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Taurian just needs to keep working on his hands. Glad to hear he caught the other one though.
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Hall continues to lead the pack
At the risk of sounding like a broken record (by about everyone), Jordan Hall continues to be the most impressive back. His burst, vision and quick cuts are easily the most deadly among the backs when he gets a crease. He cannot move the pile like Boom & Saine, but he must have had 6-8 quality runs today. His most impressive play though came on a screen pass on 3rd & super long. He caught it underneath, picked up 8-10 then got caught up in traffic, yet he planted his foot inside a tiny crease, cutback and exploded through for another 10 yards and a first down.
Boom's quiet improvement
Boom has been tagged as a steady if unspectacular back by many, but he has quietly progressed this offseason. Besides adding a little wiggle, his patience and vision seemed improved over last fall, and this was the case during previous practices as well. Some things never change, and he tees up defenders at the end of his 7-10 yard runs, making Barnett & Whiting pay (each made their tackles though), among others. However, on the last drive, after trucking Whiting, he got a taste of his own medicine as Big Hank finished him off with a slobberknocker of his own.
Taylor Graham's throws
Taylor made a lot of nice throws today. He looked like 2nd/3rd string QB who is a year or two away from some very quality football, while Bauserman looked more like the freshman. His footspeed is behind the others as expected, but he can shift away from the pressure to get rid of the ball. Poppa Graham looks like a svelte offensive tackle.
Young DBs seizing the moment
Corey Brown had a good day filling in for the starters. His highlight was a diving breakup against Posey on a slant route. He looked good in coverage today.
Bradley Roby will need a year to get stronger physically, but he was always right in on the play, closing quickly or challenging the catch. He was in position against the run and pass on most of his reps. His best play came on 3rd down, slicing through the blockers and blowing up a screen play before it got started, smacking Bo DeLande as he caught the ball.
Dominic Clarke had a brilliant breakup on a long throw to the endzone by Pryor, which was thrown quite well. Chris Fields had a step on Clarke, who reached out in stride for the catch, only to see Clarke close the gap with a diving breakup.
Jamie Wood was solid, with one great tackle for a loss, exploding from 8 yards deep to detonate the ball carrier behind the line.
Barnett looked solid running with the 1s and is a solid backup for OSU. He got "Boomed" a few times at the end of the run, but held on and made the play.
Pryor's presence:
He was very solid, not great through the air, but he was calm, collected. He handled the pressure well, lived to play another down when it wasn't there, and fired with authority when the opportunities were there. The 3-5 ball pats (hesitating) before the throw were not a staple of his windup like last fall. He took his checkdowns quickly, and fired three passes over the middle with confidence and no risk of a pick despite the coverage lurking.
Defensive tackle depth:
With the departure of Doug, Todd, Keith and recruiting miss on Shariff, many were understandably concerned about the depth inside moving forward. Goebel & Bellamy were extremely disruptive today, flushing QBs out of the pocket regularly. Hankins was his usual wide self but had a few explosions into the backfield as well. This was a very promising day for who backs up the two studs (Larimore just collapsed the entire interior 3-4 times today).
Hankins' stamina.
Not only did Big Hank keep up throughout drives without substituting, he maintained through back to back series (staying in with different units), with no TV breaks like he'll have in the fall. He was his usual man mountain against the run, but also broke through on occasion for some nice pressure. On one play, he had an arm around Guiton before he had finished turning around on his drop. There was a reason Heacock pushed so hard to get Hankins an offer, and we see why every time we watch him. The extra motivation he'll have against the Wolverines will be the icing on the top.
Continued evolution of the offense
Beyond a lot of well executed screen passes to the RBs, they ran WR sweeps, tosses, rollouts, option looks (with stepback passes)... they even used Pryor in a very different QB sweep look. Their trust in Pryor led to passes down the seam (to the TEs even!), 1 step drop slants, and more aggressive passing overall.
At the risk of sounding like a broken record (by about everyone), Jordan Hall continues to be the most impressive back. His burst, vision and quick cuts are easily the most deadly among the backs when he gets a crease. He cannot move the pile like Boom & Saine, but he must have had 6-8 quality runs today. His most impressive play though came on a screen pass on 3rd & super long. He caught it underneath, picked up 8-10 then got caught up in traffic, yet he planted his foot inside a tiny crease, cutback and exploded through for another 10 yards and a first down.
