DB Christian Bryant (Official Thread)

[3074326]

I thought he played VERY well in the run game. I won't fault him too much for going for that interception. Could have gone either way really. He missed one tackle? Barnett missed one just like it.

He made a huge hit late in the 4th on 3rd down that was a real pad popper. Can't wait to the see the future of that secondary. STARS everywhere.

Pretty sure he was the DB who blew the coverage on the final TD Wisky scored. Biggest play of the game up to that point. If it was indeed him (which I'm pretty sure), two huge mistakes by Bryant directly cost the team 14 points. This isn't the first time this can be said. His mistakes are giving other teams TDs. His good is awesome, his bad is frightening.

Like I said though, he's going to be fantastic when he matures.

 

[buckeyes_rock]

Pretty sure he was the DB who blew the coverage on the final TD Wisky scored. Biggest play of the game up to that point. If it was indeed him (which I'm pretty sure), two huge mistakes by Bryant directly cost the team 14 points. This isn't the first time this can be said. His mistakes are giving other teams TDs. His good is awesome, his bad is frightening.

I don't think so...I think he went to the middle with his guy and Howard was supposed to drop back deep but instead followed a receiver to the flat.

 

[3074326]

I don't think so...I think he went to the middle with his guy and Howard was supposed to drop back deep but instead followed a receiver to the flat.

If that's the case then I take back what I said. I thought the WR that Bryant followed already had a DB on him. My memory may be fuzzy.

 

[southcampus]

Pretty sure he was the DB who blew the coverage on the final TD Wisky scored. Biggest play of the game up to that point. If it was indeed him (which I'm pretty sure), two huge mistakes by Bryant directly cost the team 14 points. This isn't the first time this can be said. His mistakes are giving other teams TDs. His good is awesome, his bad is frightening.

Like I said though, he's going to be fantastic when he matures.

I wasn't sure that the blown coverage was his fault. We were in a cover two with 2 receivers running deep through his zone. He picked the one that Wilson pumped to.

Don't get me wrong, I totally agree that this go for broke tackling mentality is waaaay to volatile in that it's feast or famine, but I don't really blame him for going for that pick in the first quarter. I like that he's aggressive but I'd agree that he needs to pick his spots.

 

[3074326]

I like him going for the pick. My problem is that he forgot to even try to catch it. One thing at a time, young man.

 

[Tlangs]

he could have burried that guy on the 1st td

 

[RugbyBuck]

he could have burried that guy on the 1st td

YES! Exactly like at Nebraska. Just wrap up and make the fcuking tackle. Don't give up a touchdown because you're trying to make a BIG play.

 

[Oneshot]

YES! Exactly like at Nebraska. Just wrap up and make the fcuking tackle. Don't give up a touchdown because you're trying to make a BIG play.

In my opinion, it's been a long time since we've had a player on defense with as much enthusiasm as Christian. And as frustrating as it is to see him whiff on the big plays now, it's exciting to see his off-the-charts athleticism and desire to hit. The missed tackles and judgment will get a LOT better by next year.

Once he learns to contain that enthusiasm, we're looking at the next Malcolm Jenkins, Donte Whitner, Will Allen, or Mike Doss.

 

[Buckskin86]

Learning moments

Sophomore safety Christian Bryant will learn from a few big mistakes made during the Wisconsin game, Fickell said.

Bryant was on coverage on Wisconsin running back Montee Ball in the first half when Ball caught a pass up the middle for a 22-yard touchdown pass. He narrowly missed an interception, but left a wide-open trek to the end zone.

Late in the game, Bryant was caught straying too far toward the middle of the field, leaving Jared Abbrederis open for a go-ahead 49-yard touchdown reception.

"He'll learn from them," Fickell said of the coverage gaffes. "He'll do a better job. He's kind of been that guy that's bounced around a little bit for us to play some different positions.

"We've got to do a better job getting him into one position so he can be better at what he does."

http://news-herald.com/articles/2011/11/01/sports/nh4692796.txt?viewmode=fullstory

 

[Rookie]

Re-watched the play on Wisconsin's first scoring drive, where Bryant goes after the int. It was a great instinctual place, but he tried catching the ball with his body rather than his hands. I believe that if he went after it with his hands it could of been a fight for an int/completion.

I'm not down on Bryant at all, he provides a certain swagger that this secondary needs, and he continues to impress in his second year.

