SKULL SESSION: ISAIAH PRINCE'S TURNAROUND, ANONYMOUS ANALYSIS FROM BIG TEN COACHES, AND TERRELLE PRYOR'S THICK SKIN
CLOAK AND DAGGER ANALYSIS. Nothing says the offseason like completely subjective analysis from unnamed sources.
Athlon Sports promised anonymity to Big Ten coaches while asking them to give honest analysis about the other teams in the conference "in order to get an accurate assessment of teams heading into 2018."
It's difficult to imagine guys like Urban Meyer or Mark Dantonio dishing cloak and dagger #takes about Illinois in the middle of July, but regardless, here's what the alleged coaches had to say about Ohio State.
From AthlonSports.com:
"They are so darn good at just about every position on the field. You wonder how they lose. Maybe that’s why when they do lose, it’s the end of the world. That’s a tough way to coach, I’ll tell you that. It’s tough for any of us to lose a game in this conference. But Urban (Meyer) has it going so well there, when they lose, it’s like a death in the family."
"I realize people are going to think this is blasphemy, but I think they’re going to be better offensively this year without J.T. Barrett. One thing about J.T., he always knew where to go with the ball. I think Dwayne Haskins, if he’s making the same smart decisions, will have a huge season. He’s a better thrower and has a better arm."
"I have no idea how they lost once last year, much less twice. They are that much better, talent-wise, than everyone in our conference."
"The young guys on that offense are amazing. (RB) J.K. Dobbins is a grown man. He was running over people and showing NFL moves from the first snap against Indiana. The guy I really like is (WR) Parris Campbell. The fastest guy on the field every time he steps on it. He’s one arm tackle away from scoring every play."
"Where do you start on defense? So many impact guys all over the place."
"DE Nick Bosa is playing at a higher level than his brother, Joey, did. (Donte) Booker and (Tuf) Borland at linebacker. CB Jeffrey Okudah is going to be an absolute stud. Then you have big DT Dre’Mont Jones in the middle. Everywhere you look, they’ve got guys that will play a long time in the NFL."
I'm going to provide you all with an extreme
FWIW here, because there's no guarantee these anonymous #sources are even position coaches, much less head coaches. But they're not exactly providing groundbreaking information, so it's pretty safe to believe most things written above.
Entire article:
https://www.elevenwarriors.com/skul...anonymous-big-ten-coaches-philly-brown-denver