2008 Ohio State Offense

[MililaniBuckeye]

Agreed, but Tress will take the points anytime he can get them.

Big difference between taking points when you can get them and scoring the points you should be scoring. I don't care who your opponent is, if you have first and goal from the five or inside and don't score a touchdown, you have failed, field goal or not.

 

[BearBuck27]

Big difference between taking points when you can get them and scoring the points you should be scoring. I don't care who your opponent is, if you have first and goal from the five or inside and don't score a touchdown, you have failed, field goal or not.

Completely agree. Too many points have been left on the board this year, imo.

 

[bukIpower]

We have left points on the board. YES. However, I really think we ought to give credit to the other teams defenses'. We have some weapons and I'm tired of people (myself included) thinking its our fault we don't score sometimes. Sometimes, a defense will just stiffen up and then you can't do much about it.

We'll get better at putting 7's on the board, but for the time being its about execution. An aspect that the opposing defenses' have been able to hold over our offense. It's not just what we're doing, because I bet we could come up for an excuse for every drive we don't score.

 

[osugrad21]

Dispatch

Bob Hunter commentary: Buckeyes know what ails offense ... need for passing game

Saturday, October 11, 2008 10:35 PM
By Bob Hunter


THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/multimedia/audio_slideshows/2008/10/shoe101108/index.html

The scene could have been lifted from just about any one of the recent political debates. Coach Jim Tressel faced question after question about the wheezing Ohio State offense, and he kept most of his answers suitably vague. He admitted that the Buckeyes "didn't control the line of scrimmage" but deftly danced around most of the queries as any good politician does - and he could blow away some of the best ones.
Most observers see what they want when they watch a political debate, and here is what I took away from Tressel's answers: The most positive thing he could say about the offense after a 16-3 win over Purdue was that "we didn't turn it over."
Well, that's something, I guess. Noisemakers, anyone?
The OSU offense isn't exactly sharing the same dumpster with the U.S. economy, but it's not enjoying the most prosperous of times, either. It managed only three field goals - the lone touchdown came on a blocked punt - and that should be a serious concern. Tressel didn't make it sound that way, but he never does. Tailback Chris "Beanie" Wells, more prone to saying what's on his mind than what's on his cue cards, would seem to be a better gauge.
"We have to pass the ball," Wells said. "Me being a running back you don't expect me to say that, but that's the truth, we have to pass the ball."
To give him more room to run?


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[billmac91]

Dispatch

that's a somewhat frustrating article...not that it wasn't accurate.

It would have been great to roll the pocket more for Terrelle, utilze some fake option throws, give him opportunties on first and second down.

Not to rehash the same topic, but the playcalling seemed sub-standard today. Very vanilla, predicatble, and uninspiring.

 

[OH10]

We have left points on the board. YES. However, I really think we ought to give credit to the other teams defenses'. We have some weapons and I'm tired of people (myself included) thinking its our fault we don't score sometimes. Sometimes, a defense will just stiffen up and then you can't do much about it.

We'll get better at putting 7's on the board, but for the time being its about execution. An aspect that the opposing defenses' have been able to hold over our offense. It's not just what we're doing, because I bet we could come up for an excuse for every drive we don't score.

Playcalling and execution in the red zone has been substandard. I don't have the statistics in front of me, but I would guess that our opponents aren't leading the nation in red-zone defense. We, however, have to be ranked rather low in red-zone offense.

Anyone have those stats?

 

[rocketman]

A lot of things went wrong today... The run blocking was awful. Beanie was met at the line of scrimmage by 3-4 Purdue defenders. The play calling was head-scratching. I don't know why we go with the option in the red zone. Pryor seemed like he was thinking too much out there, or thinking he had match his great performance from last week.

 

[bucksfan79]

If Beanie is far enough away from 100% that he can't be in the game for every Red Zone series, then Pryor needs to take about 80 reps a day this week to focus on RZ passing plays. With Beanie out, teams can give more focus to containing outside runs & options. Pryor needs to work on some quick hitting slants and fade patterns. Since he is just a frosh, I'll certainly allow him time to develop that part of his game. :)

 

[WaitingforKickoff]

Redzone playcalling has been juvenile. The OL play is a concern. WR progression, or regression, is a concern. We seriously need a face lift. At time it just looks like they are calling plays for another team.

 

[osugrad21]

CPD

Terrelle Pryor in Ohio State's star role needs supporting cast - Plain Dealer columnist Bud Shaw

Sunday, October 12, 2008 Bud Shaw
Plain Dealer Columnist

Columbus- It's one thing to give Terrelle Pryor the reins, something completely different to make him the Lone Ranger.
The help Ohio State needs with tougher road games ahead, and Penn State under the lights at home, begins with an of fensive line that strug gled to dis courage the Big Ten's worst defense Saturday.
But it hardly ends there. The Buckeyes are likely going to need Todd Boeckman, too. Heresy, I know, but a plausible alternative until Pryor learns to trust his eyes, throws at least a few passes before the receiver makes his cut and stops running into sacks.
The Buckeyes don't beat Penn State with the pass offense they displayed Saturday. In fact, Troy University saw the tapes and sent word it wants another crack at them.
Since the same issues troubled Boeckman - or he would've held on to his job longer - it's not surprising a freshman quarterback would suffer similar gaffes.
But what was apparent last week, except for the opening and closing drives against Wisconsin, became even clearer on a day when Ohio State couldn't manage an offensive touchdown in a 16-3 win over Purdue.

