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2018 tOSU Defense Discussion

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We need to continue to rotate guys along the DL to keep our guys fresh. Outside is Coop, Young, Friday and Smith (maybe Williams), maybe even Jones. Inside is Jones, Landers, Hamilton, Togai, Vincent. We need to get push on the inside and pressure from the outside. The Purdue QB isn't that mobile and so hopefully that will be to our advantage. Play disciplined ball, keep to their assignments and dominate the guy in front of you.

GO BUCKS! Beat Purdue!
 
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Football: Inexperienced linebackers expect improvements in second half of season

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Twenty-one.

Ohio State, ranked No. 2 in the NCAA with a 7-0 record and two wins over previously ranked opponents, has given up 21 plays of 30 or more yards in its first seven games of the season.

Two plays broke the record for the longest play allowed in Ohio State history, allowing a 93-yard pass once against TCU and the other two weeks later against Penn State.

Often times, it is the linebackers who are blamed for these big plays, and redshirt junior linebacker Justin Hilliard knows that.

“Everyone talks about the linebackers right now,” Hilliard said. “In the last three weeks, this is the most we’ve watched film, this is the most we’ve worked in practice.”

The Ohio State linebacker room is composed of a handful of players, many of which have gotten a sizable amount of time on the field this season.

Seven linebackers for the Buckeyes have eight total tackles or more, and three of the top four tacklers on the team, sophomore Pete Werner, junior Malik Harrison and redshirt sophomore Tuf Borland, are at the linebacker position.

With only one senior at the position, redshirt senior Dante Booker, linebackers coach Bill Davis said in-game reps are the most important thing in improving the group.

“When young guys get on the field for the first time and when you’re playing at Ohio State, in front of crowd we play, in front of the television times that we play and the audiences, these young men are finding themselves and really what happens is they’re always questioning ‘Do I belong? Do I belong?,” Davis said. “At some point, they make enough plays and they have enough reps where they say, ‘You know what, I do belong,’ and then you see a confidence about them.”

Entire article: https://www.thelantern.com/2018/10/...expect-improvements-in-second-half-of-season/
 
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scarletngray said:
We need to continue to rotate guys along the DL to keep our guys fresh. Outside is Coop, Young, Friday and Smith (maybe Williams), maybe even Jones. Inside is Jones, Landers, Hamilton, Togai, Vincent. We need to get push on the inside and pressure from the outside. The Purdue QB isn't that mobile and so hopefully that will be to our advantage. Play disciplined ball, keep to their assignments and dominate the guy in front of you.

GO BUCKS! Beat Purdue!
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Even if the players arent as good as the starters IMO we should be rotating. We can't play Chase Young and Jones 80 plays with the expectation that they wont wear down
 
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Yeah, it is going to be a fast paced game on both sides of the ball. My biggest concern is defending the slant. Really want the LB's to get off the LOS so there isn't open passing lanes as well as not taking themselves out of the running game. Play smart and disciplined.
 
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scarletngray said:
We need to continue to rotate guys along the DL to keep our guys fresh. Outside is Coop, Young, Friday and Smith (maybe Williams), maybe even Jones. Inside is Jones, Landers, Hamilton, Togai, Vincent. We need to get push on the inside and pressure from the outside. The Purdue QB isn't that mobile and so hopefully that will be to our advantage. Play disciplined ball, keep to their assignments and dominate the guy in front of you.

GO BUCKS! Beat Purdue!
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We honestly won't play a mobile QB until The Game, we should absolutely continue to rotate guys to get them as much experience as possible. Young, Coop and Cornell should get the primary PT, and then rotate in Friday and Smith. We have a good number of inside guys to where I'm not too concerned there(Jones, Lander, Hamilton, Togai, Cage, Vincent and Garrett)
 
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Change coaches except Johnson, go back to quarters scheme, learn how to tackle. Try not to reinvent the wheel every 3 fucking years. Remember that you need to actually play defense to keep the other team from scoring, not just to get big plays and try to get the ball back.
 
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