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Which CB Will Replace Fox?

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Nutty,

I call foul! You tricked us. The question was about who will play CB not how can we help improve the play of our CB's :tongue2:

You're right though. Our DL HAS to step up to the plate this year. Whoever plays the CB opposite AY, will need time to develop. With a lot of time a college WR could get open against the best NFL CB... we cannot let other teams have all day to throw the ball... Our DL will need to help our new CB...
 
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gbearbuck said:
Nutty,

I call foul! You tricked us. The question was about who will play CB not how can we help improve the play of our CB's :tongue2:
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May bad. :wink2:

Just trying to get a little football talk going.

With a lot of time a college WR could get open against the best NFL CB... we cannot let other teams have all day to throw the ball... Our DL will need to help our new CB
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Exactly. Pressure up front will give whoever wins the job time to develop. There were too many games last year where the opposing quarterback was barely touched. Snyder seemed to get more aggressive last year as the year went on. While it would be ideal to get consistent pressure with only the front 4 blitzing Hawk, Carp and Co. could certainly an option.
 
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BuckNutty said:
Exactly. Pressure up front will give whoever wins the job time to develop. There were too many games last year where the opposing quarterback was barely touched. Snyder seemed to get more aggressive last year as the year went on. While it would be ideal to get consistent pressure with only the front 4 blitzing Hawk, Carp and Co. could certainly an option.
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If you look at the defense from the second half of the Purdue game on, whenever we played the corners tight and blitzed a LB/safety, we dominated. During those 10 quarters, just about the only time the opposition scored is when were backed off (Purdue's GW TD late in the 4th, Michigan's TDs on their first two drives). The DL got good pressure, and in later parts of The Game they dominated, so I think our DL will start the season just about where it left off at the end of last season...and if it does, look out.
 
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I went with Ginn.

True, he never beat out Fox or Youboty of the spot last year, but neither did anyone else on the list. I just think that Tressel will find that he has plenty of firepower in the receiving corps and that he needs help in the cornerbacks. I think Ginn will be starting opposite Youboty long before the Michigan game.
 
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ScarletArrow said:
Everett doesn't have the speed.

They will move Mitchell up and Donte over.
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Wait wait wait...I used to think the same thing, that Everett wasn't too fast. But correct me if I'm wrong, I think Everett's name was quite high on the fastest 40 times on OSU's strength and conditioning boards, I want to say third behind Ginn and Gonzo, around 4.37 maybe. I may be wrong, but I think Everett has plenty of speed, and his tackling is one big reason why he has such a good shot.
 
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BuckNutty said:
Exactly. Pressure up front will give whoever wins the job time to develop. There were too many games last year where the opposing quarterback was barely touched. Snyder seemed to get more aggressive last year as the year went on. While it would be ideal to get consistent pressure with only the front 4 blitzing Hawk, Carp and Co. could certainly an option.
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Its a two-way street, though. If the Bucks can find a second kick-ass corner (1996 comes to mind), the defensive line would be able to get more "coverage" sacks. The QB may have the time to throw the ball to his primary target, but not a good, open receiver. Eventually, the coverage will break down and good things will happen for the defense. That's a good way to get one or two defensive linemen into the groove to make some plays.

But I definitely agree with you. I think the pressure by the line (maybe including some linebackers or defensive backs) is where the defense needs to improve first. Hurrying the quarterback will make big plays for the Buckeyes, regardless of who is on the field across from Youboty.
 
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thackattack said:
Wait wait wait...I used to think the same thing, that Everett wasn't too fast. But correct me if I'm wrong, I think Everett's name was quite high on the fastest 40 times on OSU's strength and conditioning boards, I want to say third behind Ginn and Gonzo, around 4.37 maybe. I may be wrong, but I think Everett has plenty of speed, and his tackling is one big reason why he has such a good shot.
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Your 4.37 is exactly right. There was some criticism on Everett a while back about how he was too slow to lock up with quick receivers and what not and then we found out that he ran a legit 4.37. Sometimes that speed doesn't translate to the field though. Problem is, we haven't had much of an opportunity to see our current CBs manned up on receivers to be able to make any sort of evaluation of Everett's field speed although I am comfortable with him at the boundary. As long as we don't sit in some ridiculous zone all year, I'm confident someone (Lane, Welch, O'Neal, Everett) will get the job done well. Looking forward to seeing kids compete and try to take the spot away!
 
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Maybe this post belongs in the "Talent at WR" thread, but the WR and CB positions are tied together pretty well. Having the talent at WR gives the CBs some good experience in practice. I don't how often the first team receivers go against the first team corners, but I'd guess that gameday will seem like a day off for the defensive backs after having to keep up with Holmes and Ginn (and others).
 
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