Yeah I would take a Speight comparison as saying he has limitations but he can top out at a B+/A- college QB which is all this brand of Michigan really needs. I'd happily take another Speight

There was nothing "magical" about it...dude was a HOSS and blitzers would literally bounce off of him.  

JJ not throwing the deep ball was a schematic decision. There's plenty of teams that refuse to throw it now because its almost always a wasted down.

If you have a QB that can complete underneath passes at an incredible rate with an elite running games its almost as if you could have one of the most efficient offense in college football.

Let's not forget Michigan tackles pass pro was as bad as it gets. 73 vs Washington got beat immediately on almost every pass play.

WR is a massive blinking yellow light. The entire passing game is really when you account for how the team is built right now and how it generally operates. Run first, fine, but when that run game isn't bashing team's into the center of the earth things get hairy real quick from a straight drop back perspective.

There are issues at every level of the passing game to varying degrees, but it spans volume, scheme, talent, and execution.

Volume wise, they just don't throw the ball enough to attract the WR (and to a degree QB) talent that could elevate the passing game.

Scheme wise they have issues getting guys open consistently. There are stretches where they can run Morgan on a deep post that's open for a TD against Bama or run Wilson on some motion to get him a quick 6 yard out. But you also have to look at the Washington game where guys were blanketed on a 3rd down (I think) where every WR was completely covered and every guy basically ran a 6 yard route (curl, pivot, and out). Maryland in 2022 running basically 4 verts into Cover 8 like 3 times giving JJ nothing to throw to. Guys got pressed off the field entirely or zones would cause confusion.

Talent again, not great, however Wilson and CJ tore up the Senior Bowl to a degree so it's odd that they could get completely wiped out of a game rather often. They also don't really develop talent all that well. Wilson got better over the years but CJ didn't. Clemons had the physical tools but never turned into anything. Anthony we all remember. Bell probably hit his ceiling given his size and physical traits, but still. They also kind of struggled with pass pro from time to time. Barnhart was a turnstile against good DEs. Henderson struggled this year for stretches as well. Before him they had Jones who just had mental lapses in '22 before his injury. Hayes was pretty good, but not great.

Execution sprinkles in across all of this. CJ puts a DB in a blender and JJ rips it 4 feet over his head. Guys end up 3 yards apart from one another or right in the passing lane (the 3rd down before the Corum conversion against Bama). Just weird stuff that doesn't look right.

Also, does anyone remember the last time they ran a straight go route? Like a Nico Collins, fuck you I'm going to catch this ball, 50/50 ball? think it was Edwards this year in the OOC schedule, but other than that I remember Baldwin against Wisconsin in '21? Maybe 1 or 2 after that. This kind of plays into the volume and scheme thing, but they haven't figured out how to use Edwards consistently in 3 years (injuries played a part in that) and while Loveland is really good, they also just don't spam the "throw him the ball button" when he gets LBs who can't keep up with him.

"Also, if Morris is WR2, who is WR1 and why?

If anyone is WR1, it has to Loveland just based on film. "

This is literally what they say and it is typed in the recap. 

They are saying he's the #2 guy in the passing game not the #2 guy at the position