempts for 202 yards, 3.2 ypc and 3 TD's

He averaged 22 pass attempts per game and just 4 rushing attempts per game.

Michigan had more of a balanced attack.
I apparently wasn’t clear. The point I was trying to make is that Michigan was a run dominant team with a great defense, and that they succeeded with a mobile qb who was very good at the twenty yard pass. We should be a run dominant team with Love and Price and Leonard. And we are missing the twenty yard passes and occasional downfield passes that McCarthy succeeded at. Leonard did both at Duke his sophomore year.

Angelli Should be the starter.

Michigan showed last year that you can win running the ball, playing great defense, with a mobile QB that can effectively hit the twenty yard slant or out. We’re close to this profile, and Leonard’s passing is the major question mark. I fully expected him to be a good twenty yard passer, with the occasional misfire; and I expected him to burn cheating defenses with three or four downfield passes per game. We haven’t seen this from him yet, but I’m still hopeful.
Please don’t compare Riley Leonard to JJ McCarthy.

Apples. Oranges.
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Angelli Should be the starter.

Michigan showed last year that you can win running the ball, playing great defense, with a mobile QB that can effectively hit the twenty yard slant or out. We’re close to this profile, and Leonard’s passing is the major question mark. I fully expected him to be a good twenty yard passer, with the occasional misfire; and I expected him to burn cheating defenses with three or four downfield passes per game. We haven’t seen this from him yet, but I’m still hopeful.
Bad comparison. JJ McCarthy threw for 2990 yards, had 22 TD's to 4 INT's. He had 64 rushing attempts for 202 yards, 3.2 ypc and 3 TD's

He averaged 22 pass attempts per game and just 4 rushing attempts per game.

Michigan had more of a balanced attack and McCarthy wasn't as mobile as you believe him to be.
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Angelli Should be the starter.

Play RL and let him run non-stop. Between RL, Love, and Price- give them 50+ carries.

When Leonard gets hurt (running QBs always do), bring in Angeli and be comfortable knowing we've got a guy who's an outstanding passer and someone who can lead/run the offense.

At this point, it's about figuring out how to win the next 9. Gotta find the pathway there. It exists.
Michigan showed last year that you can win running the ball, playing great defense, with a mobile QB that can effectively hit the twenty yard slant or out. We’re close to this profile, and Leonard’s passing is the major question mark. I fully expected him to be a good twenty yard passer, with the occasional misfire; and I expected him to burn cheating defenses with three or four downfield passes per game. We haven’t seen this from him yet, but I’m still hopeful.
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