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QB Justin Fields (2019-20 B1G Off POY, 2020 Silver Football, 2019 B1G CCG MVP, Pittsburgh Steelers)

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lvbuckeye said:
One of the greatest seven year runs in Ohio State history, yet he underachieved by any objective measure. It wasn't the running QB-centric-offense. It was Withers, Beck, Smith, and Davis.

"The QB is the product of the people around him."

Yes. Yes. And the Head coach is the product of the people around him.
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I think his lack of offensive evolution was a big part of the struggles. Made him too reliant on elite athletic QBs that he was never able to land. Missing out on Watson was probably an even bigger blow than we all thought. Watson could've masked some problems with the scheme, but JT usually could not.

As for coaching hires, Meyer was too quick to settle on promotions or hires (Beck, Warriner, Stud, Davis) that made him fill comfortable rather than push the boundaries of the team. Didn't want to go outside his comfort zone with too much of his staff, and it bit him in the end. That's why I'm cautiously optimistic that Day will take a few more chances with hires, and not be satisfied with settling.

EDIT: And to bring it back to Fields, I think he's a great transition from Meyer to day. A big, athletic runner who prefers to pass the ball allows for you to still use some of the base running plays they're used to, but you'll still be able to install more non-mobile QB running plays at the same time.
 
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woofermazing said:
6% of the time it works every time.
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Buckeye86 said:
On the scale of decisions made by a hall of fame coach, running read option with Dwayne Haskins on third and short consistently throughout the 2018 season has to be on the lower end of ones that made sense and contributed to the team winning.
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wasn't just Haskins and wasn't just this year, 3/4 down and less than 2 to go was a problem much of the time, especially when in shot gun formation.
 
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cincibuck said:
wasn't just Haskins and wasn't just this year, 3/4 down and less than 2 to go was a problem much of the time, especially when in shot gun formation.
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Things weren’t always perfect but we scored a ton of points, gained a ton of yards and won 91% of out games with the guy we are talking about.

Yeah, we lost a couple head scratchers and everyone wanted Hyde to run that ball against MSU, but most of the time , when we needed tough yards, Brax and JT came through.
 
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Finished season two of QB1. Enjoyed it significantly more than season one. Glad I didn’t watch season one when it came out. You can take that for what it’s worth without me expanding on why.

Very interesting differences in how Fields and Tate were portrayed. Who knows how much was reel and how much was real.

If reel and real are in alignment, we got the better end of the deal.
 
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sparcboxbuck said:
Finished season two of QB1. Enjoyed it significantly more than season one. Glad I didn’t watch season one when it came out. You can take that for what it’s worth without me expanding on why.

Very interesting differences in how Fields and Tate were portrayed. Who knows how much was reel and how much was real.

If reel and real are in alignment, we got the better end of the deal.
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My exact thoughts ^. I didn't watch either season until this transfer talk started. SAME!
 
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sparcboxbuck said:
Finished season two of QB1. Enjoyed it significantly more than season one. Glad I didn’t watch season one when it came out. You can take that for what it’s worth without me expanding on why.

Very interesting differences in how Fields and Tate were portrayed. Who knows how much was reel and how much was real.

If reel and real are in alignment, we got the better end of the deal.
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Hstead said:
My exact thoughts ^. I didn't watch either season until this transfer talk started. SAME!
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I watched both, and taking away from it all, I think reel and real are pretty damn close. Fields is a humble, smart kid who knows his talents but loves his teammates and has no problems deferring to them. Tate loves the limelight and all the glitz and glamour that comes from being a starting QB. You can win with either attitude. I watched both seasons when they first came out, and was impressed with both kids, but Fields is definitely more grounded, evidenced by going to the same HS for all years(rare nowadays), no multiple decommitments, and even considering Ivy league schools. Just different guys and different family lives. I think Justin will be more endearing to OSU fans, but we could win with either talent on the roster
 
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