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Originally Posted by Mr. Clutch
All in all, though, it would completely astonish me if Tressel played Henton in the game.
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I wouldn't be so sure. Remember an Old Miss (0-8 in SEC) team used a dual-threat qb very effectively against LSU, outgaining them 466-to-396. LSU could not stop him and if it wasn't for 4 turnovers (1 fumble at goalline, 1 int by other qb who was brought in on goalline, 1 legit int by qb, and 1 end-of-game toss) and a kickoff return by LSU, that game might have swung the other way.
Tressel does have a habit of saying we are going to do something and then doing it. He does this I believe because it forces other teams to prepare for more packages and playsets during their practices than they otherwise would. And if, during the game,
OSU runs those packages at least a couple times, it causes the other team to be on their heels moreso than they would against an otherwise conservative offensive gameplan. A good example of this is when Tress says we are going to throw deep and sure enough, each game we take those long shots down the field to get them thinking so they don't stack the box.
One other thing we have to remember is that in the last two games, Boeckman has thrown 4 ints with QB ratings of 87 and 70. I don't think Tress is willing to bet the farm that Boeckman will get out of his slump. It is more a risk not to think of Henton in the gameplan, especially if LSU decides to stack the box with a few deep safeties to take away Beanie and Boeckman's strengths. That's why he moved Robbie to TE, to get Henton the reps. If he does go in, however, I think they will probably give him a limited playbook like Florida gave Leak last year against us (no passes beyond 15-20 yards) to minimize any mistakes he might make from inexperience. But from what I saw Old Miss do to LSU, I think Tress might prefer more of Henton than what you might guess.