After a 2-0 start, most teams are happy with what they are doing. Things are usually working for them and they can be happy with the results. Michigan though, while 2-0 aren’t too excited to have issues with Middle Tennessee in Week One and they needed double-overtime to defeat Army in Week Two.

Fans from around the country are laughing at Michigan as they haven’t been as explosive as they would like to be, and the new offense hasn’t been what it was hyped up to be all off-season long. Quarterback Shea Patterson is having fumbling issues and fans are wanting backup Dylan McCaffrey to replace him.

The defense hasn’t been elite as they have had issues trying to stop the Blue Raiders two weeks ago, and they had trouble stopping the Black Knights and needed a missed field goal to push it to overtime to win.

Yet, it isn’t time to mash the panic button in Ann Arbor.

While the offense hasn’t played like it is supposed too, and the defense is struggling to dominate opponents and even special teams have some miscues, things aren’t what they seem. Let me break it down for you and get you to move away from the ledge multiple people are on.

Offensive Panic Meter: 5/10

Michigan had an impressive first half against Middle Tennessee as their offense looked to be different and putting up points, led by offensive coordinator Josh Gattis. The second half though wasn’t as pretty as the first and it left many fans worried about what it could be.

Next week against Army, the offense took a step back and didn’t use much of their dynamic offense. They ran the rock heavily behind running back Zach Charbonnet and it won them the game in the end, but it can’t be like that every week or else it will get worse.

The offense is new and everyone is learning things still, but with a bye week to practice things more and with wide receiver Donovan Peoples-Jones and left tackle Jon Runyan Jr. possibly returning next week, they should help the offense improve. Right now this situation is a wait and see, but don’t jump off the ship just yet.

Defensive Panic Meter: 3/10

If you still don’t believe that Army was a tough matchup, well I have good news for you. Defensive Coordinator Don Brown spoke to reporters yesterday and gave an update on what the defense should look like next week, and the rest of the season.

“We finally can play Michigan defense,” said Brown. “Where we can go back and run our stuff that we run all preseason and all spring practice. And, quite frankly, I’ve been writing Wisconsin cards, and I’ve kinda been, ‘Woohoowoo!’ because I can whip them out like that! (snaps fingers) because it’s all the stuff our guys know and are comfortable with. And we’ll jump into it at a high level, without question.”

So for two weeks Michigan and Brown haven’t been able to play what they have practiced for months. Now, they can ditch that play style and get to what they are used to. That should excite fans as they were concerned about how the defense has looked so far. Now while Wisconsin won’t be an easy game for the defense, it should give everyone a better look at what this defense really is.

Special Teams Panic Meter: 4/10

There are some concerns on special teams as the kicking battle is between Quinn Nordin and Jake Moody, with so far Moody not having to miss a field goal. A simple thing for head coach Jim Harbaugh to do is give Moody the job and that concern is gone, but we all know that battle isn’t over just yet.

Punt returns are the other concern as wide receiver Ronnie Bell took over the role as cornerback Lavert Hill struggled in the game against Middle Tennessee. Bell looked better in Week One though as in Week Two he fumbled the ball, luckily recovered by the Wolverines.

When Peoples-Jones returns the punt return issues go away and that cleans up the special teams unit as Punter Wil Hart has looked good so far this year, and kick returner Giles Jackson has had some solid returns in the first two games.

Overall we still haven’t exactly seen what this team can be this season. They have played two different styles of offenses, so their defense has had to adjust and not play like themselves. Their offense is missing some key players and still learning the ropes and playing a tough defense last week in Army. Special Teams has some minor issues that can easily be fixed in no time.

This team still hasn’t shown to the world what they are just yet, and they will get the chance to next week as they take on Wisconsin in Camp Randall Stadium.