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QB Todd Boeckman (official thread)

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The article that grad21 linked in post #397 talks mostly about the play where TB hit Hartline over the middle while taking one in the chops from an untouched linebacker. From the article, this is what Hartline had to say...

"The thing that impressed me the most was how he was standing in there taking the hits and getting rid of the ball still," Hartline said after an earlier game. "We realize that extra split half-second he takes to take that hit, he can get the ball off. That just gives you more and more respect for him."
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Having rewatched the game last night, that really impressed me. Todd could see the hit coming, but waited that "extra split half-second" for Hartline to get open and find the ball. That was a big-time play that he made in his highly criticized first half.
 
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No offense to Troy, but that is what being 6'5" does for you. I am not so sure Troy would have been able to see over a guys like to hit a WR over the middle (this was also a problem vs. Florida when they were in his face all night). I am not saying Troy wouldn't stay in there and take a hit, just that it would be tough to get it over the defender.
 
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I think the game will start to slow down more and more for Todd and his reads will get better and better. He will still have rough moments, but he can play threw them now.
He has been Tresselized! :tongue2:
 
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Todd is working with a bunch of first year starters (and true freshmen) at WR too, plus a new center. With the ground game gaining traction and the WR's growing into their roles, the number of hits Todd takes should start to decrease.

Three weeks into the college season, and two weeks into the NFL season, I think we can finally see what the problem was with the running game early on ...

The coaching staff should never have gone to New Orleans to borrow plays from the Saints. :wink2:
 
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The only concern I had with TB on Sat was how the ball was coming out of his hand.
Too many thorws, it was coming out nose down. And he had the one that completely slipped out and should have cost us a TD if it wasn't for the refs.
I don't know if he was having trouble gripping the ball, or if he was just tight and his upper arm was too tense during his throws, causing the underthrows. (A little tweak of the biceps will "brake" your arm - not a good thing)
When he just relaxes his throwing motion, he throws a beautiful deep ball.
 
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CPD

OHIO STATE FOOTBALL
Boeckman built to endure a pounding


Friday, September 21, 2007Doug Lesmerises
Plain Dealer Reporter
Columbus -- Troy Smith made plays with his legs last year. Todd Boeckman is doing it with his abs.
A year after the 6-0, 215-pound Smith quarterbacked the Buckeyes into the national title game and won the Heisman Trophy with regular displays of spectacular shimmies, creating a highlight reel by turning broken plays into big plays, Boeckman's signature move during a 3-0 start is getting smoked.
While Smith evaded pressure, the 6-5, 243-pound Boeckman absorbs it.




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[cal_buckeye] is this talk about boeckman's poise just perceived that way because of the way the team performed or did the players really start to look at him a little differently?

[Tim May] Both. Dionte Johnson told me this week that Boeckman stepped into the huddle in the Akron game as a new man, unafraid to speak his mind to his teammates. And Boeckman's willingness to take a hit just to throw a pass has gained the respect of all of his teammates. As for your question about perception, yeah, for a QB, it always hinges on whether your team wins or loses. That's just the way it is.
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BuckeyeXtra - The Columbus Dispatch : Transcript of today's OSU football chat with Tim May
 
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OregonBuckeye;937884; said:
Who would've guessed before the season the top 5 passing efficiency leaders in the country after 4 weeks would look like this?

1. Mike Teel
2. Sam Bradford
3. Tim Tebow
4. Dennis Dixon
5. Paul Smith
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I was posting up Tebow a lot last year but, the others might as well play the lottery:)
 
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Other than Smith from Tulsa and Brohm all the top 10 are undefeated and you can't really blame Smith or Brohm for those losses.
As long as Todd stays consistent and efficient we will be money... it doesn't hurt when you have some beasts in the backfield either.
 
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Out of all FBS quarterbacks with at least 15 attempts per game, those with the most Touchdowns per Attempt are (expressed as a percentage):
  1. Sam Bradford, Oklahoma:__________14.58
  2. Mike Teel, Rutgers:______________14.04
  3. Todd Boeckman, Ohio State:_______11.76
  4. Dennis Dixon, Oregon:____________11.46
  5. Cullen Harper, Clemson:__________11.11
  6. Tim Tebow, Florida:______________10.53
  7. Paul Smith, Tulsa:_______________10.20
No other quarterback has a touchdown percentage in double-digits.

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Only Rice has given up more touchdown passes than Ohio State's next opponent, Minnesota.

You do the math...
 
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