DB Donald Washington III (Official Thread)

[Yertle]

Washington had a great game yesterday. Best of his young career at Ohio State.

I'm not sure I like moving Malcolm to nickel and Chekwa playing the opposite corner. Sure, I'm happy to admit that the coaches know much more than I do about this stuff, but I'd rather keep Jenkins and Washington at the corners in the nickel package.

 

[WaitingforKickoff]

Washington had a great game yesterday. Best of his young career at Ohio State.

I'm not sure I like moving Malcolm to nickel and Chekwa playing the opposite corner. Sure, I'm happy to admit that the coaches know much more than I do about this stuff, but I'd rather keep Jenkins and Washington at the corners in the nickel package.

In the nickel, both Washington and Jenkins are on the field. It really boils down to Jenkins' tackling and ball-hawking abilities and the coaches being more comfortable with our 3rd corner than our 3rd safety right now.

 

[gracelhink]

Exactly right Tresselbeliever, and I have also noticed that the coverage scheme in the nickel package often uses Jenkins in coverage when 3 wide or 4 wide expects him to lockdown on the inside receiver of the field side of the formation. Checkwa usually appears to line up on the outside receiver of the field side. I have noticed that Jenkin's nickel responsibilities give him more freedom in zone coverage, but in 4 wide the safety position and corner seem to be more interchangeable in coverage. Washington usually has primary coverage on boundary side, and in 3 or 4 wide he has safety help from Russell or Coleman. Evidence of Washington's effectiveness and improvement is Bryant's meager contributions (2 rec,-4 yds). Wanted to rewatch the game tape to check whether Bryant was lined up on boundary or field side of formations, and if he lined up on boundary formation, whether Jenkins was given the assignment. The other receivers were no slouches either. Keller was a handful, Lymon and Orton too. Missed tackles were rare and with the size of Purdue's receiving corps it speaks volumes to the improvements of DWash et. al. Tackling appears to be a real source of pride and witnesses to the improved work for all TOSU dbs.

 

[jwinslow]

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[FONT=arial,helvetica] Donald Washington #20 of the Ohio State Buckeyes knocks away a pass intended for Greg Orton #21 of the Purdue Boilermakers during the game on October 6, 2007 at Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)[/FONT]

 

[BB73]

Washington had a great game yesterday. Best of his young career at Ohio State.

I'm not sure I like moving Malcolm to nickel and Chekwa playing the opposite corner. Sure, I'm happy to admit that the coaches know much more than I do about this stuff, but I'd rather keep Jenkins and Washington at the corners in the nickel package.

Considering the defense didn't allow Purdue inside the 40 until the last 90 seconds of garbage-time, and that Dorien Bryant had negative receiving yards for the game, I'll concur with the part I bolded.

I also agree that it was the best game he's played to date.

 

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

Dispatch

Ohio State notebook
Interception breaks ice
Washington picks up defense with his first collegiate pickoff
Sunday, October 14, 2007 3:55 AM
By Ken Gordon, Tim May and Bob Baptist


THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

Doral Chenoweth IIIDispatch
Kent State's Jack Williams, right, tries to slow Ohio State's Maurice Wells during the first half.

neal c. lauronDispatch
Ohio State's Donald Washington, right, sprints for the end zone on a 70-yard interception return for a touchdown in the first half.


The play itself was simple: bad pass, picked off, touchdown.

It was the back story yesterday that made cornerback Donald Washington's score compelling. His second-quarter play helped Ohio State roll to a 48-3 win over Kent State.
Last season, Washington dropped an easy interception against Indiana. He didn't get a good chance at another, so the near miss stuck with him during the offseason.
And last week, Buckeyes defenders failed to haul in at least four catchable passes in a win at Purdue. It was so bad, the defensive coaches started docking players' weekly grades for dropped interceptions.

Continued......

