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

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The interesting thing to me is that Braxton has been most effective as a receiver and not a runner. It is also clear to me, based on some things Urban has said, that he is not comfortable throwing the ball. He is afraid that he will hurt his shoulder again.
 
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scarletmike said:
I can't recall too many (if any) pitch/lateral plays with Miller, which seems like a perfect play for him. Maybe he hasn't developed the hands/awareness as a WR for those yet? Hopefully if they insist on using the BraxCat this weekend we'll finally see him either throw a quick out or pitch it.
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I think if they ever use it, it will be later in a game and if it's a close game. So I'm hoping not to see it. Or if they somehow manage to get to the NCG unscathed, then they could use it early since there's no next team to use the tape for.
 
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I don't think we need to put a pass from Miller on tape for defeneses to know it's probably coming. No team should be surprised if Braxton throws out of the wildcat. If a team is surprised by Braxton throwing, their coach is an idiot.
 
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How Ohio State's Braxton Miller made the move from quarterback to wide receiver



OHIO STATE'S IDENTITY crisis descends the locker room tunnel at High Point Solutions Stadium in Piscataway, New Jersey. Dressed in OSU sweats, Braxton Miller steps into the crisp late-October evening. The Buckeyes have just taken down Big Ten bottom-feeder Rutgers 49-7. Miller carries a duffel bag over his twice-injured right shoulder, the one that used to carry the weight of expectations in Columbus. Now it can support hardly more than a change of clothes. He stands in the postgame quiet, doing what any NFL hopeful would do. He's analyzing his numbers.

Miller had only three opportunities, two catches for 55 yards and one rush for 16. Yet he makes sure to remain upbeat. "I love it," he says. "Coach Meyer knows I love it too."

No, Miller doesn't love that he has been repositioned from quarterback to wide receiver, reduced from BMOC to bit player. But after missing all of Ohio State's 2014 national championship season, being back on the field is reward enough. It was Miller, a two-time Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year under center, who set this bizarre Ohio State story in motion. His shoulder injury in August 2014 allowed two backups -- first J.T. Barrett, then Cardale Jones -- to lead OSU to that startling title. And it is Miller whose on-the-job transition this fall has provided a tidy metaphor for the team's efforts to find itself all over again.

Ohio State averaged 44.8 points per game last season, tops in the Big Ten and No. 5 in the country. The Buckeyes appeared to have little room for Miller; more to the point, they looked as if they didn't need him. Then the offseason arrived, and with it the sort of juicy speculation that can tear a team apart, especially one with three elite QBs. Who would start? Who would transfer? How could Urban Meyer keep everyone happy?

Entire article: http://espn.go.com/college-football...on-miller-made-move-quarterback-wide-receiver
 
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Braxton's last game in The Shoe. Would love to see Urban let him take the first snap, just out of respect for all Braxton's done at Ohio State. I'm sure Barrett wouldn't mind "not getting the start" at all. Would also love to see him get more passes thrown to him...time to start lining him up for best matchups.
 
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I know his rehab and the need to learn the position are the reasons he hasn't had more of an impact but I still think coach has been saving some stuff with Brax until it counts and have also lined him up at Wildcat sometimes just to see how defenses play that formation...for future scheming.
 
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ShowMeBuck said:
I know his rehab and the need to learn the position are the reasons he hasn't had more of an impact but I still think coach has been saving some stuff with Brax until it counts and have also lined him up at Wildcat sometimes just to see how defenses play that formation...for future scheming.
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Agreed, plus he just came off of that scary "Purdue-like" injury last week. Save him for the tough games, which may start this week.
 
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Tlangs said:
I don't think we need to put a pass from Miller on tape for defeneses to know it's probably coming. No team should be surprised if Braxton throws out of the wildcat. If a team is surprised by Braxton throwing, their coach is an idiot.
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Given the very limited practice time, it wouldn't surprise me at all if coaches started calling bluff on Braxcat 10 games into a season where he hasn't thrown it once.
Would it surprise anyone if he did throw it? Probably not, but that doesn't mean they would have prepared for it after seeing tape of 10 games where he's done nothing but run over and over again. Seems like teams started lining up specifically to stop him running several games ago... so they're already calling bluff and Urban's reaction? Didn't run it against Illinois, gives press conference hinting he's thinking about his shoulder... further reinforces the perception that he can't/won't throw.
Maybe those are sincere reactions. Maybe it's more strategy/gamesmanship. Tressel would do the same thing running dave over and over and over and over and over and over, showing nothing all season long... until November, short yardage, goal line formation... and pass-action for a very easy TD.

I guess we'll find out soon enough whether Brax is really not prepared, or if it's an ace Urban is keeping up his sleeve.
 
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