Former QB Coach Nick Siciliano (official thread)

[StoRMinBrutus]

Add ontop of that

Buckeye86 ... I played OL for many many years on all levels and If you watch the left tackle (as well as others from time to time) you'll see him leaning in or sitting back, while in his stance, on each play. If I could pick that out in the stands and tell it was going to be a run or pass play 95% of the time, then the MSU defense could definitely see that. They knew what the play was going to be and anticipated the snap. Add that too what your saying of predictabilty and you have a mess.

I still love my Buckeyes though. GO Buckeyes !!! Now is when they need us most. Not when it's easy ...

 

[Tlangs]

When the defense is blitzing, and you KNOW the defense is blitzing, and when you continuously to call pass routes 20 yards down the field that take forever to develop, and on top of that you keep running fake draws which take ever LONGER to develop and prevent the RB from helping to pick up the blitz, can you really blame 5 offensive linemen for not picking up 7 pass rushers long enough for the 20 yard pass patterns to get open?

I can't blame the offensive line too much.

It still comes back to coaching and play calling for me.

THIS ^^^

my personal favorite was the rollout pass called for Bauserman after Miller sat in the pocket all day getting drilled.

 

[Buckskin86]

Siciliano is looking for consistent quarterback play, and he's well aware it hasn't been there so far this season from senior Joe Bauserman or freshman Braxton Miller. Miller, though, did show flashes against Nebraska before going down with an ankle injury.

Adding to the news from earlier in the week that Miller will be ready to start against Illinois, Siciliano, after Wednesday's practice, said, "I don't see any limitations right now."

That's physically. Mentally, Miller is still learning the game. But Siciliano twice said any problems at the quarterback position were his responsibility.

Against Michigan State, Miller struggled and was replaced in the fourth quarter by Bauserman, who led the only scoring drive against a prevent defense in a 10-7 loss. Against Nebraska, Miller looked more comfortable before his injury, then Bauserman came in and went 1-for-10 in a 34-27 loss.

"I don't think we've gone into a game [with the quarterbacks] unprepared. If there's anything that's gone wrong, it hasn't been the staff, it ultimately would be me," Siciliano said. "If for some reason they were not prepared, it was me. But I don't feel we went into a game unprepared.

"We haven't played exceptionally well on offense yet. We just haven't for four quarters. That's what the facts are. I'm not going to make excuses. We've got a lot of young guys playing, but at some point our job as coaches is to get them rolling."

Siciliano is trying to do that with the Buckeyes for the first time without Tressel, who was always a quarterbacks coach at heart. Asked directly if the offense and quarterbacks missed Tressel's input, Siciliano said, "You know, I would like to say we do, I would like to say we don't."

He said offensive coordinator Jim Bollman called about 97 percent of the plays last season, which other coaches have said previously. But calling plays is one thing, and making a game plan during the week is another.

"It's always good to have a guy who's been around the game 40 years to be able to bounce things off of," Siciliano said.

http://www.cleveland.com/osu/index.ssf/2011/10/ohio_state_assistants_vrabel_s.html

 

[Jaxbuck]

"I don't think we've gone into a game [with the quarterbacks] unprepared.

 

[Onebuckfan]

Joe B was prepared..Prepared to go 1 for 12..I like how all these asst. coaches come out and lay the blame on the players..this would've never happened under JT or a competent coach...if Asst. coaches are doing a lot of talking it usually about losing..

 

[Tlangs]

why is the QB coach talking to the media? I miss JT.

 

[matcar]

Joe B was prepared..Prepared to go 1 for 12..I like how all these asst. coaches come out and lay the blame on the players..this would've never happened under JT or a competent coach...if Asst. coaches are doing a lot of talking it usually about losing..

Honest question for those close to the profession: How much are the backup QBs given over the years to prepare & improve? I ask this simply because JB has been in the system for 5 years. It seems like a long time, but I'm never sure how much time was actually spent on him vs Pryor. I know that JB has his own limitations, but from an outsiders perspective, it doesn't seem like he could be anywhere near his own limitations...but mayby I'm wrong.

 

[dozerbuck]

I see that message boards across the board are simply people making assumptions and thinking they know more than guys that coach as a profession.

Sic was not laying blame on any players........good lord

 

[Onebuckfan]

A Prepared player goes 1 for 10 with a pick..than Whose fault is it? Yes they could've lost but 1 for 10 is epic failure...And yet Joe B couuld see the field Saturday..LF has to make a statement with the Offense Saturday not with A press conference but with the teams performance..

 

[FCollinsBuckeye]

I see that message boards across the board are simply people making assumptions and thinking they know more than guys that coach as a profession.

Welcome to teh intertubez

:p

 

[dozerbuck]

A Prepared player goes 1 for 10 with a pick..than Whose fault is it? Yes they could've lost but 1 for 10 is epic failure...And yet Joe B couuld see the field Saturday..LF has to make a statement with the Offense Saturday not with A press conference but with the teams performance..

A lot of things can effect a players performance......and its nice to see that you left out the part of the interview where he said if they aren't prepared, its on him.

But lets ignore that to help your argument

 

[dozerbuck]

Welcome to teh intertubez

:p

Oh, I know, lol. Collins ain't too far from me either buddy.

 

[ScriptOhio]

Honest question for those close to the profession: How much are the backup QBs given over the years to prepare & improve? I ask this simply because JB has been in the system for 5 years. It seems like a long time, but I'm never sure how much time was actually spent on him vs Pryor. I know that JB has his own limitations, but from an outsiders perspective, it doesn't seem like he could be anywhere near his own limitations...but mayby I'm wrong.

Good question, my guess is that it depends on how far down the depth chart he is (i.e. obviously #2 is going to get more reps in practive than #5) and how much extra time the player decides to devote to studying "game film", etc.

 

[Fungo Squiggly]

Take it for what it's worth (friend-of-a-friend deal), which certainly won't be much, but apparently Siciliano & Bollman get quite heated in the coaches box when it comes to playcalling.

 

[Poe McKnoe]

Take it for what it's worth (friend-of-a-friend deal), which certainly won't be much, but apparently Siciliano & Bollman get quite heated in the coaches box when it comes to playcalling.