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LB Steele Chambers (Official Thread)

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As others have mentioned already, Sermon looked better as the game went on. He looked tentative and rigid early on, but started to show some wiggle and athleticism later in the game. Teague looks so stiff running the ball. He reminds me a lot of Terry Kirby - RB that played for the Dolphins and 49ers a while back. Very upright running position and little in the way of elusiveness. Chambers looked good and unlike the others seemed to fall forward when he got tackled. He wasn’t in there running against a motivated first team D during a tight game, though.
 
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matt_thatsme said:
As others have mentioned already, Sermon looked better as the game went on. He looked tentative and rigid early on, but started to show some wiggle and athleticism later in the game. Teague looks so stiff running the ball. He reminds me a lot of Terry Kirby - RB that played for the Dolphins and 49ers a while back. Very upright running position and little in the way of elusiveness. Chambers looked good and unlike the others seemed to fall forward when he got tackled. He wasn’t in there running against a motivated first team D during a tight game, though.
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I agree that the game wasn't as tight but that defense was still motivated and trying to decapitate our ball carriers especially our receivers
 
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matt_thatsme said:
As others have mentioned already, Sermon looked better as the game went on. He looked tentative and rigid early on, but started to show some wiggle and athleticism later in the game. Teague looks so stiff running the ball. He reminds me a lot of Terry Kirby - RB that played for the Dolphins and 49ers a while back. Very upright running position and little in the way of elusiveness. Chambers looked good and unlike the others seemed to fall forward when he got tackled. He wasn’t in there running against a motivated first team D during a tight game, though.
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Teague has always been very upright and stiff but he's even bigger this year. Teague should have a role but Sermon/Chambers looked much better.

Teague should be a north/south back only.

Even though Chambers is tall he's also athletic looking still. Kind if reminds me of Eddie a little.
 
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bukIpower said:
Teague has always been very upright and stiff but he's even bigger this year. Teague should have a role but Sermon/Chambers looked much better.

Teague should be a north/south back only.

Even though Chambers is tall he's also athletic looking still. Kind if reminds me of Eddie a little.
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My comp thought is Corey Dillon so we in the same ball park...
 
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Ohio State pulled out a trick play of its own in Saturday’s second quarter when Steele Chambers took a direct snap on a fake punt and gained 38 yards, leading to a touchdown on a possession that would have otherwise stalled in Ohio State territory. That was a bold call on Day’s part at the time, as Ohio State was only ahead 14-3 and at its own 36-yard line, but he wanted the Buckeyes to be aggressive knowing that Rutgers was going to take some chances against them.

“We knew that Greg was going to be aggressive with special teams, have some different things,” Day said. “We didn’t quite know it was going to be all of those things, but we wanted to be aggressive as well, and I thought the fake punt really allowed us to kind of pull away in the first half.”

 
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There is no question that Chambers has the potential to be an effective tailback at the Power-Five level, and Ohio State wouldn’t have spent the last two seasons developing him at the position if it didn’t believe so as well. By no means whatsoever are there indications that the Buckeyes are giving up on him in the backfield. But there were clearly concerns about the ball-security issues that popped up early last season when he was given some opportunities in key situations. Considering how tight the race will be to replace Trey Sermon as the lead rusher, every detail is magnified — and that could be tough to overcome.

But Chambers has a fallback plan that most tailbacks don’t, and there were plenty of recruiters who believed that his best position might actually be at linebacker when he was coming out of Georgia two years ago. At least one teammate has already rediscovered that by flipping through some old high-school tape, seeing Chambers pop as a relentless tackler who can work sideline-to-sideline and punish ball-carriers when he arrives at the collision point. And while Ohio State has a handful of linebackers who have paid their dues and are ready for their shot with the Silver Bullets, that unit could surely benefit from having another versatile option on hand this spring.
 
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He's been passed on the depth chart for now. He'll either rise or get passed by guys that are more "pure" running backs. There is talent there but can he be "patient" for his chance? Most of the time these kids won't wait.
 
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Taosman said:
He's been passed on the depth chart for now. He'll either rise or get passed by guys that are more "pure" running backs. There is talent there but can he be "patient" for his chance? Most of the time these kids won't wait.
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The old coaches' adage: "You can never have too many running backs" probably applies here; however, with that being said maybe his best route to see playing time is at LB. All four of the LBs that had significant playing time are gone, all three LB positions are really up for grabs, etc.

Anyway I always thought that a college football player's best position should be the one that offers him the best shot at an NFL career. Most NFL teams (with the spread offense) have 1 starting RB, but they have 3 or 4 starting LBs. In addition, I'll say LBs have a longer career in he NFL than RBs, even a defensive player who just specializes in special team tackling can have a long NFL career, i.e. think Nate "War Daddy" Ebner here.
 
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ScriptOhio said:
The old coaches' adage: "You can never have too many running backs" probably applies here; however, with that being said maybe his best route to see playing time is at LB. All four of the LBs that had significant playing time are gone, all three LB positions are really up for grabs, etc.

Anyway I always thought that a college football player's best position should be the one that offers him the best shot at an NFL career. Most NFL teams (with the spread offense) have 1 starting RB, but they have 3 or 4 starting LBs. In addition, I'll say LBs have a longer career in he NFL than RBs, even a defensive player who just specializes in special team tackling can have a long NFL career, i.e. think Nate "War Daddy" Ebner here.
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I agree with you and don't see how Chambers can see time at RB, and like many, thought his best position was LB.

But some kids want to bet on themselves and play they position they believe is their best fit.
 
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OHIO STATE'S NEWEST LINEBACKER? Steele Chambers played both sides of the ball in high school and has a name fitting of a of a linebacker. And based on where he's lined up in these pictures, that might be his new home.

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Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/skul...erested-in-thad-matta-and-what-ryan-day-looks

Just sayin': 11W is speculating that Steele Chambers might be switching positions to linebacker.
 
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