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[jimotis4heisman]

Ohio St. Football Ranking Summary
37th rushing offense
108 passing
94 total
70 scoring
the only top 10 category is net punting

 

[osugrad21]

Canton

Ohio State offense needs a prescription to get well fast
Monday, October 13, 2008
BY TODD PORTER
[email protected]

COLUMBUS Beanie Wells had the flu. Ohio State's offense, well, it needs more than antibiotics, and the Buckeyes could've put more people to sleep faster than Nyquil Saturday afternoon.

"We didn't get near as much done as we need to get done," Head Coach Jim Tressel said of an offense that failed to score a touchdown in Saturday's lackluster win against unranked Purdue.

It doesn't get any easier this week. A week before playing No. 3 Penn State in a night game at Ohio Stadium, the Buckeyes must steer clear of disaster in East Lansing when 20th-ranked Michigan State hosts OSU.

FAMILIAR FACE

No coach in the country knows Tressel and his offense ? at least what was his offense ? better than MSU's Mark Dantonio. He was the defensive coordinator during the Buckeyes 2002 national title run. He may be Tressel's closest friend in the coaching ranks. The two usually spend hours one night each year at the Big Ten media days talking about anything but football.

"They've won six in a row, and they've got a veteran team, they've got a great leader in Javon Ringer. ... Defensively, they're tough.

"Yes, we do know those guys that coach over there and we know they'll have them tremendously prepared, and we're going to their house, which is difficult in the Big Ten ..., and we know we'll have our hands full, and we need to be ready for it."

offensive offense
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[osugrad21]

Lima

Wells, Pryor want OSU to put the ball in the air more

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October 12, 2008 - 11:42PM
By Jim Naveau
COLUMBUS - It was like asking someone how they liked a restaurant and the nicest thing they could find to say was that they liked the chairs and the table cloths.
When Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel was asked what he liked about OSU's offense in a 16-3 win over Purdue on Saturday, the best he could come up with was that the Buckeyes didn't turn the ball over.
Failing to score an offensive touchdown and gaining only 222 yards total offense, as Ohio State did, would be a reason to be concerned any time.
But with a game Michigan State (6-1, 3-0 Big Ten) next on OSU's schedule, followed by a night game against unbeaten Penn State, the need for improvement is more urgent.
Michigan State, coached by former Ohio State defensive coordinator Mark Dantonio, ranks ninth in the Big Ten in defense. But Dantonio knows Ohio State well and the Spartans got two defensive scores when OSU won 24-17 last season at Ohio Stadium.
The moods of OSU's two biggest offensive threats took a 180-degree turn after the Purdue game, compared to a week earlier when the Buckeyes pulled out a 20-17 win over Wisconsin.
After the Wisconsin game, tailback Chris Wells and quarterback Terrelle Pryor both were talking about the big things they could accomplish. After the Purdue game, both sounded frustrated.
Defenses, as predicted, have adjusted to Pryor, who started only his fourth game against Purdue.
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[jimotis4heisman]

BuckeyeXtra - The Columbus Dispatch : Tressel says OSU's entire offensive plan under review

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Any counselor will tell you the first step toward solving a problem is recognizing that there is a problem. Ohio State coach Jim Tressel has done that in regards to his team's lack of consistent offense.
"We know we've got to get better," Tressel said.
The No.12 Buckeyes (6-1, 3-0), who are prepping for a key Big Ten road trip to upstart Michigan State (6-1, 3-0) on Saturday, are coming off a 16-3 win over Purdue in which the offense didn't score a touchdown.
It was no surprise there was no offensive player of the week nor a lineman or back of the week. No one on that side of the ball "graded a winning performance," Tressel said, while six defensive players did, led by senior cornerback Malcolm Jenkins.
The Buckeyes are next to last in the Big Ten in total offense (320.9-yard average; leader Penn State is at 482.1). They are last in passing (143.6, Illinois leads at 281.2), and a mere sixth in rushing (177.3, Penn State leads at 235.1).
When asked at his weekly press luncheon today what ails the offense, Tressel said, bottom line, "We're not executing."
That was especially true with the offensive line again in the Purdue game. Tressel said he and his coaches have dived into the dilemma, reviewing everything from "the plan" i.e., the blocking schemes, the plays selected, etc. to the execution of the individual linemen.
But he said he had no intention of blaming it on a player or players because "That's a little bit of a copout."
So what does he blame? What adjustments/changes do the Buckeyes need to make?
"I'm not going to confide that," Tressel said. "We're working on it."
He did say the primary problem is not the play of freshman quarterback Terrelle Pryor, who continues to be the starter over senior Todd Boeckman. Tressel said there is always the possibility Boeckman could play again if the situation warrants it, but he made no promises.
"You'll know the moment it happens," he said.
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[Joe56]

a win is a win is a win. But ugly wins eventually catch up with you.

Consistency is the watch word. Our line play last week was not up to our talent, our play calling was not befitting of a team with our talent, and TP looks like he's a little handcuffed.

In order to be successful, we're gonna have to:

open the playbook

stress consistency

Let tp know other people will make plays as long as he drives the bus.

Let the other players know TP can't be the only threat.

Sustain the Intensity!