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12-20-2007, 01:34 PM
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I'm not sure I would agree with the AP's calling Clifford a "top reserve," having only played in 4 games and made 8 tackles (most of which were on special teams).
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Including the failure-to-wrapup gaff that allowed the NW kickoff returner to get loose and score their only TD and ruining the shutout.
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12-20-2007, 01:49 PM
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So the story is the two were in a fight?
With other people or was it with each other?
And Clifford is really trying to get a continuing seat in Tressel's dog house. Too bad.
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12-20-2007, 01:53 PM
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This is no means a slight on Washington because I feel he is a good cover corner but to those who are worried that this is like the sky falling in I just wanted to give you an excerpt from the December 17th Sporting news with a Big 10 coaches perspective on tOSU defense. From page 34
"The defensive line is big and physical. Vernon Gholston is a stud, the best end in the league. Coaches I talk to at Ohio State tell me they can't block Cameron Heywood in practice. ... The linebackers speak for themselves. James Laurinaitis can run and is physical. I think he overshadows the guys on the outside. Those guys are pretty good, too. ... I like the secondary, but I'm surprised Donald Washington starts at corner. He's not very fast or athletic. But he's surrounded and protected by a lot of good players back there."
Couldn't find the story online so that is why I posted it. Now this is only one coaches perspective but I don't think we should go into total meltdown about this. If you were going to rank the players on the defense 1-11 with 1 being the most important to 11 being the easiest to replace Washington would be 11. Once again not a slight against Washington's skills just a comment on how deep we are at that position and how strong we are at all of the others. I am getting less and less worried about this with every passing moment. With our coaches and our personnel by Jan. 7th this could not only be a non issue it could be a huge positive. Chekwa or Amos will step up - 99.9% positive.
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12-20-2007, 01:55 PM
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So the story is the two were in a fight?
With other people or was it with each other?
And Clifford is really trying to get a continuing seat in Tressel's dog house. Too bad.
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not violent would suggest that there was no fight.
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And Shaun Lane has been solid when he played. 
We definitely have enough bodies to put in there.
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12-20-2007, 01:59 PM
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This is no means a slight on Washington because I feel he is a good cover corner but to those who are worried that this is like the sky falling in I just wanted to give you an excerpt from the December 17th Sporting news with a Big 10 coaches perspective on tOSU defense. From page 34
"The defensive line is big and physical. Vernon Gholston is a stud, the best end in the league. Coaches I talk to at Ohio State tell me they can't block Cameron Heywood in practice. ... The linebackers speak for themselves. James Laurinaitis can run and is physical. I think he overshadows the guys on the outside. Those guys are pretty good, too. ... I like the secondary, but I'm surprised Donald Washington starts at corner. He's not very fast or athletic. But he's surrounded and protected by a lot of good players back there."
Couldn't find the story online so that is why I posted it. Now this is only one coaches perspective but I don't think we should go into total meltdown about this. If you were going to rank the players on the defense 1-11 with 1 being the most important to 11 being the easiest to replace Washington would be 11. Once again not a slight against Washington's skills just a comment on how deep we are at that position and how strong we are at all of the others. I am getting less and less worried about this with every passing moment. With our coaches and our personnel by Jan. 7th this could not only be a non issue it could be a huge positive. Chekwa or Amos will step up - 99.9% positive.
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Great points...
Just imagine that we replaced the name "Donald Washington" with the name "Jim Cordle". Think about the implications of that for a second.
Moral of the story: It could have been worse.
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12-20-2007, 02:04 PM
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