QB Troy Smith (2006 Heisman Trophy Winner)

[rocketman]

Tough to say, I'm no draft expert but I thought arm strength was a huge part to being a prototypical NFL QB. Smith is pretty good in that department...

 

[jwinslow]

If Troy is over 6', I think he has a good shot at the first round. If he's 5'11", it may be a different story.

 

[martinss01]

If Troy is over 6', I think he has a good shot at the first round. If he's 5'11", it may be a different story.

yep, and the rumor mill has it he is under 6'. if it is indeed the case i see qb's with no business doing so getting taken over him. but even with that, i don't see him lasting past the 1st to early second. its not like he plays in the "tiney linemen conference". outside of psu he hasn't really had any problems with passes being batted down either.

 

[Dryden]

Tough to say, I'm no draft expert but I thought arm strength was a huge part to being a prototypical NFL QB. Smith is pretty good in that department...

That's a good observation too, because if you listen to "experts," 50% seem to say that arm-strength in the NFL is critical, while 50% seem to hint that arm-strength is overrated.

I'm no NFL QB, but given that the "windows" for throwing are so small, and the NFL DBs so quick, I'm inclined to believe that having a cannon for an arm is a good thing.

The TD pass Troy threw to Robiskie in the Iowa game was an NFL throw. I cannot think if any other college QB right now that could complete that throw, much less would even attempt it. By all rights, Robo was "covered." Beyond that, there were probably 10 - 12 starting NFL QBs yesterday who couldn't (or wouldn't) make that throw either. Another example from the Iowa game was the cross field throw from one hash to the opposite sideline to hit Gonzo for a 1st down on 3rd and long. That was a throw that wouldn't even present itself in the NFL, since the hashes are so much closer together. Troy completed that one anyway.

Forget the numbers, the yards, the touchdowns, the completion percentages ... everything, and just watch all the top QBs play. Troy is simply better than everyone else right now. He is at a completely different level. Anyone with two eyes and a TV set should be able to see that.

 

[rocketman]

Don't forget the pass he threw to Ginn against Iowa, where he scrambled out of the pocket. That ball was going so fast it was a blur on the TV screen.

 

[osugrad21]

October 9, 2006 12:00 PM

OSU Quarterback Troy Smith
Football: The Big Ten Conference has announced that OSU senior quarterback Troy Smith has been named the Co-Offensive Player of the Week. Smith's 17 for 20 passing performance on Saturday registered as the third best in Buckeye history. His passing efficiency for the game was 214.7, raising his career number to 158.1. That is the highest career rating in Big Ten history.

Smith shares this weeks award with Wisconsin freshman running back P.J. Hill for his 249 yard rushing performance against Northwestern. Also receiving weekly honors were linebacker Mike Sherels of Minnesota and kickoff returner Marcus Thigpen of Indiana.

http://www.the-ozone.net/

 

[ScarletArrow]

October 9, 2006 12:00 PM

OSU Quarterback Troy Smith
Football: The Big Ten Conference has announced that OSU senior quarterback Troy Smith has been named the Co-Offensive Player of the Week. Smith's 17 for 20 passing performance on Saturday registered as the third best in Buckeye history. His passing efficiency for the game was 214.7, raising his career number to 158.1. That is the highest career rating in Big Ten history.

When you think of some the great quarterbacks gone by in the Big Ten, that is an amazing stat.

 

[Hodge]

When I think about stats like these, it's crazy to imagine where Troy would be if he had started from day 1 and never gotten suspended. He would certainly be in the 40s in tds, if not low 50s already. Regardless, I hope he breaks both records.

Not so fast my friend. One could reasonably argue that if he hadn't gotten suspended, he would have never gotten his head on straight. In my opinion, the best thing that happened to Troy Smith's long term development was the suspension. He has made unimaginable gains since that time.

 

[Dryden]

Not so fast my friend. One could reasonably argue that if he hadn't gotten suspended, he would have never gotten his head on straight. In my opinion, the best thing that happened to Troy Smith's long term development was the suspension. He has made unimaginable gains since that time.

QFT. The suspension and the loss to Penn State were critical in Troy's growth, both as a QB and a mature adult. Without either, it's easy to see where Troy might still be just the whiny athlete he was three years ago.

 

[Saw31]

The most impressive play to me (in the BGSU game) was on a third down when TS scrambled down the l.o.s. and before throwing the ball to Gonzo, he looked to the sidelines to make sure he hadn't crossed the l.o.s., then threw a bullet for the first down...Talk about having your head in the game. Great awareness...

 

[osugrad21]

DDN

OSU's Smith co-offensive player of the week


By Doug Harris
Staff Writer

Monday, October 09, 2006

Ohio State quarterback Troy Smith was named the Big Ten co-offensive player of the week after connecting on 85 percent of his passes against Bowling Green on Saturday ? the third-best single-game completion rate in school history.
He was 17-of-20 passing for 191 yards and three TDs and also rushed for 54 yards on seven carries.
William Mrukowski completed 10-of-11 attempts (.909) against UCLA in 1961. Stanley Jackson went 13-of-15 passing (.867) against Indiana in 1997.
Smith was honored by the conference for the second time this season. The senior shared the award with Wisconsin running back P.J. Hill, who rushed for 249 yards on 35 carries.

