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2019 tOSU Defense (Official Thread)

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Tanner said:
Someone go undercover and find out what happened to Tyreke Smith.
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Looked like a shoulder issue.

He and Chase Young met at the QB on a 3rd down with like 6 mins to go in the 2nd. He tried to grab the QB with his arm extended, but wasn’t successful. The next play, he rushes the punter and raises his hand for a loose attempt at blocking the punt then he immediately grabs his arm in pain.
 
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buchtelgrad04 said:
Looked like a shoulder issue.

He and Chase Young met at the QB on a 3rd down with like 6 mins to go in the 2nd. He tried to grab the QB with his arm extended, but wasn’t successful. The next play, he rushes the punter and raises his hand for a loose attempt at blocking the punt then he immediately grabs his arm in pain.
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heard possible pec injury
 
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OSUK said:
I looked at Oklahoma's defense several times this year (and they are better in some ways this year but we are talking about the B1G12 here), and I saw a lot of what I saw with Ohio State's 2018 defense. At the same time, I gotta put this on Schiano. What in the hell was he doing last year? I suspect it was thinking about what he was going to do in 2019.
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Yes I saw the same vs Houston when OU opened with them. Walked up players, blitzing, crazy amount of penalties, and big plays allowed.

I got Texas winning over OU.
 
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buchtelgrad04 said:
Would make sense.
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I was seeing it was precautionary though to not play him. If it was serious he wouldn't have been hanging out on the sidelines and would've been immobilized.

You'd have to think he doesn't play this week though. I'd like to see Cooper come back this week though if he's able just to get a little work (3rd downs for example) but I wouldn't be shocked to see him wait for UN too.
 
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10.3 — Ohio State is allowing 10.3 points per game, which is third-best in the Big Ten and tied for 10th nationally. A year ago after three games, the Buckeyes were allowing 20.7 points per game. Based on some easy math, this year’s defense appears to be twice as good as last year’s.

12 — The Buckeyes are 12th in the nation in total defense, having given up an average of 252.7 yards per game. They have allowed 758 yards total. After three games last year, they were at 1,037 yards allowed. Ohio State has held all three opponents this season under 300 yards of total offense, which is the same number they held under that mark a year ago after 14 games.
 
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FOOTBALL: INDIANA'S TRICK PLAY SHOWED OHIO STATE'S DEFENSIVE DOMINANCE

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Indiana quarterback Peyton Ramsey flicked a screen pass backward to wide receiver Donovan Hale, who turned and fired a forward pass to tight end Peyton Hendershot, who dashed the last 27 yards of a 49-yard touchdown.

It took all that for the Hoosiers to make their lone trip to the end zone this past Saturday.

“We showed our defense can be real dominant, and I think we just set the tone for Big Ten play,” junior defensive end Chase Young said. “For them to have to run a trick play on us to get a touchdown like that, we did really good.”

Ohio State held Indiana to 10 points with 42 rushing yards one week after shutting out Cincinnati. It’s easy to see why the Hoosiers had to resort to a double pass.

Co-defensive coordinators Greg Mattison and Jeff Hafley said in the offseason they were creating a simplified defense to allow Ohio State’s superior athletes to play fast, aggressive football, and it’s paying dividends.

But there is an occasional downside to that style of play.

“It was a good fake,” linebackers coach Al Washington said. “When you’re aggressive like that, those things happen.”

There are common counter plays to an aggressive defense. Screens and draws can slow a confident pass rush. Play action can suck in linebackers to open up throwing lanes.

However, there’s a reason no team uses those plays as the base of an offense. They work on occasion when unexpected but can’t sustain an offense long term, thus, Ohio State isn’t changing its usual approach.

“We can’t consistently give those up. But we’re not gonna lose our stinger,” Washington said. “We challenge our guys, just everybody be sound with their job as best they can, and we’ll correct the mistakes as we go.”

Ohio State’s players aren’t concerned about teams running trick plays either. Young said he saw it as a compliment, while redshirt senior defensive tackle Robert Landers saw it as an opportunity to learn.

“You’re gonna face adversity during the game,” Landers said. “Something’s gonna happen that you did not see on film going into every week.”

Landers said overcoming adversity is part of Ohio State’s tradition.

“When adversity strikes, rally together, turn the page,” Landers said. “On to the next play, make some adjustments, go forward.”

