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DB Damon Webb (2017 Cotton Bowl Def MVP, Saskatchewan Roughriders)

Webb really has to step up. My film skills are rudimentary at best, but I thought I saw several plays when he overpursued, took bad angles and got juked by the OU players. I feel like he is the weakest link in the secondary right now...
 
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Webb really has to step up. My film skills are rudimentary at best, but I thought I saw several plays when he overpursued, took bad angles and got juked by the OU players. I feel like he is the weakest link in the secondary right now...
Yes and it's not close... if he continues to get picked on we may see more Erik Smith. I'll add i think he's struggled the first few weeks.

Definitely overpursues, and to me it looks like the opposing teams find him and look to exploit.
 
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DAMON WEBB'S DEVELOPMENT KEY IN OHIO STATE MAINTAINING SUCCESS IN THE SECONDARY

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Greg Schiano was rather definitive with his statement.

“Right now, the guy who performed like a starter [at safety] is Damon Webb,” Ohio State’s defensive coordinator said at the conclusion of spring practice. “He had his best stretch of football that I've ever seen in him.”

“I haven't seen that much, but from what I've seen, it was his best stretch of football.”

That’s certainly music to the ears of Ohio State fans.

Webb is one of two returning members to the Buckeyes’ secondary with any significant playing experience; cornerback Denzel Ward is the other. And Ohio State has its hands full even with those two back in the fold as it looks to replace Marshon Lattimore, Gareon Conley and Malik Hooker — three first-round NFL Draft picks — from last year’s back four.

An improved Webb would give the Buckeyes a nice lift in that regard.

“[Webb] has a look about him, a focus that I think this is going to be a huge summer for him,” Schiano said. “He's going to come back and have a great senior year.”

A former top-40 prospect in the 2014 recruiting class, Webb came to Ohio State with rather lofty expectations. A product of Cass Tech High School in Detroit, Webb was the first of three from the Michigan powerhouse to sign with the Buckeyes. Mike Weber and Josh Alabi joined him the following year.

He came to Columbus as a cornerback, but after spending his first two seasons working in Kerry Coombs’ meeting room as, primarily, a special teams contributor, Webb moved to safety prior to the 2016 season.

In his first season as a starter, Webb ranked fifth on Ohio State’s defense with 57 tackles. He had one interception, too, a 36-yard pick-six against Nebraska. However, Webb struggled, at times, more than the other Buckeyes’ defensive backs in pass coverage. According to CFB Film Room, Webb allowed 20 completions on 39 targets (51.2 percent) in 2016, far and away the highest percentage of the five secondary members who played significant snaps for Ohio State.

An improved Webb, however, would certainly help burden the losses of Conley, Hooker and Lattimore. The senior said he enjoyed the best spring of his career this year.

"I would say this is my best spring, just working on the stuff that Coach Schiano is talking about I need to enhance," Webb said. "I just thinking about learning the game more and the ins and outs of the defense and just being more of a leader for the young guys.”

Entire article: http://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-...io-state-maintaining-success-in-the-secondary
 
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DAMON WEBB TAKING LEADERSHIP ROLE IN OHIO STATE SECONDARY

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Marshon Lattimore, Malik Hooker and Gareon Conley were all first-round picks in the 2017 NFL draft.

That leaves Damon Webb as the only returning starter in Ohio State’s secondary.

Webb isn’t projected as a future first-round pick, at least not yet. The stars of this year’s secondary, like Hooker and Lattimore last year, could be players who haven’t started a game yet. Webb is expected to be a leader of this year’s Ohio State secondary, though, because of his experience compared to the Buckeyes’ other defensive backs.

The senior safety from Detroit believes it is "very important" for him to play a leadership role.

"Last year, they (Lattimore, Hooker and Conley) set the standard," Webb said. "It’s definitely up to me to be a leader, show them what it means to call ourselves B.I.A. (Best in America), with no drop-off or no lagging off. So it’s definitely up to me to set the standard and keep the tradition going."

Greg Schiano, Ohio State’s defensive coordinator and safeties coach, has been impressed with the way Webb has stepped up.

"Coming out of spring, I felt he was the one guy who practiced like a big-time player, and he’s picked up right where he left off," Schiano said of Webb. "He’s in tremendous condition, best shape of his life. He understands it better than anybody in the back end. We need him to have a big year."

Webb realized he needed to step up when Hooker, Conley and Lattimore all decided to declare for early entry into the 2017 NFL draft. While Webb was eligible to declare for the draft too, he decided to stay, and now he believes it’s on his shoulders to make sure the Ohio State secondary continues to perform at an elite level.

"It’s just knowing that you’ve got to take on a responsibility," Webb said. "There’s younger guys looking up to you. Everything you do, they’re watching, so the spotlight’s on you to make the right decision and come out to practice. If they see you not doing right, they’re not going to do right. If you’re keeping up, having enthusiasm, they’re going to have enthusiasm. So it’s just up to me going out each and every day, knowing that I got people looking up to me, I got to bring the juice every day."

Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...aking-leadership-role-in-ohio-state-secondary
 
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Damon Webb continues to play well

Webb was the only member of Ohio State’s secondary last season to not be selected in the first-round of the 2016 NFL draft. Because of this, he was mostly viewed as the sore thumb of an otherwise glorious unit. We’ve seen a more-aggressive version of Webb this time around, as he’s already doubled his interception total in just five games.



Entire article: https://www.landgrantholyland.com/2...te-defensive-film-review-rutgers-dante-booker
 
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