2013-2014 Projected Line-up

[OHSportsFan]

That lineup posted by RB07...that looks like a pretty damn good team.

My, oh, my.

 

[WaitingforKickoff]

Good list RB07. I would keep a close eye on Cam Williams. If he is able to bulk up to 230-235, he could be our answer in the middle.

Our defense will be very young but just oozes in potential:

• Love to see what a healthy Mike Bennett can do. Had a pretty dominating spring before the injury. Elk pride.
• Doran Grant has the pedigree to be the next good one at corner.
• Josh Perry at 6-3 248 and playing well as a FR is going to bode well for this D.
• Spence and Washington are as physically gifted as they come. Washington making the play vs. UM bodes well for his future.

You mix the young talent with a couple of potential AAs in Roby and Shazier, and a couple of scrappy veterans in Barnett and Bryant, and it's got the makings of something special. The offense is probably going to carry the team the first few games, but I think by the time we travel to Northwestern this D should be hitting on all cylinders.

 

[MililaniBuckeye]

I keep seeing you say that and I cannot claim to have inside knowledge, but if you do please elaborate. Otherwise, many people and I think Price is better equipped at guard. I think he can be a good DT or a great guard.

DT was his primary position and that's where he has been ranked by the recruiting sites his entire time in high school. He may indeed be switched to OL, but I don't see it...at all.

 

[maximumblitz]

Not sure how to start a new thread, but this place may do .....

Ken Pryor opines on the possible outcome of UFM looking at NFL Spread offenses:

http://www.the-ozone.net/football/2013/UnderstandingUrban_Pistol.html

The offenses led by Colin Kaepernick, Russell Wilson, and Robert Griffin III aren't necessarily revolutionary, but these quarterbacks have ushered in a dynamic attack utilizing the quarterback at a maximum. What is this new phenomena? What is this new gimmick that has the likes of Urban Meyer taking notes on how to implement the same schemes into his already vaunted Ohio State offensive attack? None other than Pistol Offense.

Continued ....

 

[maximumblitz]

http://www.rotoworld.com/content/pl...ews.asp?sport=CFB&id=130780&line=23176&spln=1


The quality of this source is a little sketchy, but it is food for thought ...

During a radio interview, Ohio State coach Urban Meyer said he plans on stealing some of the things the San Francisco 49ers run on offense

 

[ohiojpaz]

Revised from my previous projections after seeing this recruiting class

QB- Braxton Miller, Kenny Guiton
RB- Carlos Hyde, Rod Smith, Bri'onte Dunn
WR- Philly Brown, Evan Spencer, Corey Smith
WR- Devin Smith, Michael Thomas
Slot- Jordan Hall, Jalin Marshall, Dontre Wilson
TE- Jeff Heurman, Nick Vannett, Marcus Baugh
LT- Jack Mewhort, Kyle Dodson, Darryl Baldwin
LG- Andrew Norwell, Chase Farris
C- Corey Linsley, Jacoby Boren
RG- Marcus Hall, Antonio Underwood, Tim Gardner
RT- Taylor Decker, Evan Lisle

LEO- Noah Spence, Steve Miller, Tyquan Lewis
DT- Adolphus Washtington, Tommy Schutt, Michael Hill
NT- Joel Hale, Billy Price, Donovan Munger
RE- Michael Bennett, Joey Bosa, Se'von Pittman
SLB- Josh Perry, Curtis Grant
MLB- Mike Mitchell, Camren Williams
WLB- Ryan Shazier, Trey Johnson, David Perkins
CB- Bradley Roby, Eli Apple
CB- Doran Grant, Adam Griffin
FS- CJ Barnett, Von Bell, Corey Brown
SS- Christian Bryant, Cameron Burrows, Devan Bogard
Star- Von Bell, Corey Brown, Cameron Burrows

K- Drew Basil, Kyle Clinton
P- Frank Epitropolous, Drew Basil
KR- Rod Smith/Dontre Wilson, Bri'onte Dunn, Jalin Marshall
PR- Philly Brown, Jalin Marshall, Devin Smith, Dontre Wilson

 

[pnuts34]

