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Former Michigan Athlete of the Week: Brandon Graham

Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Brandon Graham had a career day on Sunday. It helped that he was facing a terrible New York Jets offense. Graham made 6 tackles, 3 sacks, and 5 total hits on the quarterback in the 31-6 victory.

Here’s some video, but keep in mind that the Tweeter (Fran Duffy, whoever that is) is inaccurate with his comments. Just enjoy the moving pictures:

Let's take a look at Brandon Graham's 3-sack hat trick against the Jets along with another play that he had a big impact on, the 4th down Pick Six in the first quarter.

All three sacks came from a four-man rush with Graham lined up inside over the guard #FlyEaglesFly #Eagles pic.twitter.com/Hbx5pRCYmZ

— Fran Duffy (@fduffy3) October 7, 2019

HONORABLE MENTION

• Tom Brady, QB (New England Patriots): Brady completed 28/42 passes for 348 yards, 3 touchdowns, and 1 interception in a 33-7 win over the winless Washington Redskins.
• Devin Bush, Jr., LB (Pittsburgh Steelers): Bush made 8 tackles and his first career interception in a 26-23 loss to the Baltimore Ravens.

Devin Bush has eyes in the back of his head ? @_Dbush11 pic.twitter.com/PBLabL1nWk

— The Checkdown (@thecheckdown) October 6, 2019

• Rashan Gary, OLB (Green Bay Packers): Gary made 3 tackles in a 34-24 win over the Dallas Cowboys.
• Ryan Glasgow, DT (Cincinnati Bengals): Glasgow made 4 tackles in a 26-23 loss to the Arizona Cardinals.
• Maurice Hurst, Jr., DT (Oakland Raiders): Hurst made 2 sacks in a 24-21 win over the Chicago Bears.

Anyone else see Mo Hurst do Mack’s sack celebration after he sealed the win? #RaiderNation pic.twitter.com/cxePj2BeOW

— Chris Reed (@ChrisReed_NFL) October 6, 2019

• Taylor Lewan, OT (Tennessee Titans): Lewan returned from suspension but the Titans lost to the Buffalo Bills by a score of 14-7.
• Jabrill Peppers, S (New York Giants): Peppers made 5 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, and 1 forced fumble in a 28-10 loss to the Minnesota Vikings.
• Jarrod Wilson, S (Jacksonville Jaguars): Wilson made 4 tackles and 1 tackle for loss in a 34-27 loss to the Carolina Panthers. According to Next Gen Stats, Wilson was running 22.13 MPH chasing down Christian McCaffrey.

Christian McCaffrey goes all the way! @run__cmc’s 3rd TD of the game is an 84-yard sprint! #KeepPounding #JAXvsCAR

?: CBS
?: NFL app // Yahoo Sports app
Watch free on mobile: https://t.co/d6meepU6Nz pic.twitter.com/e2vewdoP07

— NFL (@NFL) October 6, 2019

• Chase Winovich, OLB (New England Patriots): Winovich made 2 tackles and 1 sack in the 33-7 win over the Redskins. He leads all rookies in sacks with 4 so far.

The current league leader in sacks among rookies is #Patriots 3rd round pick Chase Winovich. He increased his lead from 3 to 4 after sacking Colt McCoy on the #Redskins first drive.

2nd play here [@ftbeard_17]pic.twitter.com/qXXEhjQY6e

— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) October 6, 2019

Snapshots: Inside inside zone

I barely have time to write my regular posts during the week, so here’s a quickie post about inside zone and some of the struggles Michigan is having.

First, here’s a bird’s eye view of Zach Charbonnet running inside zone:

First play after the pick
3×1 formation
5 (!!!) man box
Run play is the right call
We *need* more movement.
Iowa's DL wins this battle.

Unacceptable, quite honestly. And it contributes to our pass game struggles because there's no run threat. pic.twitter.com/HoeHKAh61f

— Due# (@JDue51) October 6, 2019

Next, here’s a look at senior Tru Wilson running split zone:

Now we got something cookin.

Tru with a gain of 11. Line did work. pic.twitter.com/8nKH7I9qLP

— Due# (@JDue51) October 6, 2019

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Ex-Wolverine Updates: Week 6

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TRANSFERS

Devin Asiasi, TE (UCLA): Asiasi made 3 catches for 32 yards in a 48-31 loss to Oregon State.

Brian Cole, S (Mississippi State): The Bulldogs had a bye.

Kekoa Crawford, WR (Cal): Crawford, Cal’s leading receiver, did not play in the 17-7 loss to Oregon.

Ja’Raymond Hall, OT (CMU): Hall did not play.

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Michigan 10, Iowa 3

Enjoy Michigan football. I’ve seen a lot of complaints about Michigan’s offense, which we will indeed discuss. But those complaints are probably coming from a lot of the same people who have said Jim Harbaugh can’t win big games against tough opponents. Iowa was 4-0 and ranked #14 coming to Ann Arbor. It wasn’t a pretty win, but it counts the same in the Big Ten standings as a win over Ohio State or Rutgers.

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Preview: Michigan vs. Iowa

RUSH OFFENSE vs. IOWA RUSH DEFENSE
Michigan is kinda bad at running the ball. They rank #94 nationally (131 yards/game), and the 3.48 yards per carry is even worse at #106. Those numbers could be better if the option runs were actually options, but Shea Patterson won’t keep the ball and Dylan McCaffrey got knocked out cold the last time he did. It doesn’t appear to matter who lines up at running back right now, because the offensive line doesn’t want to move anyone off the ball. Iowa is #10 in rushing defense (77 yards allowed/game) and #36 in yards allowed per carry (3.42). No team has topped 91 rushing yards this season. Senior linebacker Kristian Welch (6’1″, 239 lbs.) leads the team with 31 tackles, and sophomore Djimon Colbert (6’1″, 235) is second with 23. Sophomore defensive tackle Daviyon Nixon (6’3″, 309) leads the squad with 2.5 tackles for loss. This looks like a bad matchup for the Wolverines.
Advantage: Iowa

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