I have a new found respect for Michigan’s QB coach Jedd Fisch after he had his first meeting with the media and didn’t hold back. After dealing with coach speak so often from the last coaching staff, it was nice to hear something that was honest.
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From Rivals via Matt Spath:
“One of the things we talk about, first and foremost for any quarterback, is to complete passes,” said Fisch, who was the offensive coordinator for the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars in 2014. “Don’t turn it over, take care of the ball, complete passes.
“With all of our guys that’s what we’re trying to drill into them right now, ‘Be smart with it’. Wherever I’ve been, wherever Coach [Jim] Harbaugh has been, that’s been the philosophy, ‘How can we be smart with the ball?’
“Even with a guy like [Jaguars quarterback] Blake Bortles last year, the first nine games of the season he threw 15 interceptions. The last five games, he threw two, and one was a 4th-and-20 on a Hail Mary.
“You have to treat the ball as gold. You have to take great care of it. And your job is to be a point guard, give assists, give assists, give assists, and you do that by completing passes, and that’s what we’re really emphasizing with all of our guys.”
Fisch didn’t hold back when talking about any of the quarterbacks either, saying that no one has really separated themselves from the pack. He spoke especially harsh about Shane Morris, saying that Morris needs to learn that throwing the ball hard isn’t the only thing he needs to be able to do.