Revised from my previous projections after seeing this recruiting class

QB- Braxton Miller, Kenny Guiton
RB- Carlos Hyde, Rod Smith, Bri'onte Dunn
WR- Philly Brown, Evan Spencer, Corey Smith
WR- Devin Smith, Michael Thomas
Slot- Jordan Hall, Jalin Marshall, Dontre Wilson
TE- Jeff Heurman, Nick Vannett, Marcus Baugh
LT- Jack Mewhort, Kyle Dodson, Darryl Baldwin
LG- Andrew Norwell, Chase Farris
C- Corey Linsley, Jacoby Boren
RG- Marcus Hall, Antonio Underwood, Tim Gardner
RT- Taylor Decker, Evan Lisle

LEO- Noah Spence, Steve Miller, Tyquan Lewis
DT- Adolphus Washtington, Tommy Schutt, Michael Hill
NT- Joel Hale, Billy Price, Donovan Munger
RE- Michael Bennett, Joey Bosa, Se'von Pittman
SLB- Josh Perry, Curtis Grant
MLB- Mike Mitchell, Camren Williams
WLB- Ryan Shazier, Trey Johnson, David Perkins
CB- Bradley Roby, Eli Apple
CB- Doran Grant, Adam Griffin
FS- CJ Barnett, Von Bell, Corey Brown
SS- Christian Bryant, Cameron Burrows, Devan Bogard
Star- Von Bell, Corey Brown, Cameron Burrows

K- Drew Basil, Kyle Clinton
P- Frank Epitropolous, Drew Basil
KR- Rod Smith/Dontre Wilson, Bri'onte Dunn, Jalin Marshall
PR- Philly Brown, Jalin Marshall, Devin Smith, Dontre Wilson

Its going to be interesting to see the versatility of Bennett and washington. Imo, bennet starts inside and washington outside. I dont think mitchell starts from day 1 either, cam williams may have that position with grant behind him. And I dont think adam griffin will be in the 2 deep with armani reeves there, as well as najee murray, eli apple, gareon conley and cam burrows. With bell, jayme thompson, darron lee and chris worley we will be set at S and star and burrows can start his career at CB. Also, I dont think bell is a star, more of a ball hawking S. Corey brown, devan bogard, chris worley and maybe darron lee will/should be the star position players. Just my own .02

 

[RB07OSU]

Still early, but based on reports so far (and updated after the Underwood injury):

QB: B. Miller, K. Guiton, C. Jones- No surprises here. Happy to heard Cardale is looking good though.

RB: C. Hyde, R. Smith, W. Ball, B. Dunn-Ball is on fire this spring and his play doesn't seem like an isolated incident after last fall before he got hurt...if Smith doesn't resolve his ball security, I wouldn't rule Ball taking more reps than either of Dunn or Smith.

WR: Philly, E. Spencer, J. Clark/C. Smith- Philly is having a standout spring and looks poised for a huge season, don't see him coming off the field. Haven't heard much from Spencer and while he has made some contributions here, I certainly would NOT rule out Clark or C. Smith giving him (or Thomas) a run for PT.

WR: D. Smith, M. Thomas, F. Epitropolous- Smith is looking fantastic as usual and Thomas sounds like he has progressed in all the right areas...I could see Thomas being our 3rd overall receiver (not including slot). Excited to see him at the Spring Game.

Slot: J. Hall, C. Fields, J. Marshall, D. Wilson- We all know that Marshall and Wilson could easily jump Fields for PT here.

TE: J. Heuerman, N. Vannett: Both are going to play plenty this season and do great things, but reports are that Jeff is just killing it. UFM is very happy with both though.

LT: J. Mewhort, D. Baldwin, K. Dodson- Though Baldwin is technically the backup, I think we see either Decker get moved over with Farris taking RT, or putting in Elflein or Boren to shift either Norwell or Hall to tackle if (Lord forbid) something would happen to Jack. Dodson probably needs to get adjusted still coming off his injury, so I don't see him factoring in quite yet.

LG: A. Norwell, J. Boren- Could have Elflein here too, I think whoever the staff likes better of Boren and Elflein will be who steps in in the event we need anyone to step in in the interior.

C: C. Linsley, P. Elflein- See above.

RG: M. Hall, T. Brown, E. Lisle- Haven't heard much on Brown yet, so perhaps Elflein or Boren would be up next here as well. Also would look out for Lisle as a contender for early PT, as he has bulked up and will be the ideal OL for UFM + Warriner.

