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03-23-2008, 12:59 AM
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Overall, I don't remember any JT team causing lots of turnovers, except maybe the 2002 team.
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We were one of the best in the nation at it in '06 through the Northwestern game.
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03-23-2008, 01:13 AM
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Personally, I don't think we disguise our blitzes enough, but I'll trust the coaches.
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04-02-2008, 09:29 AM
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Why so serious?
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Did not see this article posted....
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OSU D-Line Hoping To Gain From '07 Trials..........discussion about the defensive line and the experiences of last year and how that will help them going into the 2008 season.
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04-02-2008, 10:17 AM
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I took the liberty of correcting a couple of typos in the transcript.
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Football: Defensive Line Meets With the Media Tuesday
Jim Heacock, defensive coordinator
On the defense
"We need to get better everyday. We need to be more dominant as a defense and need to get tougher up front. We have to get a better up front and improve our turnover margin."
On replacing Vernon Gholston
"We have two different looks. One is with Lawrence (Wilson) at one end and Cameron (Heyward) at the other end and we are also working in Thaddeus Gibson in there. I really wanted him to get some reps in that spot."
On Thaddeus Gibson
"He has had a great off-season and he is going to be one of the guys that see a lot of action this season for us. He has been great in the weight room and so far has been solid."
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Todd Denlinger, senior defensive lineman
On the team
"We just need to work at getting more pressure as a team. It all starts with us on the defensive line. Last year the (defensive) tackles only had about four or five sacks we need to triple that this year."
On lessons from last season
"We need to collapse the pocket. So often we were just trying to get up field. Now we know that we need to get inside and work as a four man unit in order to break down the protection."
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04-02-2008, 02:22 PM
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CPD: Gholston loss bigger than you think, tackles must help fill the hole
More on yesterday's meeting with Coach Heacock.
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Ohio State football: Gholston loss bigger than you think, tackles must help fill the hole
Posted by Doug Lesmerises
April 02, 2008 02:59AM
The Buckeyes are considering playing a 12-man front to replace Vernon Gholston.
To the forces that make the world go round - love, greed and Reese's Peanut Butter Eggs - add four-man pressure.
Bugging the quarterback without blitzing. And though OSU defensive coordinator Jim Heacock likes to blitz, nothing beats a simple but effective rush.
... When I asked Heacock if he was happy with the pressure his defensive tackles applied last year, he said, "No." Quickly.
"I wasn't happy at all with the inside pressure," Heacock said.
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"If you're going to be really good, you need four-man pressure," Heacock said. "And then it makes the blitz even better."
The two examples he used were the Super Bowl champion New York Giants and the Ohio State national champions of 2002. Two pretty good examples.
So while there's a lot to like about the 2008 Buckeyes, obviously, the tackles are a legit point of interest for the spring and preseason. And there aren't really other options. There isn't even a fifth tackle to rotate in with those guys. Freshmen Garrett Goebel, Shawntel Rowell and Willie Mobley will be here in the fall, but no one counts on true freshman to rush the passer from inside. So the four who were there last year must be better.
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04-05-2008, 10:53 AM
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BuckeyeXtra - The Columbus Dispatch : Returning starters cause big backup at linebacker
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Returning starters cause big backup at linebacker
By Ken Gordon
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
January 15 was looming -- the date by which juniors had to declare for the NFL draft.
In the halls of the Ohio State practice facility, Marcus Freeman and James Laurinaitis noticed an unusual amount of interest in their decision among their linebacker teammates.
Their backup linebacker teammates, that is.
"Yeah, I remember," Freeman said yesterday, leaning back in his chair and laughing. "We had a lot of younger guys (ask), 'Hey, are you guys leaving or are you staying?' I'm like, 'I don't know ...' "
Freeman and Laurinaitis both decided to stay, which was cause for celebration among the Buckeyes coaches and fans, no doubt.
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