ShakerBuck
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Don't know if this is discussed in another thread somewhere, but our red zone offense is horrendous. Our offense could be scary good (bordering on that now in last 3 games) if we could punch in TDs from inside the 10
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Note to "Our Offense sucks" enthusiasts, this is how you make something looking like an argument. Since, it happens to be true that OSU's RZ O has been relatively bad at producing points this year. Although, I'd prefer if there was some data to look at, which I don't have.
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cincibuck
You kids stay off my lawn!
I'd say this is the theme of about 1/5th of all Buckeye threads posted since the middle of the 2003 season. Welcome to Tressel ball. I was in a great place to spot line play yesterday... row 32 of C deck on the north goal line. I still can't figure out if it's the line play, the halfbacks, or the entire offensive scheme, but when you have to work as hard as we had to to run against a 1 - 7 team you're not ready to go up north and play for the league title.
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Greatest need for improvement....
1. Turnover margin. The defense needs to create turnovers and of all three units I never thought I'd hold my breath with the special teams being TD-or-bust under Jim Tressel. This is a complete 180 from how the 2002 team played.
2. Second greatest need for improvement is the fan base. How anyone can get on a message board the day after the team thumps a conference opponent by 38 points, scoring on seven consecutive drives ... and complain about the offense is beyond me. 526 total yards and people still find new things to complain about. :(
1. Turnover margin. The defense needs to create turnovers and of all three units I never thought I'd hold my breath with the special teams being TD-or-bust under Jim Tressel. This is a complete 180 from how the 2002 team played.
2. Second greatest need for improvement is the fan base. How anyone can get on a message board the day after the team thumps a conference opponent by 38 points, scoring on seven consecutive drives ... and complain about the offense is beyond me. 526 total yards and people still find new things to complain about. :(
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DiamondBuck
Football is 100% physical, 100% mental.
I was in the stadium listening to a running commentary from the guys behind me about how bad TS is and how great JZ looked when he came in! Where's that emoticon of the happy face banging its head against a wall?
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ShakerBuck
Hall of Fame
Is this statistic tracked? thats amazing, and they aren't borderline touchbacks either...the returner has no chance nad he returns from behind the goalposts :)
The only thing that can stop him is a strong headwind
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Geatest need - that hell will freeze over and Smith will look for a secondary receiver.. instead of locking on and telling the entire defense who he is throwing to
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ntd
Hall of Fame
I'm much happier with how the offense has looked recently; however, we still need more consistency. We also need to work on creating turnovers on defense, this just hasn't happened much this year. Pass coverage has been a little soft at times too, I think sometimes the corners don't find the ball quick enough
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Magua
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Redzone Offense hands down. We've settled for probably 8-10 fieldgoals inside the 20 yard line this year, and more than half of them have been inside the 10 i'd guestimate. If you throw in TURNOVERS inside the red zone, well then we could tack on another what, 4 or 5 trips inside the red zone without a TD?
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NJ, I have to say, Smith checked down pleanty of times yesterday. Easier to do when you've got time to throw.
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UGABuck
All-American
Playing against mediocre and bad teams will make any QB look good with tOSU level talent. I am excited but I have to consider who we have recently beaten: Iowa, Indiana, MSU, Minnesota and Illinois.
We are a good football team that has lost to better football teams. Let's see if we respect NU enough to play hard and execute. WRT scUM, that's a roll of the dice and we all know why.
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UGA, tempering the stats of the last several weeks against acknowledgement of who OSU has played is noble, but I'd also like to point out that other offensive juggernauts, USC, Texas, etc. have played schedules of the same calibur, if not worse.
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