scarletngray
Gold Pants
One of the new wrinkles that proved to be effective on Saturday was the pitch play. IIRC it worked every time. I've often wondered why we haven't used that more.
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Buckeneye
I lead, you follow.
Blocking Yards Expected and Yards Above Expected are two stats I tend to put weight in. One tends to mean the Oline is kicking ass, the other tends mean RB's are kicking ass. YPC, in a vacuum, isn't an ideal one to lean on.
I don't believe anyone has watched this offense once and said to themselves "elite passing distribution and downfield ability". But while we're at it, that 2018 team had two 1k yard rushers. I know it didn't seem like it at the time, but Webbs went for 1k and so did Dobby. While Dobby averaged 4.5 YPC and Webbs over 5ypc on that season, should we want to fall back onto that particular stat line.
I'd hardly call them a 'NC caliber team'. Because I specifically remember that 2018 defense being one of the worst I had seen in my lifetime as a Buckeye. Did Haskins (RIP) and Co. form a great offense? Absolutely. But that was a very unbalanced squad who ended up in nail biters against teams ( Nebraska and Maryland) they had no business being in. That's not including edging out a 1pt minor miracle against a typical 8-9 win Penn State team.
Not trying to be a contrarian here, but I think there's a bit too much projection on your part. The running game is nowhere near on pace to produce what we did 5 years ago, and the passing game is even further behind. A big reason for that is this offense, really from the very start of the season, was so incredibly inefficient.
You can't produce consistent explosiveness without first offense efficiency. Efficiency ----> Explosion Otherwise you get a couple exciting plays here or there while your offense fails to execute the routine stuff, staying on schedule and head of the chains. Which is a lot of what we saw the first 4 games this season.
On the bright side, we've seen more efficient play from the offense as a whole the last 2 weeks. While it wasn't against 'good' teams, they're better than WKU and YSU. The direction this offense, and really the team itself, is trending is more towards 2005 than it is 2018. Which is fine by me, because I have very fond memories of that season including beating scUM and whomping NoD before setting up a potential epic next year.
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calibuck
Too soon old, too late smart
Playing THE Ohio State University at opponent's home field causes ticket sales to go up, as well as getting both barrels from the opposition. For a couple, it's truly their Rose Bowl. For wanna-be's, like Xichigan and Penn St, Wisconsin, etc, you gotta beat the best to be the best. Pretty simple, really. Go back to Urban's days, "the Chase", and when Bama went down, tOSU ascended to the peak of college football. Short stay, as GA stepped in, but hey! And that's been 9 years ago? Go Bucks!
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
Stat Pack: Where Ohio State stands statistically after Week 7
OFFENSE
Scoring offense: 36 points per game (tied for 20th nationally, 3rd in the Big Ten)Passing offense: 308 yards per game (15th nationally, 1st in the Big Ten)
Rushing offense: 135 yards per game (94th nationally, 9th in the Big Ten)
Total offense: 443 yards per game (32nd nationally, 1st in the Big Ten)
Third down conversion: 44 percent (41st nationally, 5th in the Big Ten)
Red zone conversions: 82.61 percent (tied for 75th nationally, 11th in the Big Ten)
Sacks allowed: 10 (Tied for 43rd nationally, tied for 8th in the Big Ten)
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Can throw the ball, but struggling in the run game, redzone/short yardage situations, and somewhat in sacks allowed...so nothing has changed from last year. Not that any of those stats are surprising if you've been watching the games.
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Buckeneye
I lead, you follow.
The offensive efficiency this team was showing the last few weeks just wasn't there today.
- Oline was spotty in pass pro at times, then they couldn't move the LoS most of the 2nd half.
- Kyle was incredibly anxious in the pocket, even the times he wasn't facing pressure. Lead to him sailing or missing on balls against man coverage that Marv had beat. His ball security and pocket acumen need SO much work.
- Chip is a liability when he's the RB in our 6 man protections.
- Play calling was sporadic. When Miyan got going, the playcalling regressed into the Tressel era of 'run it until they stop it'. Instead of 'run it until I know they have to adjust and have my counter ready'.
- Coaches dialed up so many vertical shots early and didn't layer in the mesh/man beaters until later in the 2nd half. Can't wait that long to make those adjustments.
There's a lot to be addressed for an offense and coaching staff that prides itself on continuous improvement.
- Oline was spotty in pass pro at times, then they couldn't move the LoS most of the 2nd half.
- Kyle was incredibly anxious in the pocket, even the times he wasn't facing pressure. Lead to him sailing or missing on balls against man coverage that Marv had beat. His ball security and pocket acumen need SO much work.
- Chip is a liability when he's the RB in our 6 man protections.
- Play calling was sporadic. When Miyan got going, the playcalling regressed into the Tressel era of 'run it until they stop it'. Instead of 'run it until I know they have to adjust and have my counter ready'.
- Coaches dialed up so many vertical shots early and didn't layer in the mesh/man beaters until later in the 2nd half. Can't wait that long to make those adjustments.
There's a lot to be addressed for an offense and coaching staff that prides itself on continuous improvement.
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1926Buckeyes
Head Coach
I agree with all of this, specifically Kyle making it a lot harder on himself and the WRs.
Honestly, though, they did better than I thought they would. Put up a very good 2nd half effort against a top 5 defense and moved the ball through the air when they had to.
Maybe this is just who they are, but I still see a lot of areas for improvement with more reps and a full starting lineup.
Also, gotta live Carnell Tate stepping up. He didn't put up big stats, but he was getting open quite a bit.
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osuvictory1
Just a schlub from Y-town
Let's see what Kienholz can do in the Devin Brown package.
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