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DE Noah Spence (Official Thread)

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Merih;2205977; said:
No way...not with a healthy Nathan Williams.
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Agree.

Spence had some good plays and a nice sack in his first game, but Im not sure if that warrants starting over a guy like Williams or the other starters. Lets ease the kid into the game. Just my opinion though, Im not an OSU coach.
 
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A 100% or near-100% Nate Williams is still better--right now--than Noah. Now, Noah may be better when he becomes a senior than Williams is as a senior, but Williams is still better at this point. The thing with Noah is that when he does come in to spell Williams there's next to no dropoff...
 
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It is thrilling to see Nathan out there, but it's pretty clear he isn't his old self. Fortunately OSU can really benefit from a 75% Williams. Any progress from that percentage is gravy.

As for Spence, he is definitely still learning, but it wasn't a coincidence that his increased PT coincided with a sharp uptick in pressure. Early in the game Spence was on the sidelines and Dysert had all day. They simply chipped or rolled away from Simon.
 
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jwinslow;2206028; said:
It is thrilling to see Nathan out there, but it's pretty clear he isn't his old self. Fortunately OSU can really benefit from a 75% Williams. Any progress from that percentage is gravy.

As for Spence, he is definitely still learning, but it wasn't a coincidence that his increased PT coincided with a sharp uptick in pressure. Early in the game Spence was on the sidelines and Dysert had all day. They simply chipped or rolled away from Simon.
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Barring setback Williams will progress through the year. Anything close to the '09 form (remember the Wisconsin game?) will truly make this defensive line elite.
 
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I don't really think it matters who starts. How many teams have the depth at D-line that allows them to rotate 5-7 guys with little-to-no drop off in talent? That is what excites me most about this defense. The same five offensive linemen lining up over and over against a rotation of 5-7 highly talented, highly physical and angry defensive linemen. If you are an offensive lineman, that shit is going to get old over 4 quarters.
 
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matt_thatsme;2206334; said:
I don't really think it matters who starts. How many teams have the depth at D-line that allows them to rotate 5-7 guys with little-to-no drop off in talent? That is what excites me most about this defense. The same five offensive linemen lining up over and over against a rotation of 5-7 highly talented, highly physical and angry defensive linemen. If you are an offensive lineman, that [Mark May] is going to get old over 4 quarters.
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We actually rotate about 9-10 with little drop-off...


John Simon
John Hankins
Nate Williams
Garrett Goebel
Noah Spence
'Dolph Washington
Joel Hale
Steve Miller
*Micheal Bennett
%Tommy Schutt



* When Healthy
% Absolute Beast/Stud



I'm not sold on J.T. Moore yet....
 
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I think we should get all 9 or 10 on the field... AT ONCE! It's like in Madden when you call for a punt block defense on first and 10. Best 11!!!!!!11!!!!!!+1!!!!! BARWIS!!!!! Oh crap, soiled myself again.
 
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