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

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I've been thinking of this ever since the Bucknuts guys interviewed Minton (his coach), and he was at a loss for a QB of the past to whom he could compare Braxton.

After watching some of the video of him, the QB he evokes from my dusty memory is Steve Young.


OK - I know, I know. It's a little out-of-left-field because Steve is, you know, left-handed and all... But nobody else fits his style better in my mind.
 
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DaddyBigBucks;1712169; said:
I've been thinking of this ever since the Bucknuts guys interviewed Minton (his coach), and he was at a loss for a QB of the past to whom he could compare Braxton.

After watching some of the video of him, the QB he evokes from my dusty memory is Steve Young.


OK - I know, I know. It's a little out-of-left-field because Steve is, you know, left-handed and all... But nobody else fits his style better in my mind.
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He's very similar to Tyrod Taylor. I may have said this before, though, even in this very thread. I'm having a sense of deja vu, right now.
 
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DontHateOState;1712180; said:
He's very similar to Tyrod Taylor. I may have said this before, though, even in this very thread. I'm having a sense of deja vu, right now.
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With all due respect to Mr. Taylor, I would be astonished if Braxton weren't a much better passer than Tyrod is now when he's completed his 3rd year of college ball.
 
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QB recruit driven to be No. 1
Miller believes OSU is the place to win title, become top NFL draft pick
Sunday, June 6, 2010
By Tim May
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

When Braxton Miller moves from Huber Heights Wayne to Ohio State in January to start college early, he will be pursuing at least two major goals, he said. And he believes coach Jim Tressel and quarterbacks coach Nick Siciliano are just the men to help him achieve them.

?My dream goal is I want to be the No. 1 (NFL) draft pick,? Scout.com?s No.1 QB prospect said after committing to Ohio State?s 2011 recruiting class last week. ?I am going to work hard as I can every day, on and off the field, and anything I do is going to be working toward that No.1 draft pick.?

The other goal?

?Once I get there, we?re going to win the national championship,? Miller said. ?I know coach Tress and Siciliano will get me prepared.?

His father, Kevin, and Wayne coach Jay Minton have the same belief, at least about the coaching he will receive at Ohio State. It?s one of the reasons Braxton Miller opted to end the recruiting chase early.

?When they had Troy Smith (2006 Heisman Trophy winner), and then with the progress of Terrelle Pryor this past year, yeah, I know they can develop quarterbacks,? Kevin Miller said. ?We weren?t really worried about what type of offense they had. We just didn?t want to be in a system-type of offense. You want to be in an offense that?s going to help you be a balanced quarterback instead of one-dimensional. Coach Tressel builds his offense around the strengths of his quarterback.?

That?s much the same reason Pryor gave for choosing Ohio State in 2008. His progress ebbed and flowed his first two seasons, but Pryor ended last season on a resounding high note with his MVP performance in the Rose Bowl win over Oregon.

Pryor gave Miller a resounding recommendation of the Ohio State program.

?He said (Siciliano) is one heck of a guy, a heck of a quarterback coach, and that coach Tress and the staff have gotten him right, and he just loves it there,? Miller said.

Unlike at Wayne, though, Miller will be in a crowded field that could still include Pryor, along with Joe Bauserman, Kenny Guiton, Taylor Graham and Justin Siems. Regardless, ?They probably will fit me in? and find him some playing time as a freshman, he said.

?Terrelle is taking the spot right now. He will be a senior (in 2011). I respect that. I?ll just do what I can do, and if I do get the chance to play I?m going to show out, just like I did as a freshman (at Wayne).?
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http://www.dispatch.com/live/conten...06/qb-recruit-driven-to-be-no--1.html?sid=101

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fehryuUM0cQ"]YouTube- Braxton Miller Commits To OSU[/ame]
 
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What will be interesting to see is if KG, Taylor Graham, and possibly even Verlon Reed challenge Braxton for the right to take over for Pryor after he's gone. I remember when Zwick was recruited, he was supposed to be the best QB to come to Ohio State since Art Schlichter. But Troy hung in there and just waited for his opportunity. I also remember Schoenhoft and Henton jumping ship when Pryor came in.

Not saying Braxton isn't the future, but a little competition within the team certainly doesn't hurt.
 
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Poe McKnoe;1711658; said:
Except for that...
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Gotta love the commitment to the Bucks. Think he is excited about his choice?
 
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