RT: Decker, Farris- I still see Decker winning this one out...he is more of a natural tackle and has all the tools to be a great one...this is still the guy that almost beat out Fragel at RT. I think Farris has had one HECK of a spring, but I think Decker gets the nod and ends up even better from the competition. Really glad to see Farris progress at this position though, it is MUCH needed.

SDE: A. Washington, S. Miller, J. Bosa- No surprises here but I could also see Miller as the third DE regardless (aka play WDE some). Bosa is going to come in and compete...would not be surprised to see him get significant PT.

DT: M. Bennett, Hale/Schutt, B. Price- I think the top 3 DTs that will be rotated in are Bennett, Hale, and Schutt, with Bennett the one that needs to be on the field most of the time. Carter doesn't seem like he has blown UFM away, so I wouldn't bet against a freshman (Price is my guess) vying to get into the rotation. If not, I could see Washington sliding down occasionally leaving either Miller or Bosa at end.

DT: J. Hale/T. Schutt, C. Carter- I tend to think Schutt gets a few more snaps, but Hale will definitely be in the rotation heavily. Sounds like Carter is a goal line situational guy as of right now.

WDE: N. Spence, J.T. Moore- Think Spence will be on the field most of the time and if not, perhaps a LEO like Marcus (perhaps) or Grant (perhaps) steps in when need be.

OLB: R. Shazier, Perry/Perkins, M. Mitchell/T. Johnson- The only sure thing is Shazier of course. I think Perry can be special and honestly if things click for Perkins, I think he could athletically be a Shazier clone. Of course those are all ifs...love the talent from both of these guys but with Mitchell and Johnson coming in, they HAVE to step it up or be passed.

MLB: C. Grant, C. Williams, M. Mitchell/T. Johnson- Still haven't heard much from either Grant or Camren...if somebody hasn't progressed significantly by summer, I think either Mitchell or Johnson take the spot.

OLB: J. Perry or D. Perkins: Not sure who wins out this spot and not sure it matters (we'll be in Nickel alot). I'm inclined to say Perry because if we are to be in a base 4-3, his game is better suited to being the 3rd LB against a more power-oriented offense.

CB: B. Roby, A. Griffin or N. Murray: This one is easy.

CB: A. Reeves or D. Grant, E. Apple: I just have a feeling that Reeves will pull this off...he is having an amazing spring..really think this could go either way and Grant has more experience. Apple sounds like he has played fairly well and could creep into some PT.

STAR: V. Bell or T. Powell, Pittsburgh, D. Bogard: I still have a feeling Bell takes this spot and Withers has alluded to that possibility numerous times. Powell looks like a whole new player though and I thought Brown had some good moments last year, but he is going to have to step it up to keep his spot.

SS: C. Bryant, J. Wood, D. Bogard, J. Thompson- No surprises, hopefully Wood is back healthy for depth and special teams. If not, I could see Bogard or Thompson getting the call in the two deep (although I feel Bell ends up the go-to if we need some to step up at either safety spot or Star).

FS: C. Barnett, V. Bell, R. Tanner- No surprises again, see above.

K/P: Basil- Unless we find a punter, Basil is both.

 

[pnuts34]

Appreciate all your work RB. Just a few thoughts:
I thought Jamie woods career was over.
If that's the case I'd have darron lee on SS depth chart replacing him
Would powell also provide great depth at FS?
As much as I like pittsburgh brown, and I'm still rooting for him, but he's definitely in an uphill battle for PT. I'd also include chris worley for depth at the star and either S position(at least for now this year, he could easily gain 15-20lbs and move to olb)
Michael hill (assuming his injury is healed) may replace chris Carter for depth at DT
And no mention of cam burrows? I figure he can certainly give Griffin and murray a great competition for PT behind roby

 

[OhioState001]

Appreciate all your work RB. Just a few thoughts:
I thought Jamie woods career was over.
If that's the case I'd have darron lee on SS depth chart replacing him
Would powell also provide great depth at FS?
As much as I like pittsburgh brown, and I'm still rooting for him, but he's definitely in an uphill battle for PT. I'd also include chris worley for depth at the star and either S position(at least for now this year, he could easily gain 15-20lbs and move to olb)
Michael hill (assuming his injury is healed) may replace chris Carter for depth at DT
And no mention of cam burrows? I figure he can certainly give Griffin and murray a great competition for PT behind roby

