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2015-16 Ohio State Quarterback Discussion

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I've been saying since spring that Cardale and JT/Braxton in short yardage/goal line situations was the way to go. Granted, it's pretty lame it apparently took the coaches six games to figure that out, but better late than never I guess?

Throw it with Cardale, read option with JT. It's not rocket science.
 
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TWO-QUARTERBACK SYSTEM LEADS OHIO STATE TO VICTORY AND PROVIDES GLANCE AT POTENTIAL CURE TO OFFENSIVE AILS

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J.T. Barrett fired one last quick warmup pass to Braxton Miller before kickoff, turned and gave Urban Meyer a bump of the fist and headed to the bench to grab a headset.

Sure, the cool, calm and collected Texan who became the first sophomore captain ever in Ohio State's illustrious football history prior to the 2015 season always exhibits a confident air about him. On this day, though, it seemed a little bit different. He seemed to have more of a purpose in his step, in a similar way his fellow quarterback teammate and best friend Cardale Jones does.

"I'm into good people that are committed to our program," Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer said after the Buckeyes downed Maryland, 49-28, Saturday at Ohio Stadium. "To see a smile on those guys' face and see they worked hard, and it's a unique situation."

Meyer's called the great debate at Ohio State's quarterback position "unique" all summer, but as the calendar's bled into fall, it was Jones who won the starting job for the nation's No. 1 team.

Jones was up and down throughout the first month of the season. Barrett got his share of the snaps, too, but struggled at times as well as Ohio State tried to figure out what it was going to do with two worthy athletes at the most important position on the field.

Saturday might have provided an answer. Meyer inserted Barrett when his team was at or near the red zone in a hope of providing the boost the offense needed to finish off drives and put touchdowns — not field goals — on the board.

"We've been having some red zone issues and the (quarterback) run everything condenses so much in there," Meyer said. "Either you have to be extremely accurate, which we're going to work at that ... (Barrett) provided an obvious spark for us in there."

Entire article: http://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-...tory-and-provides-glance-at-potential-cure-to
 
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Buckeye86 said:
I've been saying since spring that Cardale and JT/Braxton in short yardage/goal line situations was the way to go. Granted, it's pretty lame it apparently took the coaches six games to figure that out, but better late than never I guess?

Throw it with Cardale, read option with JT. It's not rocket science.
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Eh, why not just have JT do all at he heavy lifting. If he can move it in the red zone, he can move it anywhere.
 
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Pretty happy with how this was handled today. I thought the play calls suited each QB well, and while I'd like to see Barrett throw more once they get to the redzone, I'm sure that will come soon.

Cardale played his best game as a Buckeye, IMO. No TOs and had nice touch on most throws. Barrett missed a TD to Thomas but ran well. If they can keep up with this type of rotation up that will be a huge asset to this team. I'm interested to know what they'd do if they went to OT. Would you go all Barrett or give Cardale a few early shots? Not a lot of wiggle room in those situations.
 
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The nice thing about switching the QB is you play to each of the QBs strengths. When you're on your own 30 yard line you need Cardales arm to stress the length of the field and when you're inside their 25 you need to stress the width of the field with JT. With changing QBS you accomplish this.

I also think it's important to give JT a sense of purpose with this team. He's a captain and was chosen as one for a reason. When he scores and the offensive guys see him getting his due I can't help but think that gives everyone a pep in their step.

Not to mention if we lose a QB for extended or short periods of time we have another guy who's been seeing reps.
 
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