Snapshots: Dylan McCaffrey vs. Middle Tennessee
Naturally, with the departure of a starting quarterback, people start to argue about who will take over the role. The battle for starting QB in 2020 appears to be down to Dylan McCaffrey vs. Joe Milton. We’ve only had limited exposure to both, but I thought I would take some time to examine what we’ve seen from them. I’ll start off with how McCaffrey performed against Middle Tennessee in the 2019 season opener.
There are links to any clips that are not embedded. Thanks to @DGDestroys on Twitter for the video cutup on YouTube!
I awarded grades on the following simple scale:
- +1: Good play that not everyone can make
- 0: Average play that an average player can make
- -1: Poor play
PLAY 1 (LINK): I hated this play from the minute I saw it. Michigan lines up McCaffrey out wide, puts him in motion (which brings attention to the fact that the backup QB is in the game!), does a crappy play fake, and then throws the ball to McCaffrey on an inside screen. I don’t like inside screens, anyway, but this was a poor play design. On top of that, redshirt freshman Jalen Mayfield – who played well during the year but struggled in his first start – pass sets to nobody, so it screws up the timing of an already bad play.
McCaffrey grade: N/A
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