Entire article: https://www.thelantern.com/2019/09/...-play-showed-ohio-states-defensive-dominance/
 
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OHIO STATE NOTEBOOK: JUSTIN FIELDS “LIGHT YEARS” AHEAD, RYAN DAY'S APPROACH TO REDSHIRTS, NO BACKUP QUARTERBACK YET

LIGHTING A FIRE
For the final eight games of the 2018 season, Baron Browning ceded the majority of playing time at middle linebacker to Tuf Borland, never playing more than 31 snaps in a game.

In each of the first three games of the season, Browning has eclipsed that number, and he has played at least as many snaps as Borland in all three wins.
  • Week 1: Browning (36 snaps) Borland (36 snaps)
  • Week 2: Browning (32 snaps), Borland (20 snaps)
  • Week 3: Browning (37 snaps), Borland (26 snaps)
Linebackers coach Al Washington said he feels Ohio State has done a “really good” job mixing the two middle linebackers together.

“I think they play off each other well,” Washington said. “Tuf and Baron have both played multiple spots in what we're doing. I think we've handled that pretty well. Every week, it's its own challenge. I think both guys physically are at a place they hadn't been in years past because of that. The ego shrinks.”

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Once the No. 11 overall recruit in the 2017 cycle, Browning entered the program with high expectations. In his first two seasons, though, he didn’t necessarily play up the level expected of somebody ranked as the top player at his position.

That has changed this year.

Browning, a 6-foot-3, 248-pound middle linebacker, has 11 tackles, one tackle for loss and a quarterback hurry. More than any stat, he simply looks like he’s playing faster and with more confidence, which he recently attributed to Washington.

“All I do is if you have a spark, I'm going to pour gas on it, and hopefully it turns into a blaze,” Washington said. “I think that's what all coaches do. He has a spark, and we go about the business of trying to create a blaze, a fire. I think it was always there, though. I think it was always there, and I think it's still there now.”

Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...proach-to-redshirts-no-backup-quarterback-yet
 
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bukIpower said:
I was seeing it was precautionary though to not play him. If it was serious he wouldn't have been hanging out on the sidelines and would've been immobilized.

You'd have to think he doesn't play this week though. I'd like to see Cooper come back this week though if he's able just to get a little work (3rd downs for example) but I wouldn't be shocked to see him wait for UN too.
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On Day’s Thursday presser he was specifically asked about Tyreke. The media personnel asked if it was precautionary or if he had “something new going on.”

Day responded with “it’s something new.” And that they’ll see where he is and that if he can play he will.

Pretty vague as you would expect; but if you wanted to interpret it somehow, I’d say it doesn’t sound severe and perhaps it’s “day-to-day.” I acknowledge my post is comprised largely of conjecture.

Also curious if anyone else has a different interpretation. It’s late and my brain is fried from schoolwork.
 
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ScriptOhio said:
Indiana quarterback Peyton Ramsey flicked a screen pass backward to wide receiver Donovan Hale, who turned and fired a forward pass to tight end Peyton Hendershot, who dashed the last 27 yards of a 49-yard touchdown.

It took all that for the Hoosiers to make their lone trip to the end zone this past Saturday.
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If you have the game DVR'd, go back and watch right before the start of the play where Werner points to Hendershot as if he's telling "someone watch this guy"...and then everyone bites on the sideways pass.
 
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MGMT said:
A. Curious about linebacker snap count today — at least in the first half.
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Without the benefit of charting the snap count it seemed things were cleaned up when Browning was subbed in for Borland.

Sucks to say. Tuf was awesome his freshman year and he’s a two time captain, but it’s become painfully obvious the Achilles injury has robbed him of any closing speed he once had. He’s just not the same player he was when he took over the game against Army in 2017, and it started in 2018 when he came back from a serious injury (probably) too early.
 
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Dryden said:
Without the benefit of charting the snap count it seemed things were cleaned up when Browning was subbed in for Borland.

Sucks to say. Tuf was awesome his freshman year and he’s a two time captain, but it’s become painfully obvious the Achilles injury has robbed him of any closing speed he once had. He’s just not the same player he was when he took over the game against Army in 2017, and it started in 2018 when he came back from a serious injury (probably) too early.
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This is essentially what I was seeking to ascertain. I’m terrified of Borland being on the field on passing downs against good offenses or against well-executed-options attacks/mobile quarterbacks.

Guy isn’t a starter here anymore. It’s unfortunate but there’s no reason to have him in front of Browning anymore.
 
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