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2008 tOSU Spring Game (4/19) & Practice Discussion

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Buckeyecty4;1144008; said:
Couple more negatives:

1) We need serious work on our reverses... isnt the point of the reverese, to deceive the defense to think you're goin one way, and then reverese the field with a WR, who tries to get the edge and go?

Our reverses (and this includes last yr) take forever to develop.. and by the time the WR has the ball, there is 1-2 two guys waiting in the backfield for him, and he always has to cut it back in between the tackle box.. we just run it soo poorly..

2) Just another note on Boeckman.. the picks have to stop.. but i also think one of his biggest problems is that he vacates the pocket to quick.. there was one blitz that got picked up perfectly, yet Todd didnt trust his line, so instread he panicked and tucked the ball, and got sacked by Denlinger..

I was hoping to see a QB who was confident, poised, and could step up and deliver quality balls to his receivers...

I did see that.. sadly it was from Bauserman and not the #1 QB
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I agree on both points. Our reverses are predictable(no threat of the receiver throwing the ball or handing it off to another player) and almost seem telegraphed. They seemed more creative with Ginn(Ntre Ame and Indiana were two times the reverse worked perfectly).

When Todd hasn't found anyone open for about 3 seconds, he loses his cool. He runs like a chicken with its head cut off. If he's going to scramble he needs to head towards the sidelines, not up the gut where there's no space. It is spring though and I really like our o-line this year to give him plenty of time to throw.
 
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You guys hit on everything...

But just a couple things to reiterate...Great to see the D-line dominate...Wilson, Gibson, Heyward are going to look very impressive running down QB's all year...Though the inside guys did well too, Larimore, Denlinger, Worthington, Abdallah...

Spitler contiues to impress me everytime I see him...Think the LB's will be great for us this season...Very deep as well...We have about 8 guys that could start for any other team in the big ten, except maybe PSU and Illinois...

Secondary also is going to be very good...Very deep as well...Chekwa struggled some today, still needs to get bigger to get off blocks...Nice pick by Coleman, and he looked good coming up and making some hits...

way to hard to get a read on the o-line, not only because of spring game, but because everyone was hurt...so incomplete here...We will be fine at RT tho with whoever starts and we have a solid 10 if everyone is healthy as well...

Rb's even tho we only have 4 on ship, we have 4 very very good ones, and the best in teh country is one of them...Herron looks great, so does Saine and we know what Mo Wells brings to the table...

Honestly don't care much about Boeckman's interceptions...He will take care of them...Bauserman looked great...

WR's, wanted to comment on Small looking like he finally gets it...Looked good out there, and also his blocking down field on run plays looked great...hartline, Washington, Dane, Torrence, and Stoney looked as well...
 
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Bauserman absolutely looked like a #1 today. Great arm, good decesions, and even made 3rd string receivers look effective in the 4th quarter. I'd love to see him with our first string OL and all of the weapons.

Boom Herron looked great. He turns 2 yard gains into 5-6 yard gains with vision and change of pace. He reminded me of a taller/skinnier Mike Hart. Not a homerun threat, but someone who will absolutely get positive yardage and move the chains. He will be a great I formation back.

Thaddeus was impressive....on his blown sack attempt, I almost thought he let up a little, as if the QB was wearing a black jersey. Not sure, but he was definately disruptive.

Curtis Terry had a nice block on the goalline for Boom Herron, and he looks like a monster back there.

Thought Homan and Spitler both looked great today.

Nate Oliver played the run very well and is a sure tackler. Pass coverage was a bit shaky.

Kurt Coleman is about to have a breakout year.
 
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si.com

QB Boeckman up and down in Scarlet-Gray game


COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- If spring practices are a springboard to the regular season, then Ohio State's intrasquad scrimmage on Saturday couldn't have been much more successful.
"It's a good time to see where everyone stands," safety Kurt Coleman said. "The sky's the limit."
Todd Boeckman and his backups at quarterback, Antonio Henton and Joe Bauserman, each completed a long pass that led to a touchdown as the Scarlet beat the Gray 20-7.
The announced attendance was 76,346, but that appeared to be inflated on a gray and rainy day.
"I think a lot of people probably bought their tickets and then left when the rain came," running back Maurice Wells said. "I didn't see 76,000."
Ohio State officials were trying to set a national record for attendance at both the men's lacrosse game and the spring football game that followed it at Ohio Stadium.

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It's important to not read too much into a Spring game. On the day, the defense was more coherent than the offense, as expected. I liked a lot of what I saw.

In my mind, Bauserman was the best QB on the day. Very impressive.

I remain unconvinced by Boeckman. His receivers often look like they are waiting or coming back to the ball. The first interception was underthrown considerably to a wide open receiver. He came back with that scramble out of the pocket and fake point to the sideline and then long ball that set up the first touchdown. That pass was really a good one. He hit some good passes on the play action stuff. Some other good passes but also a bit shaky "hear" and there. I wouldn't say he looked like he did against Illinois but he was not impressive throughout as I expected after all I've heard coming out of Spring practice.

Henton was not as impressive, especially with the Gray. Throws were sometimes not on target. Looked better on the scoring drive. Threw the ball out of bounds and toward sideline wisely when hurried a couple of times, but made some bad decisions too and was lucky to not be intercepted at least twice. Looks good running but doesn't go through his progressions and stared down the intended receiver quite a few times.

Looks like there's work to do on the O-line. The entire defense all looked pretty good to me on the small screen, both teams. Lots of penetration and hurries. Agree with comments on individuals posted already in the thread.

Oh, and I don't believe no one mentioned it. A blind man could see that those refs were out to get Ohio State. Every flag was against Ohio State. Haven't seen such incredible bias against us since the Spring game last year! :biggrin:
 
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This is what Ohio Stadium looked like when an attendance figure of 76,346 was announced in the second half. A lot of people left in the rain, but consider that figure ... overly generous.
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That may have been what it looked like when the attendance was announced but there were far more people there earlier. It looked like a good 65k-70k there at one point.
 
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OregonBuckeye;1144151; said:
That may have been what it looked like when the attendance was announced but there were far more people there earlier. It looked like a good 65k-70k there at one point.
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Also, they count tickets sold for the attendance numbers, they don't do a head count of people who are actually in the stands.
 
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Personal observations:

1). This group has the best blend of talent and experience out of any squad that Tressel has had since he was hired. Last year, there was talent but inexperience at QB, WR, DL and in the secondary. This year, we are loaded and have experience at every single position.

2). The QB controversy is overblown. With a franchise RB and a franchise Defense, my belief is that the identity of this team can not be shaped by the passing game. That doesn't mean I don't think the passing game is important to our success or that the QB doesn't have to make plays, but the fact of the matter remains, we won the '02 title and beat one of the more dominant teams of the decade in Miami with Krenzel at QB.

3). Even though this team will have more than enough playmakers to make it a finess/highlight reel kind of offense, we must make "power" the emphasis, on both sides of the ball. We defeated Wisconsin with power. We defeated Michigan with power. and we build a lead on LSU with power until we decided to be finess. With Beanie Wells, who I think is a once in a lifetime back, we have to capitalize.
 
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