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06-25-2008, 01:38 PM
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Eh, little bit of this, little bit of that. My point was that most of his picks happen in opponent's territory and give the D a chance to negate it.
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They still killed drives and weren't "like a punt". I'd agree with you that a deep INT on 3rd down is not really worse than a punt (provided the return yardage is minimal), but virtually all of TB's pick were drive-killers.
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Still, my greater point is TB wasn't that bad last year.
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Up until the Wisconsin game, I'd agree. Actually, I'd say the second half of the MSU game was where his potential for jitters came into view. He had a good game at Penn State the following week, but from the Wisconsin game on, he didn't seem to be a confident leader of the offense.
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06-25-2008, 01:54 PM
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So, we have our only glaring depth problem FOR NEXT SEASON (3rd string QB) worked out.
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06-25-2008, 02:07 PM
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Turning the ball over, regardless of how deep in opposing territory is never acceptable. The whole point of having the damn ball is to score, not hand it over to your competition.
Tressel has ball security at #1 priority the day he took over. Its also true field position is right up there on the list, but turn-overs are the biggest.
They kill drives, momentum, emotions and eventually games.
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06-25-2008, 02:11 PM
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06-25-2008, 02:13 PM
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Originally Posted by MililaniBuckeye
They still killed drives and weren't "like a punt". I'd agree with you that a deep INT on 3rd down is not really worse than a punt (provided the return yardage is minimal), but virtually all of TB's pick were drive-killers.
Up until the Wisconsin game, I'd agree. Actually, I'd say the second half of the MSU game was where his potential for jitters came into view. He had a good game at Penn State the following week, but from the Wisconsin game on, he didn't seem to be a confident leader of the offense.
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Well, technically, any turn over is a drive killer, but some are worse than others. I agree that the 2nd half vs. MSU was pretty bad, MSU really stepped up the pressure. I'll point out that Beanie also coughed up the ball, but was lucky enough to get it back. TB did recover well in that game, but at that point, running out the clock was in order anyway. Against UW, he didn't have a bad game at all: %60.7 completion, 2 TD, no turnovers. Apart from Beanie's great runs and very few 3-10 yd gains, the ground game was not there. Saine and Mo did nothing and Beanie often got stopped for no gain. I do remember TB showing a little of the "happy feet" in that game, but he was the best thing going until Beanie exploded.
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07-15-2008, 12:56 AM
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Tressel also talked about his quarterback situation, admitting that having just three players there - starter Todd Boeckman, former minor league baseball player Joe Bauserman and incoming freshmen Terrelle Pryor -- "is probably too thin."
By he also admitted he wasn't surprised that both Rob Schoenhoft and Antonio Henton chose to transfer after the arrival of Pryor.
"I think that's fairly normal," Tressel said. "That's a tough position, quarterbacks and kickers, where there's only one of them in the lineup. You hope they stay healthy."
Tressel can't watch the players work out during the summer, but - and what else would he say? - he said he's heard positive reviews on Pryor. He also said Pryor texted him to ask for Bauserman's phone number so they could watch film together.
As for filling out the quarterback position for the scout team and in case of emergencies, Tressel said the Buckeyes had four options with quarterback experience in high school: senior walk-on receiver Ben Kascandi, incoming freshmen defensive backs Zach Domicone and Orhian Johnson, and incoming baseball recruit Ross Oltorik, who will join the football team as a preferred walk-on.
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