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QB/WR Braxton Miller (B1G POY, National Champion, OSU HOF)

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greyscarlet;2199135; said:
It will help open space not having 8, 9, or even 10 in the box on every play as well. With less activity evading a big hit should be much easier. Can't wait to see the forward pass again for the buckeyes.
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Agreed. However, I think that until Braxton and the receivers prove that they can and will make defenses pay for stacking the box, that is still what opposing defenses will do. That seems to have been the standard gameplan against the Buckeyes for quite awhile and folks will have to see it fail to abandon it.
 
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Buckeye doc;2199414; said:
Agreed. However, I think that until Braxton and the receivers prove that they can and will make defenses pay for stacking the box, that is still what opposing defenses will do. That seems to have been the standard gameplan against the Buckeyes for quite awhile and folks will have to see it fail to abandon it.
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Unlike last year though the Buckeyes won't be relying solely on the athletes on the field to counter those sorts of tactics. If an opponent stacks the box, that means there will be a mismatch or a numbers advantage somewhere on the edge that will be attacked aggressively thru playcalling. Those kind of situations lend themselves to high-percentage plays.

I know we haven't seen the real thing in a real game yet, but I'm excited about the offense going forward because for the first time in a long time I think they're not simply being vanilla and relying on out-athleting the opposition. The Buckeyes want to have superior athletes of course, but I think now they also trying to out-maneuver other teams more than they have recently. That should mean more help from the sideline and press box in trying to overcome what an opposing defense is trying to do.
 
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Buckeye doc;2199414; said:
Agreed. However, I think that until Braxton and the receivers prove that they can and will make defenses pay for stacking the box, that is still what opposing defenses will do. That seems to have been the standard gameplan against the Buckeyes for quite awhile and folks will have to see it fail to abandon it.
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So you think opposing defenses will continue to stack the box and ignore the players set up in space that have to be covered? I'm confused here because Ohio State isn't going to be lining up in the I with 9 guys basically between the tackles.
 
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jlb1705;2199418; said:
Unlike last year though the Buckeyes won't be relying solely on the athletes on the field to counter those sorts of tactics. If an opponent stacks the box, that means there will be a mismatch or a numbers advantage somewhere on the edge that will be attacked aggressively thru playcalling. Those kind of situations lend themselves to high-percentage plays.

I know we haven't seen the real thing in a real game yet, but I'm excited about the offense going forward because for the first time in a long time I think they're not simply being vanilla and relying on out-athleting the opposition. The Buckeyes want to have superior athletes of course, but I think now they also trying to out-maneuver other teams more than they have recently. That should mean more help from the sideline and press box in trying to overcome what an opposing defense is trying to do.
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THIS. I think we'll see a lot of quick slant/quick pass plays to counter the blitz. Playcalls will be much more balanced this year compared to last, IMO.
 
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Bill Lucas;2199527; said:
So you think opposing defenses will continue to stack the box and ignore the players set up in space that have to be covered? I'm confused here because Ohio State isn't going to be lining up in the I with 9 guys basically between the tackles.
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No, I don't think opposing defenses will ignore players that have to be covered in the spread offense. What I was getting at was more just an assume run first approach by opposing defenses. I certainly hope and expect them to pay for that. But until, as I said, Braxton and his receivers show they've made strides in the passing game, I expect opposing defenses will play to stop the run first just because that's been the book on how to beat tOSU for several years. No snark intended here, just clarifying my previous inexact remarks.

GO BUCKS.
 
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Buckeye doc;2199617; said:
No, I don't think opposing defenses will ignore players that have to be covered in the spread offense. What I was getting at was more just an assume run first approach by opposing defenses. I certainly hope and expect them to pay for that. But until, as I said, Braxton and his receivers show they've made strides in the passing game, I expect opposing defenses will play to stop the run first just because that's been the book on how to beat tOSU for several years. No snark intended here, just clarifying my previous inexact remarks.

GO BUCKS.
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Defenses play to stop the run first because that's Football 101, which has nothing to do with OSU specifically.

The difference this year is that OSU has actually practiced Plan B.
 