 

[BB73]

Quotes from the media session yesterday.

official.site

[URL="https://admin.xosn.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87743&SPID=10408&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1059348"]Donald Washington[/URL], sophomore defensive back

On proving himself out of high school

"I didn't really feel like I needed to prove myself. I thought I did that in high school getting recruited. Coming to Ohio State was proof to myself that I was good enough to compete."

On stopping Jehuu Caulcrick

"It comes down to fundamentals in practice. You have to make sure you come down and are in good position. I'm not going to say I'm scared. I'll stand in there and do my best to being him down. If I don't, I know there are other guys there, too. It's no different whether the guy weighs 250 pounds or 150. It?s always tough and you need to make sure you use the same technique."

On if it is different tackling power running backs

"It's always tough trying to tackle someone with a lot of strength. You have to be physical for both types of runners, but it is hard if you have a big guy that's a downhill runner. It's going to take more guys to get him (Caulcrick) down, so everything needs to be flying around."

 

[ytownbuckeye]

any details of the violation of team rules? :(

 

[Buckeyeskickbuttocks]

any details of the violation of team rules? :(

There are stories all over the net about it. While it is my understanding that one of the theories out there is indeed correct, the "official word" is "violation of team rules" and for our purposes here, until I'm told otherwise, will remain the reason.

That is to say, there is a reason all we've been told officially is "violation of team rules" and nothing else. We should leave it at that. The important point is, DWash will miss the NC game, he has not been arrested, there was no issues of violence involved.... That's really all we need to know.

 

[Pfef73]

The-Ozone, Ohio State Football, Basketball, Hockey, Baseball and More

December 20, 2007 4:25 PM

Football: Reports concerning the suspension of two Ohio State players may have been pre-mature. Ohio State has released the following statement concerning this situation.
"Ohio State defensive back Eugene Clifford has been suspended from preparations for the Buckeyes? BCS championship game with LSU in New Orleans Jan. 7.
"He was suspended by head coach Jim Tressel for a violation of team rules and will not play in the BCS championship game."
No other names have been mentioned. Watch the-Ozone for further updates.
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[BB73]

According to a release by tOSU, Clifford is the only one suspended for the NC game, and a team representative stated that no further suspensions are expected at this time.

Let's not speculate as to why either player was or was not suspended.

BuckeyeGrove.com - OSU confirms suspension of Clifford

There have been reports from numerous sources and media outlets, including this one, that Ohio State has suspended defensive backs Donald Washington and Eugene Clifford for the BCS National Championship game.

A few minutes ago we received the following email confirmation from OSU athletic communications that at least one of the two has, in fact, been suspended by coach Jim Tressel.


COLUMBUS, Ohio ? Ohio State defensive back Eugene Clifford has been suspended from preparations for the Buckeyes' BCS championship game with LSU in New Orleans Jan. 7.

He was suspended by head coach Jim Tressel for a violation of team rules and will not play in the BCS championship game.

The Buckeyes resume practice for the bowl game on Dec. 26 in Columbus.

An OSU representative also confirmed that no further suspensions are expected.

 

[OregonBuckeye]

That is a HUGE sigh of relief. Washington is much better than he gets credit for.

 

[OmahaBeef]

That is a HUGE sigh of relief. Washington is much better than he gets credit for.

You got that right. Its still disappointing that Clifford is still having problems, but the immediate concern was that a starter had done something meriting suspension. (To me the most concerning thing about the supposed suspension, was that a starter on the team wasn't focused enough to follow team rules.)

 

[Buckin Crazy]

That is a HUGE sigh of relief. Washington is much better than he gets credit for.

Omg I am so happy right now. Donald is a VERY important playero n our Defense.
Donold is like a mini Malcolm Jenkins, its great 2 have 2 shutdown CB's. They give our linebackers and D-line way more time to sack the QB.

 

[muffler dragon]

Donald is a VERY important playero n our Defense.

Jugador is "player" in Spanish (just so you're aware).