FB/LB Curtis Terry (official thread)

[smithlabs]

Terry has the speed to be a field streching big speed man out of the backfield too. I am not sure about his hands but he could run some TE type routes that have him hitting DB's with an attitude. I am very excited about this switch and it gives the Bucks some major speed and athleticism out of the backfield (as if Wells wasn't enough).

[RugbyBuck]

Originally Posted by smithlabs

it gives the Bucks some major speed and athleticism out of the backfield (as if Wells wasn't enough).

Amen. How'd you like to be the LB that had to take on that two-car freight train? Oh, you survived Terry's block? Congratulations, you win the prize: now you have to try to tackle Wells.

[Buckskin86]

Is he a linebacker, a fullback, or both? Heacock said Curtis Terry worked with the defense today. This, after being told by coach Jim Tressel last week that Terry was full-time on offense now.

My guess: Terry may be full-time at fullback, but that might not get him on the field as much as he'd like. At best, OSU will use its fullbacks 30 percent of the time this season, I would estimate.

Plus, it doesn't hurt to keep him at least vaguely aware of his linebacker days, in case injury or other circumstances lead the coaches to put him back on that side of the ball.

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[jimotis4heisman]

Originally Posted by Bleed S & G

Terry asked both JT and Bob Willis if he could wear the number.. he was told he could do so if he kept his grades up and kept a positive attitude

thats great. personally i think a school like ohio state is to great to have retired numbers, to many greats, no player is greater than the team etc.

knowing what i know willis is happier to have his number played. heck id love to see that number used as a symbol, give it to a kid who emodies the scholar-athlete and worker that willis was!

[smithlabs]

My guess is that the team doesn't run fullback drills everyday and a day with the linebackers is better than a day of sprints. I wonder what the other fullbacks did that day?

[osugrad21]

Dispatch

Senior linebacker gives in to pressure
Coaches' gift of persuasion sells Terry on role as Buckeyes' fullback
Thursday, August 14, 2008 3:14 AM
By Tim May


THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
Ohio State linebacker-turned- fullback Curtis Terry


Curtis Terry entered his senior season looking to go out with a bang as a full-time contributor on the Ohio State defense. But when the coaches proposed during spring practice that Terry consider blocking for running back Chris "Beanie" Wells, he stepped across to "the dark side," as one of his defensive teammates put it.
Now, it looks as if Terry could see time at linebacker as well as fullback. Regardless, the decision to switch sides was anything but an easy one.
"It was a battle, a battle for a long time, and it was something I had to come to terms with," he said. "During the whole process, when they were recruiting me, they were telling me the team really needs a fullback."
Terry did not misspeak when he recalled the sales job. "It was a recruitment," he said.
The request by running backs coach Dick Tressel caught Terry at a vulnerable time. The Cleveland Glenville graduate couldn't play last year after suffering a high ankle sprain early in the season. Now going into his fifth and final season, Terry wanted to contribute in as many ways as possible.
Cont...

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

CPD

Another Terry switch: On the first day of camp, Jim Tressel said Curtis Terry was devoting himself to fullback at the expense of his linebacker duties. Then came word that Terry has been practicing on defense, and Bollman said Thursday that Terry was with the defense again.
In the meantime, senior tight end Brandon Smith has been gaining attention with his play at fullback.

[buck2006]

This not good for Terry, He could not hold a LB spot and Now FB. Sounds like he will be in the 2 deep at both LB/FB.

[craigblitz]

Sounds like he will be in the 2 deep at both LB/FB.

Maybe not... That might be a very optimistic view.

[buck2006]

Originally Posted by craigblitz

Maybe not... That might be a very optimistic view.

I know I read an article today, and it sounds like Terry will not be playing FB at all. If that?s the case he will not see the field much at all just to spell Freeman from time to time at SLB.

[ashlandbuck]

Originally Posted by buck2006

I know I read an article today, and it sounds like Terry will not be playing FB at all. If that?s the case he will not see the field much at all just to spell Freeman from time to time at SLB.

