Harbaugh's Idea on Offense For Michigan

ere's a article on How Jim wants to run the offense i give you the link at the end to check it out 

Harbaugh’s Offense: The Rundown Quick outline of what Michigan fans can look for in  Jim Harbaugh ’s offense at Michigan. Run Oriented:  Harbaugh’s offense is based on the power running game. He’s going to run the ball every way possible to absolutely bludgeon the defense. The power run game is the blueprint to low turnovers and high efficiency plays. He’s got to have a running back that can run downhill between the tackles with power. Bigger running backs like Toby Gerhart who Harbaugh had at Stanford thrived in his power running game because he was able to plant and drive upfield and run through tackles behind an H-back or traditional fullback. Harbaugh does little in the running game without a lead blocker. Quarterback Play:  Harbaugh has shown he can mix up the offense and implement some quarterback run like he did with Colin Kaepernick with the 49er’s but he prefers a pro-style passer that can make quick reads and get the ball out his hand from the pocket. The passing game has a lot of mid-level throws like outs, curls, and crossing patterns that pick up chunk yardage. Big wide receivers like Michael Crabtree fit well in his offense because they will make tough catches in traffic and aren’t afraid to go over the middle. The passing game is very similar to the “west coast” scheme that Bill Walsh brought to San Francisco long ago. Harbaugh wants very high percentage throws in the passing game with a heavy dose off of hard play-action passes and bootlegs. Tight Ends:  Tight Ends are arguably the most important position in Harbaugh’s offense. You must have two starting-caliber tight ends. A true number one option and a “joker” type that you line up everywhere like an H-back. He likes to line them up all over the place- from out wide to in the backfield and flexed out in the slot. Harbaugh is brilliant at finding ways to stretch the tight end vertically like he did with Vernon Davis in San Francisco. Harbaugh shouldn’t have a problem finding ways to use Jake Butt,  Khalid Hill , and  Ian Bunting  at tight end. Offensive Line:  Unlike  Doug Nussmeier  and the zone-blocking scheme, Harbaugh wants an offensive line full of maulers. He will pull the guard and tackle a lot and try to get at least 4-6 yards on first and second down to create manageable third downs. He will use six offensive linemen at times in what is called “tackle over” and run it from multiple power sets. Harbaugh has always been the type of coach that will make tweaks and changes to keep up with the offensive trends, like when he implemented a power run game to go with the “pistol” offense he ran with Kaepernick, running trap plays, power, wham plays, and of course the popular zone read.  Clint Brewster Recruiting Insider -  Wolverine247 


http://michigan.247sports.com/Article/Harbaughs-Offense-The-Rundown--34233185

good stuff.


I think the "tackle over" set was talked a few times last year.

I like that he will use a joker TE. This should bode well for Butt, Hill, Bunting and hopefully Clark.

Regarding the QB "...but he prefers a pro-style passer that can make quick reads and get the ball out his hand from the pocket..."

it will be refreshing to see if Harbaugh can make that happen.