 

[Buckrock]

Re-watched the play on Wisconsin's first scoring drive, where Bryant goes after the int. It was a great instinctual place, but he tried catching the ball with his body rather than his hands. I believe that if he went after it with his hands it could of been a fight for an int/completion.

I'm not down on Bryant at all, he provides a certain swagger that this secondary needs, and he continues to impress in his second year.

Plus he missed the second half of last season with a foot infection. He's still a pup.

 

[kc286496]

Giving up the TD in the red zone doesn't concern me. What concerns me is that he consistently takes poor angles on RB's and WR's out in the flat. Plays that were guaranteed no-gains to historical Buckeye defenses are turning into chain-moving plays. It's easy to forget that he is a soph, so I'll just have to learn to be more patient.

 

[Woody1968]

Giving up the TD in the red zone doesn't concern me. What concerns me is that he consistently takes poor angles on RB's and WR's out in the flat. Plays that were guaranteed no-gains to historical Buckeye defenses are turning into chain-moving plays. It's easy to forget that he is a soph, so I'll just have to learn to be more patient.

He goes for the big hit instead of the sure tackle. He also tends to do a lot of chest thumping. Hopefully the coaches will keep working with him on these things, and he will develop into a great player.

 

[RugbyBuck]

The problem is that we're not good enough offensively to be able to tolerate his aggressive mistakes. He gave up a touchdown at Huskerville and then gave Bucky a gift. Our points margin is waaaay to slim for that.

 

[Buckskin86]

Ohio State spotlight: DB Christian Bryant
By Tim Ma
The Columbus Dispatch Friday November 11, 2011

Depending on one?s point of view, Ohio State safety Christian Bryant is either an impetuous player who operates a little out of control at times, or he is a big-play machine waiting to happen, if only he could hang on to an interception or two.

The sophomore, in his first year as a starter, has had almost as many chances at pick-six touchdowns as OSU receivers have had at the regulation kind. The key point, coach Luke Fickell said, is Bryant putting himself in position to make plays, and that likely won?t change today at Purdue.

?Christian is one of those guys that is usually in the right place,? Fickell said. ?He's just a young guy that is going to have some opportunities to continue to make football plays.?

He can?t be called new at his job any more, though, not nine games into the season. But even when he was new, he had a knack for putting himself in position, as in gaining proximity to the ball, whether it?s been thrown or it is being run.

That?s one reason he has become a versatile part of the scheme. Though starting at safety in the base defense, he often will roll down into the nickel back ? fifth defensive back ? on sure passing downs to cover the slot receiver while backup safety Orhian Johnson takes the perch at the back of the secondary.

?Christian is one of those guys that naturally sees things; he is a natural football player,? Fickell said. ?He'll give us a chance.?

Bryant, tied with fellow safety C.J. Barnett for third on the team in tackles with 45, leads with seven pass breakups. But while the other three starters in the secondary have at least two interceptions each, Bryant has none.

?He has an opportunity to make some of those picks or some of those plays that we?ve just got to continue to try to make them,? Fickell said.

http://www.buckeyextra.com/content/stories/2011/11/11/gameday/spotlight-ohio-state.html

For better or worse (and sometimes both), Christian Bryant makes an impact on Ohio State defense
Published: Friday, November 18, 2011
By Doug Lesmerises, The Plain Dealer

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Christian Bryant is making more plays than he was a year ago at this time.

Last November, the Ohio State safety was sidelined while rehabbing from a serious case of cellulitis, an infection in his foot. He spent a October week at the school's medical center while doctors searched for the right way to treat him.

"There were definitely moments when I weighed the possibility that there was a chance he might not be able to play football anymore," said Bryant's father, Ronnie.

"At first it was not real serious and then it got real serious," position coach Paul Haynes said. "It started at his foot and kept rising up his leg. ... It's a real scary thing when a kid might not be able to play."

The greatest fear, according to Ronnie Bryant, was that the bacteria, which started on a cut or scrape on his right foot, would eat away at healthy tissue on the inside and outside of his son's foot. Doctors did find the answer, though, with surgery part of the solution. Bryant, a Glenville High grad, missed the last five games of the regular season before returning for the Sugar Bowl.

Now, he's one of Ohio State's starting safeties as a sophomore, having forced his way into the lineup in the fourth game of the season.

"I just thank God every day for letting me be an athlete at Ohio State," Bryant said. "It's a great feeling to be back healthy and 100 percent every game."

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http://www.cleveland.com/osu/index.ssf/2011/11/for_better_or_worse_and_someti.html