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Game Thread Ohio State vs Army, 09/16/17 @ 4:30 ET (FOX)

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Didn't solve one God damn thing on offense... We see Haskins for one fucking drive with a few minutes in the game and he goes a perfect 4 of 4 and is throwing absolute ROPES with confidence.

JK again goes under utilized and JT has MINIMAL throws past 5 yards that do much harm. I mean I don't fault Kevin because he called a game that tried to get JT some confidence but everytime they tried to open up a bit JT couldn't deliver.

After watching Borland play I think he should be our MLB and Worely should move back to OLB.
 
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OregonBuckeye said:
Urban isn't about to run up the score on an academy. I'm just glad he gave him some opportunities to sling it downfield
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Still have to field a good team once JT is out the door, which is fast approaching. I don’t think playing the backups and letting them show what they can do is running up the score. I’ve never seen coaches frown on backups getting reps late in the game.

Difference is, this kid should be a starter.
 
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THOUGHTS:
1st half we played pretty good with the exception of some bad play calling by Wilson.
JK is Heisman caliber if we give him enough touches.
Short passing game was really effective all throughout the game.
Defense played really well with the exception of that one drive.
Tuf Borland is a star in the making. Very impressed in how he plays against the run. If he can play "tuf" against
the pass this guy is going to be special.
Haskins is going to be a special player. Even though it was just mop up duty he showed what kind of player he is. Hopefully
he will get more playing time over the next few weeks.
Still need work on the long ball but made some progress today.
We have the playmakers. We just need to get the ball to them in the open field.
I like the adjustments we made at half time.
 
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sparcboxbuck said:
Was the right thing to do.

Gave the kid the chance to spin it. He showed what he can do. (Maybe more than anyone attempting to avoid a controversy would have hoped for.) Zero reason to score again, especially against an academy.
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Nah fuck that... We couldn't get our back up QB in the game because of whatever reason and we NEEDED to find out what he had. Yet we end the drive with a knee instead of seeing of he could throw a dime for a td. We already had the game won so why not give Haskins a clear look... instead we fucking lost a chance to evaluate a player who IMO looked better on his three throws then JT did all game
 
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youra6 said:
Also realize DH is playing with little at stake. Big difference there.
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This is a key point. Army was ground down, so the resistance wasn't really there. It's JT's team, and barring an unfortunate injury, anybody hoping to see Haskins outside of garbage time is going to be bitterly disappointed.

That's said, on the 4 passes he threw, the difference between his arm and JT's is quite noticeable. JT has never had the best arm, and I think it hinders this offense's ability to be explosive through the air. We may not see a true "Kevin Wilson offense" until next fall when we have that QB who has the pure natural ability to force a defense to truly respect their passing ability. At first blush, Haskins may indeed have that. But, at the same time, it was just 4 passes at the end of a blowout, so we might not want to crown him as the savior just yet.
 
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NFBuck said:
This is a key point. Army was ground down, so the resistance wasn't really there. It's JT's team, and barring an unfortunate injury, anybody hoping to see Haskins outside of garbage time is going to be bitterly disappointed.

That's said, on the 4 passes he threw, the difference between his arm and JT's is quite noticeable. JT has never had the best arm, and I think it hinders this offense's ability to be explosive through the air. We may not see a true "Kevin Wilson offense" until next fall when we have that QB who has the pure natural ability to force a defense to truly respect their passing ability. At first blush, Haskins may indeed have that. But, at the same time, it was just 4 passes at the end of a blowout, so we might not want to crown him as the savior just yet.
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I've already crowned him... too late. Haskins threw on a rope to Walk ons. Literally walk ons
 
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What I think I saw:
  • still don't have a down field passing threat and it's mostly the inability of the QB to throw it that far accurately and on time
  • OSU can out-athlete teams like Army within the self inflicted 10 yard box around the LOS, we knew that coming in
  • WR's can't block with out holding and still struggle to get seperation
  • KO's and coverage leave a lot to be desired
Tuf Borland, JK Dobbins and Haskins make you remember the future is bright(ish). The struggles of guys who looked like future all americans a few years back dampen the enthusiasm (at least for me).
 
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