Boom's quiet improvement
Boom has been tagged as a steady if unspectacular back by many, but he has quietly progressed this offseason. Besides adding a little wiggle, his patience and vision seemed improved over last fall, and this was the case during previous practices as well. Some things never change, and he tees up defenders at the end of his 7-10 yard runs, making Barnett & Whiting pay (each made their tackles though), among others. However, on the last drive, after trucking Whiting, he got a taste of his own medicine as Big Hank finished him off with a slobberknocker of his own.
Taylor Graham's throws
Taylor made a lot of nice throws today. He looked like 2nd/3rd string QB who is a year or two away from some very quality football, while Bauserman looked more like the freshman. His footspeed is behind the others as expected, but he can shift away from the pressure to get rid of the ball. Poppa Graham looks like a svelte offensive tackle.
Young DBs seizing the moment
Corey Brown had a good day filling in for the starters. His highlight was a diving breakup against Posey on a slant route. He looked good in coverage today.
Bradley Roby will need a year to get stronger physically, but he was always right in on the play, closing quickly or challenging the catch. He was in position against the run and pass on most of his reps. His best play came on 3rd down, slicing through the blockers and blowing up a screen play before it got started, smacking Bo DeLande as he caught the ball.
Dominic Clarke had a brilliant breakup on a long throw to the endzone by Pryor, which was thrown quite well. Chris Fields had a step on Clarke, who reached out in stride for the catch, only to see Clarke close the gap with a diving breakup.
Jamie Wood was solid, with one great tackle for a loss, exploding from 8 yards deep to detonate the ball carrier behind the line.
Barnett looked solid running with the 1s and is a solid backup for OSU. He got "Boomed" a few times at the end of the run, but held on and made the play.
Pryor's presence:
He was very solid, not great through the air, but he was calm, collected. He handled the pressure well, lived to play another down when it wasn't there, and fired with authority when the opportunities were there. The 3-5 ball pats (hesitating) before the throw were not a staple of his windup like last fall. He took his checkdowns quickly, and fired three passes over the middle with confidence and no risk of a pick despite the coverage lurking.
Defensive tackle depth:
With the departure of Doug, Todd, Keith and recruiting miss on Shariff, many were understandably concerned about the depth inside moving forward. Goebel & Bellamy were extremely disruptive today, flushing QBs out of the pocket regularly. Hankins was his usual wide self but had a few explosions into the backfield as well. This was a very promising day for who backs up the two studs (Larimore just collapsed the entire interior 3-4 times today).
Hankins' stamina.
Not only did Big Hank keep up throughout drives without substituting, he maintained through back to back series (staying in with different units), with no TV breaks like he'll have in the fall. He was his usual man mountain against the run, but also broke through on occasion for some nice pressure. On one play, he had an arm around Guiton before he had finished turning around on his drop. There was a reason Heacock pushed so hard to get Hankins an offer, and we see why every time we watch him. The extra motivation he'll have against the Wolverines will be the icing on the top.
Continued evolution of the offense
Beyond a lot of well executed screen passes to the RBs, they ran WR sweeps, tosses, rollouts, option looks (with stepback passes)... they even used Pryor in a very different QB sweep look. Their trust in Pryor led to passes down the seam (to the TEs even!), 1 step drop slants, and more aggressive passing overall.
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Play of the day:
Offense: Pryor lofted a beautiful jump ball for Posey, 28 yds downfield along sideline. Posey leaps a little earlier but hangs in the air forever, plucking the ball over the outstretched hands of Howard. Draws a huge reaction from the mild crowd of media and family in attendance.
Honorable mention: Pryor steps up into the pocket and fires a laser over the middle to Washington for 15 yards, who hauls it in cleanly and races for the remaining 10 yards and the only offensive TD of the day.
Honorable mention #2: Pryor fumbles a high snap, struggles to pick it up and loses about 12 yards before he regains possession. Not to worry, he steps up into the pocket, flies past a would-be tackler (in a no-contact jersey & tackle system, no less), and effortlessly glides for a 12-15 yard gain.
Defense: Pryor throws a perfect ball down the right sideline for Fields, who has a step on Clarke. As Fields stretches out his hands in stride, Clarke makes a diving breakup to prevent the catch in the endzone.
Honorable mention: Saine bobbled the toss, which flew right towards Sweat, who dove forward and caught the fumble on the fly.
Offense: Pryor lofted a beautiful jump ball for Posey, 28 yds downfield along sideline. Posey leaps a little earlier but hangs in the air forever, plucking the ball over the outstretched hands of Howard. Draws a huge reaction from the mild crowd of media and family in attendance.