JT said he played only DE and SAM for the Jersey scrimmage. No FB time for Terry.

[osugrad21]

Scout$--Another Position Change For Terry

No more fullback. Curtis can help out in the 3-5 pass rushing role.

[osugrad21]

Rivals$--Terry all over the place for Buckeyes

More of the same...

[BB73]

JT's comments about Curtis and the FB position at the press conference today.

official.site

REPORTER: Curtis Terry looks like the third man out, why don't you think that worked with him at fullback?

COACH TRESSEL: He's going to probably end up playing some fullback and I don't know that he's third string end. When you put out one of those depth charts you put it out based upon you're going to be in base package against a base offense, which might be a little antiquated because nowadays, 60% of the time you're in nickel and you're in a number of different kind of schemes that you use. So really he runs with the twos most of the time in the non-base things. If someone's just going to line up and run Iso or something at you, he'd probably be the third end, but if they're going to do what most people are doing this day and age, he's going to be in that second unit at some of the things. But he's also going to be that guy at fullback. I don't know if he was ever, quote, the starting fullback, we were working him over there, we wanted to give him a concentrated period, compare him to this and that and give him a little taste of it. He's probably going to be a little bit of our emergency guy there. We feel as if Brandon Smith, because of his knowledge of the offense and his ability to do fullback stuff, H back, tight end, we can mix and match a lot of things, is the starting guy. Ryan Lukens is a guy that probably, of those two, is the next, but I would think if Brandon got nicked at all, that you might see us practicing Curtis more the at fullback than we are right now. Right now we're just working with him a little bit at fullback, so he's not really an odd man out. He's kind of like the utility infielder. He's on every special team or nearly every. He's in a lot of those packages on defense and our fullback that gives us the depth we need. We always say we need a pair and a spare.

REPORTER: I think in the scrimmage you ran a few plays without a fullback. Beanie did quite well last year with a blocking back, are you comfortable if 80% of the time he's in the single back this year?
COACH TRESSEL: I don't know the exact numbers, but I'll bet you that it wasn't more than 78% of the time we were without a fullback last year. We were maybe 22% in what we call regular people. It's just the nature of what we do now, two wides, three wides, four wides. Now, some of Beanie's long runs that we all recall and enjoy and all that happened to be with a fullback, but probably not more than 20, 22, 23% of the time did we have a fullback in the game.

[Buckskin86]

Terry carries spirit of No.99
Retired jersey number on capable shoulders of Ohio State senior
Saturday, August 30, 2008
By Tim May
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

Everything you need for Ohio State vs. Youngstown State ? except tickets!When coach Ted Ginn Sr. gave Curtis Terry the No. 99 jersey his senior season at Cleveland Glenville, he made sure Terry understood not just any player gets to wear that number for the Tarblooders.

When coach Jim Tressel gave Terry the No. 99 jersey this year, his senior season at Ohio State, he made sure Terry understood no one will wear it again for the Buckeyes.

"To be able to honor Bill Willis, a pioneer of the sport -- to be able to don that No. 99 jersey for the last time at Ohio State, I know this is big," Terry said.

Though the number was formally retired last season, with Willis taking part in the ceremony just weeks before he died, he had already agreed to let it be used for one more season. Tressel told him how Terry was popular on the team, but how he was struggling emotionally after he missed most of the season because of a high ankle sprain, and how getting to wear No. 99 in 2008 would provide a lift.

"Of course, Mr. Willis was great with that gesture," Tressel said. "Ever since, I have constantly reminded Curtis of what an honor it is."

Terry said meeting Willis the day his number was retired drove home the point.

"I started wondering whether I was really worthy of wearing it," Terry said. "This is a man who is in the high school, college and pro football halls of fame. He broke the color barrier in pro football. He was a great man."

BuckeyeXtra - The Columbus Dispatch : Terry carries spirit of No.99