 

[osugrad21]

CPD

OSU FOOTBALL


Big Ten honors Smith



Tuesday, October 10, 2006

Ohio State quarterback Troy Smith was named the Big Ten's co-offensive player of the week, the sec ond time he has won the award this season. He shared the award with Wisconsin run ning back P.J. Hill.
Smith completed 17 of 20 passes in Saturday's 35-7 win over Bowling Green, throwing for 191 yards and three touchdowns.
He ranks seventh in the country in passer rating and is tied for fifth in the nation with 15 touchdown passes. Also, defensive tackle David Patterson and offensive tackle Kirk Barton, both of whom left the Bowling Green game with injuries, are listed as starters on Ohio State's depth chart for Saturday's game at Michigan State.

 

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

Dispatch

Smith?s passing efficiency threatens Big Ten record

Tuesday, October 10, 2006

By Tim May THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

</IMG> Troy Smith?s passing efficiency rating this year is 170.6, tops in the Big Ten and seventh nationally.


Troy Smith has become a downright picky passer of historical significance.
Buoyed by his performance in the past two games, which included throwing seven touchdown passes with no interceptions, the Ohio State senior quarterback is at the top of the Big Ten career passing efficiency list.
His career rating of 158.1 is well ahead of No. 2 Joe Germaine (151.0), who played for OSU from 1996-98.
The passing efficiency formula has three major components at which Smith has excelled through his career ? completion percentage (318 of 507 passing, or 62.7 percent), TD passes (39) and interceptions (9), as in the fewer the better. For just this season, his rating is 170.6, tops in the Big Ten and seventh in the country.
"Troy has always been very careful with the football," OSU coach Jim Tressel said.
Gifted athletically, Smith also has spent most of this season running from his reputation of being a running quarterback. Just when he seemed to have put that to rest, he raced off to a season-high 54 yards on seven carries, including a dazzling 34-yard, zigzag scramble for a first down in a 35-7 win over Bowling Green.
Most fans left the game talking about that run, almost oblivious to the fact that on the way to throwing three touchdowns, Smith also completed 17 of 20 passes, the third mostaccurate game ever by a Buckeye.
"He?s a good passer," said OSU tight end Rory Nicol, who caught one of those TDs. "I?m not surprised by his accuracy. That?s how accurate he is every day in practice. And that?s one of the things that is so great about Troy."
Or as Tressel was alluding to earlier, Smith doesn?t throw the ball to the other team very often. This season he has 15 touchdown passes vs. two interceptions, both thrown in the win over Penn State three games ago.
He has gotten picky to the point of hanging on to the ball longer in the pocket to see if something better will come along. Against Bowling Green, on a 57-yard touchdown to Ted Ginn Jr. in the fourth quarter, he had to buy time to let the pattern develop. Then he threw the ball about 60 yards in the air to the sprinting Ginn.
"Troy is very aware," Tressel said. "One play during the Iowa game, he came off, and I said, ?Troy, the post might have been open.? He said, ?No, Coach, you?ll see on the film. It wasn?t.? And he was right.
"He?s very aware of where people are and very careful. He understands the importance of that turnover margin."
The Buckeyes currently are third in the nation in turnover margin. With their defense gaining a No. 1-tying (with Baylor) 12 interceptions and two fumbles, the Buckeyes have lost just two fumbles and two interceptions.
So Smith is being careful, but he?s still doing it with a flair, Nicol said.
"The thing that Troy can do, he can roll right and throw a ball probably 70 yards in the air to the left side of the field," Nicol said. "What I?m saying is, he can make any throw. And he?s accurate."
Which is why Nicol said he?s never surprised to hear Smith gaining plaudits for his passing. Smith?s career-best performance against Bowling Green helped earn him the Big Ten co-offensive player of the week award for the second time this season.
"If you were to tell that to Troy, he?d probably tell you, ?I should have been 18 or 19, or even 20 for 20,? " Nicol said. "That?s just the kind of quarterback and the kind of competitor he is."
[email protected]

 

[Steve19]

QB Troy Smith - 2006 Heisman Winner (official thread)

We are experiencing a slight glitch with the official Troy Smith thread. As a result, although it exists in the backup, it is not visible to users. While Clarity attends to the problem, here is a thread to discuss Troy Smith. We will merge anything posted here with the normal thread as soon as we overcome the temporary problem.

 

[DaddyBigBucks]

The Greatness Processor in the server must have melted. You can't really blame the manufacturer though. If they made a GP that could handle Troy Smith, it would be overkill for 99.999999999999999999% of the work that it has to do. It's just good Systems Engineering from an economic perspective.

Note to Clarity: Run at least 12 GPs in parallel. If that can't handle Troy, start a new Troy thread after every game.