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Fellas, this Defense is outstanding! And I think this is the most legit defense OSU has had since the Jeff Hafley/2019 year that everyone was clamoring for. I know that nothing matters until November 25, but this defense is looking stellar and is what we all wanted from Knowles. Limit big plays and force the offense to make mistakes and feel uncomfortable. Keep the offense scoring 3 instead of 6(if they score at all)
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They fly around there's no doubt about that. The occasional missed tackle and playing themselves out of the play are the only things I have seen outside of zone responsibilities that this team does wrong. I love the motor they all play with so any play is a chance to make a big play. JT and JackSaw meeting at the QB is a think of beauty/horror depending on which side you are on!
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The announcers mentioned that Knowles wasn't thrilled to have to play Mathews and Hartford so much, but was pleased with how they play. Shit, I'm pumped about it. Now we have two more guys that know they can play at this level and they're the furthest from a concern if we need them to come in. These two are going to be absolute menaces moving forward. Love it.
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scarletngray
Gold Pants
Absolutely. Even though Rutgers had a really good game running the ball the couldn't get a TD on the ground. Plus, the D's 3rd down conversion rate continues to be stellar.
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sg86
Heisman
It's very hard to criticize the defense at this point with how well they've played, but I don't think zone is going to be the answer against Michigan. I think JJ struggles much more against man coverage than zone but, more importantly, I think it gives them too much room to run.
We're very good in the redzone but we give up good chunks prior to that. Those chunks are fine against Rutgers or MSU but you can't give those lanes against Corum or Edwards or you'll pay for it.
The way our secondary has been, I'd play man with Sonny in the box and make JJ beat you.
We're very good in the redzone but we give up good chunks prior to that. Those chunks are fine against Rutgers or MSU but you can't give those lanes against Corum or Edwards or you'll pay for it.
The way our secondary has been, I'd play man with Sonny in the box and make JJ beat you.
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Agreed. We have the guys to play man and load the box most plays. Last year we didn't, this year we do.
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
DEFENSE
Scoring defense: 9.9 points per game - 2nd nationally, 2nd in the Big Ten (Last week: 10.7 points per game - 2nd nationally, 2nd in the Big Ten)Total defense: 262.2 yards per game - 4th nationally, 3rd in the Big Ten (Last week: 271.1 yards per game - 5th nationally, 3rd in the Big Ten)
Pass defense: 149.8 yards per game - 2nd nationally, 2nd in the Big Ten (Last week: 156.7 yards per game - 3rd nationally, 2nd in the Big Ten)
Rush defense: 112.4 yards per game - 22nd nationally, 4th in the Big Ten (Last week: 114.44 yards per game - 27th nationally, 5th in the Big Ten)
Opponent third down conversions: 29.53 percent - 14th nationally, 2nd in the Big Ten (Last week: 31.11 percent - 16th nationally, 3rd in the Big Ten)
Opponent red zone conversions: 72.73 percent - tied for 9th nationally, 4th in the Big Ten (Last week: 72.73 percent - 12th nationally, 3rd in the Big Ten)
Sacks: 19 - tied for 84th nationally, tied for 10th in the Big Ten (Last week - 17 - tied for 87th nationally, 13th in the Big Ten)
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Im assuming first in conference for a lot of those "2nd" categories is the school that knew exactly what play the offense was running and made a last second adjustment?
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