Jamie Wood decided to come back and play

 

[bigdog3300]

Appreciate all your work RB. Just a few thoughts:
I thought Jamie woods career was over.
If that's the case I'd have darron lee on SS depth chart replacing him
Would powell also provide great depth at FS?
As much as I like pittsburgh brown, and I'm still rooting for him, but he's definitely in an uphill battle for PT. I'd also include chris worley for depth at the star and either S position(at least for now this year, he could easily gain 15-20lbs and move to olb)
Michael hill (assuming his injury is healed) may replace chris Carter for depth at DT
And no mention of cam burrows? I figure he can certainly give Griffin and murray a great competition for PT behind roby

Pittsburgh Brown has been having himself a very good spring and is seeing a lot of PT as they've been doing plenty of dime packages with Powell and himself. He'll be seeing a good amount of PT based on reports so far.

 

[pnuts34]

Pittsburgh Brown has been having himself a very good spring and is seeing a lot of PT as they've been doing plenty of dime packages with Powell and himself. He'll be seeing a good amount of PT based on reports so far.

That's great to hear then. I also can't wait to see how powell develops. If he can put it all together, with his size, well have very good player with the height to actually swing in our defenses favor, especially in the red zone.
Also glad to hear about jamie wood

 

[RB07OSU]

Appreciate all your work RB. Just a few thoughts:
I thought Jamie woods career was over.
If that's the case I'd have darron lee on SS depth chart replacing him
Would powell also provide great depth at FS?
As much as I like pittsburgh brown, and I'm still rooting for him, but he's definitely in an uphill battle for PT. I'd also include chris worley for depth at the star and either S position(at least for now this year, he could easily gain 15-20lbs and move to olb)
Michael hill (assuming his injury is healed) may replace chris Carter for depth at DT
And no mention of cam burrows? I figure he can certainly give Griffin and murray a great competition for PT behind roby

I think Lee and Worley are good candidates for PT on special teams (ideal combo of speed and size for punt/kick coverage) but I think we have guys experienced and/or talented enough in the star/safety position. In rough order: Barnett, Bryant, Powell, Pittsburgh, Bell, Bogard, Wood, and Tanner. So I think their PT at either the Star or S comes next season after Barnett, Bryant, Wood, and Pittsburgh are all gone. As for Pittsburgh, I am rooting for him as a senior but I've heard he is struggling some this spring and he is on the clock to produce.

Hill may have similar attributes but UFM has been on record to say Price is likely the most game-ready DL we have coming in. That being said, Hill has the size and athleticism to be rotated in some if any semblance of the proverbial "light" clicks. I think we are solid at DT but aside from possibly Bennett, I don't see any game-changers on the interior and only really see Hill as that type of talent. We'll see I suppose.

Burrows I haven't heard much on really and it just seems Apple gets more talk. On paper coming in, I thought Burrows would have a better shot at PT being more physically developed though. Still a long ways to go and I am looking forward to seeing how all the freshman perform in the spring game.

 

[pnuts34]

I think Lee and Worley are good candidates for PT on special teams (ideal combo of speed and size for punt/kick coverage) but I think we have guys experienced and/or talented enough in the star/safety position. In rough order: Barnett, Bryant, Powell, Pittsburgh, Bell, Bogard, Wood, and Tanner. So I think their PT at either the Star or S comes next season after Barnett, Bryant, Wood, and Pittsburgh are all gone. As for Pittsburgh, I am rooting for him as a senior but I've heard he is struggling some this spring and he is on the clock to produce.

Hill may have similar attributes but UFM has been on record to say Price is likely the most game-ready DL we have coming in. That being said, Hill has the size and athleticism to be rotated in some if any semblance of the proverbial "light" clicks. I think we are solid at DT but aside from possibly Bennett, I don't see any game-changers on the interior and only really see Hill as that type of talent. We'll see I suppose.

Burrows I haven't heard much on really and it just seems Apple gets more talk. On paper coming in, I thought Burrows would have a better shot at PT being more physically developed though. Still a long ways to go and I am looking forward to seeing how all the freshman perform in the spring game.

Thanks for the info RB.
I forgot how much depth we have at S/star. But guys like lee and worley will definitely help our special teams
I guess I had hill as someone who can get in the rotation because bennett also can play SDE if need be as well. But like you said its still very early