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Originally Posted by BuckeyeRob
I honestly don’t think there is a problem with the scheme. The problem lies along the offensive line. I really believe that if we get better play and development in the offensive line that people wouldn’t be even talking about the offense.
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I agree to a point. The issue for me isn't just the offensive line, but its also the QBs and WRs too. We can all watch a game and say this or that, but the fact is without knowing what the play was, whether Justin or Troy audibled into something else, whether the WRs ran the correct routes, etc etc ... its all moot. From what I saw against Purdue, the O-Line looked much improved but Troy was holding onto the ball waaaay too long. Without the benefit of an all-22 camera, I can't say if the WRs are covered, if Troy has happy-feet, or if he's simply blind and can't see a play develop.
The inexperience kills us. The turnovers kill us. The holding penalties and false starts that result in 1st-and-long and 2nd-and-long are killing us. Obviously the Tressel offense works, because we had success in 2002 and 2003 - we've hung 50 points on a bad team, 30+ on good teams, and watched 450/500 yard games.
If I were Tressel, I wouldn't "open up" the playbook until the kids figure out how to run at least 10 plays correctly. Heck, even our best play, the WR-reverse to Ginn is 50/50 since Holmes leads the team in holding penalties. How many rushing yards has Ginn had wiped out on Holmes' holding on the reverse? 100? 200? A run of what, 77? Another that was 50+?