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Dryden;2199628; said:
Defenses play to stop the run first because that's Football 101, which has nothing to do with OSU specifically.

The difference this year is that OSU has actually practiced Plan B.
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And has offensive coaches that are able to make in game adjustments to whatever the defense is doing.
 
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Confident Braxton Miller leading a new-look offense for Ohio State Buckeyes
Published: Tuesday, August 28, 2012
By Doug Lesmerises, The Plain Dealer

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Jay LaPrete, Associated Press
All eyes will be on Ohio State's Braxton Miller this season as head coach Urban Meyer expects -- demands -- much improvement from the sophomore quarterback. The Buckeyes open the season Saturday against Miami of Ohio.

COLUMBUS, Ohio ? What is Braxton Miller now, one year older and wiser and leading a new offense at Ohio State?

"I just feel like myself," the Buckeyes' sophomore quarterback said Tuesday.

Was he himself last year?

"Nah, not really," Miller said. "Toward the end a little bit."

A year after he was dropped into a tempest as a freshman, when throwing a spiral sometimes seemed like a challenge, Miller, under first-year OSU coach Urban Meyer, should have a chance to once again look like the guy who could throw it and run it as an elite high school quarterback. But he can't be only that. Meyer wants Miller to be himself, and then also a little something of what he is not.
Ohio State QB Braxton Miller feels like himself this year Ohio State QB Braxton Miller feels like himself this year Ohio State sophomore quarterback Braxton Miller spoke after practice on Tuesday, Aug. 28, getting ready for Saturday's 2012 opener with the Miami Redhawks, and said he feels like himself this season, with more experience and in a new offense. Watch video

There's a lot of anticipation with Miller in the season opener against the Miami RedHawks on Saturday getting his first full chance to run this offense the way it was meant to be run: making a decision on every play, whether it's a run or a pass, hitting throws to playmakers and getting a chance to flash his own skills with the football in his hands. That comes naturally to Miller.

Meyer several times said Miller has been like a caged tiger while wearing a black no-contact jersey in practice that limits the hits he can take and leads to the whistle blowing plays dead just when he might be ready to make something special happen.

"You've definitely got to have an aggressive outlook," Miller said.

That means everywhere.

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http://www.cleveland.com/osu/index.ssf/2012/08/confident_braxton_miller_leadi.html

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Buckeye doc;2199414; said:
Agreed. However, I think that until Braxton and the receivers prove that they can and will make defenses pay for stacking the box, that is still what opposing defenses will do. That seems to have been the standard gameplan against the Buckeyes for quite awhile and folks will have to see it fail to abandon it.
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I think alone seeing Stoneburner in a WR slot will be enough to make them think twice. They still remember, "all he cathces are touchdowns"
 
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Ohio State spotlight: QB Braxton Miller
By Tim May
The Columbus Dispatch Thursday August 30, 2012

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Chris Russell | Dispatch

Braxton Miller isn?t a freshman any more, and new Ohio State coach Urban Meyer expects him to carry himself like a veteran.

Miller might be running Ohio State?s newly installed uptempo spread offense for the first time today against Miami University, but Meyer has been on the sophomore through the off-season and preseason to act like a leader. More than that, to act like a taskmaster, to take it personally when the offense doesn?t achieve first downs and touchdowns.

It?s an area in which Meyer thinks Miller will show obvious improvement, today, ?his leadership.?

There were times in preseason camp, though, that gave Meyer flashbacks to his visions of Miller as a freshman a year ago, and the quarterback?s sometimes ?lack of urgency? when on the field. It was settling for a fizzled drive and ensuing punt instead of being upset that a drive-sustaining play wasn?t converted.

?I actually watched him last year quite a bit with ESPN (for whom Meyer was an analyst in his one-year sabbatical from coaching),? Meyer said. ?When we first got him there wasn't a whole lot of urgency. I think the no huddle up tempo makes the quarterback -- you have to be urgent. I think he's becoming a pro what he does.?

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http://buckeyextra.dispatch.com/content/stories/2012/08/31/gameday/spotlight-ohio-state.html
 
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