Honorable mention: Pryor steps up into the pocket and fires a laser over the middle to Washington for 15 yards, who hauls it in cleanly and races for the remaining 10 yards and the only offensive TD of the day.
Honorable mention #2: Pryor fumbles a high snap, struggles to pick it up and loses about 12 yards before he regains possession. Not to worry, he steps up into the pocket, flies past a would-be tackler (in a no-contact jersey & tackle system, no less), and effortlessly glides for a 12-15 yard gain.
Defense: Pryor throws a perfect ball down the right sideline for Fields, who has a step on Clarke. As Fields stretches out his hands in stride, Clarke makes a diving breakup to prevent the catch in the endzone.
Honorable mention: Saine bobbled the toss, which flew right towards Sweat, who dove forward and caught the fumble on the fly.
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I'm glad to hear that Corey Brown is stepping up for us on defense. With some of the older guys banged up, I'm glad to hear positive reports about our younger guys.
I knew that Jordan Hall was gonna be big for us after seeing him in action last year. Love his burst.
Also, the past few jersey scrimmages have not gone so well. Jwins, what was your overall feel for how both the offense and defense performed? Offensive line thoughts, specifically LT?
I knew that Jordan Hall was gonna be big for us after seeing him in action last year. Love his burst.
Also, the past few jersey scrimmages have not gone so well. Jwins, what was your overall feel for how both the offense and defense performed? Offensive line thoughts, specifically LT?
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Thanks for the info Josh
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Pretty good rundown by Bucknuts also:
Offense Regains Jerseys In Scrimmage | Football Article
JBerry seemed like he had a good day.
Offense Regains Jerseys In Scrimmage | Football Article
JBerry seemed like he had a good day.
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Defensive line, particularly the tackles, were very good today, but the #1 OL did well other than Brewster who struggled occasionally.
Adams did a nice job out there, and also got out in front of some outside runs, making a few plays outside of the numbers.
Miller struggled a lot with Cam, but Cam is kind of good and Miller isn't fully healthy. Besides stopping the nagurski candidate (who also smoked Boren once), he did a good job in protection.
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At least 5 of Pryor's incompletions were good throws. The dominic clarke breakup in the endzone was not only a tremendous defensive recovery, but was thrown in stride over 40 yds and had no chance of being intercepted.
There were at least 4 drops, if not more. Taurian had two on crossing routes. Posey dropped a sideline jump ball. It was contested, but it was a drop. Corey Brown ran without the ball on a screen pass. I'll check my notes, but I'm pretty sure there were more.
I only remember one bad pass all day, and that was a rollout in the redzone where he threw to the right sideline of the endzone. Posey didn't really come back for the ball and it was thrown more towards Howard, who dropped the pick. Last year you would get 3-4 BAD passes, 3-5 questionable ones, and only so many very good throws. He avoided a lot of the mistakes you used to get from him, and was so much more comfortable in his responsibilities out there.
There were at least 4 drops, if not more. Taurian had two on crossing routes. Posey dropped a sideline jump ball. It was contested, but it was a drop. Corey Brown ran without the ball on a screen pass. I'll check my notes, but I'm pretty sure there were more.
I only remember one bad pass all day, and that was a rollout in the redzone where he threw to the right sideline of the endzone. Posey didn't really come back for the ball and it was thrown more towards Howard, who dropped the pick. Last year you would get 3-4 BAD passes, 3-5 questionable ones, and only so many very good throws. He avoided a lot of the mistakes you used to get from him, and was so much more comfortable in his responsibilities out there.
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One other thing, Barclay has been working on his range, and hit a 54 yarder with 3 yards to spare. Last season that would have landed at the goalline 10-12 yards short of the sticks. Basil came up about 3-4 yards short on a few 58 yard tries and was not as accurate as Barclay.
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Coach Tress said in the post scrimmage interview that Philly Brown has gotten a lot of reps this fall and that "He's gonna help us this year," and then went on to say that he thinks "Philly and Jordan Hall will be back deep on punts as much as Dane and Devier." Love it.
Also, sounds like Boom, Zoom, Berry, and Hall will all get their shots back deep on kicks this year.
Also, sounds like Boom, Zoom, Berry, and Hall will all get their shots back deep on kicks this year.
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As they used to say: if you have 7 punt returners, you don't have 1.
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