2016 tOSU Really Basic Defense Discussion

[lvbuckeye]

Um, does this guy work for the Football staff? Because that's the textbook definition of a form tackle on that Anti-Trump Protestor

That dude was in cuffs within ten seconds. That's the most impressive thing. Campus Police are ON IT.

Relevant: is this the best secondary in school history? I'm leaning towards 1998, with Moore, Berry, Plummer, Winfield, and Ross. i forgot one NFL player in there, but six of those guys from '98 played in the NFL.

This secondary might be on par with the Miami secondary in '01, which is freaking impressive.

 

[ScriptOhio]

MEMBERS OF OHIO STATE'S SCOUT TEAM CLAIM THEY BEAT THE STARTING DEFENSE OFTEN IN PRACTICE



Demario McCall isn't shy about much. His vibrant personality flows through what he does on the field, how he is off it and in every single phase of his life.

His contagiousness percolates through the Ohio State scout team too, a group responsible for preparing one of the nation's best defenses for its next game. An explosive member of the 2016 recruiting class, McCall spearheads the set of players that battles the likes of Gareon Conley, Malik Hooker, Marshon Lattimore, Tyquan Lewis and others on a daily basis.

And, according to McCall, it wins against them quite a bit. Asked to give details about it on Thursday at Fiesta Bowl Media Day, McCall turned to another running back in his class, Antonio Williams, to better pay homage on what the scout team does against a bevy of future NFL players.

“Hey 'Tone, he talking about scout team, bro,” McCall said.

“Scout team? Yeah, it's fun,” Williams responded. “Honestly, scout team might be the funnest part of practice.”

“Our scout team goes hard,” McCall replied. “Our scout team goes hard.”

Entire article: http://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-...y-beat-the-starting-defense-often-in-practice

With the recruiting the past couple years there is no doubt that the "scout teams" (i.e. offense and defense) are stacked.

 

[Bestbuck36]

I'm not sure if I like that or not.

I definitely would like to see McCall getting the ball on special teams at least. He's phenomenal

 

[jwinslow]

A) No one would ever admit "actually we get smoked about 80-90% of the time, but we try to build on those really rare victories."

B) The young guys on this team have loads of talent, particularly at the skill positions (frankly, Dwayne can be a much better passer than JT and Victor, McCall, Mack do not take a back seat to the starters in terms of receiving potential).

C) This defense is really good. It's not suffocating, however, it's just really solid with terrific athleticism and ball skills to capitalize on mistakes.