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RB Brandon Schnittker (official thread)

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We don't have a "power" back until next year, but we have a good, damn near every situation back so we are fine. The reason Haw doesn't play is because he is not that good right now, and is probably inconsistant in practice, i.e. fumbles, fucking up plays etc. He is four deep on the depth chart because he is the fourth best runningback. I don't care how big/fast he is, if he can't do the job.
I know this goes against popular notion, but maybe JT does play the right guys that are actually the best FOOTBALL players. There are no reverse Bam Childress's here. Frost hasn't played (before injuries) because the dude can't block, and probably hasn't done so in practice, not because of some double-secret probation. I think Haw is probably not that good right now, it is simple as that.
 
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There are more skills to being a powerback than running straight and bruising... Just check out Lendale White, the prototypical "powerback." He's got the power, but he's also got the vision and that little bit of twistiness
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And evidently he can leap from tall buildings and survive! Nothing is
"typical "about LW. For our purposes now, Johnson can fill in for Schnittker.

On the other discussion concerning M. Wells. I believe he will be a very good back. I really liked the way he set up his block on one of his runs (Indiana I believe). I don't think Tressel is a guy who blows sunshine up skirts and he praised M. Wells abilities.
 
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MililaniBuckeye said:
OK, Rainman, er, Taosman, I went back and rewatched all of Wells' carries over the last two games. There wasn't anything remotely resembling an arm tackle. Here's his carry-by-carry breakdown:

Indiana:
5-yard gain (tackled around legs)
25-yard gain (pushed out of bounds)
2-yard gain (tackled around body)
14-yard gain (tackled around body)
4-yard gain (tackled around legs)

Minnesota:
1-yard loss (tackled around legs)
5-yard gain (tackled around body)
2-yard gain (tackled around body)
1-yard gain (tackled around body)
1-yard gain (tackled around legs)
5-yard loss (tackled around body)
1-yard gain (tackled around body)
3-yard gain (tackled around body)

He didn't carry the ball in the Penn State and Michigan State games, so later I'll go back and watch the Iowa game and breakdown the nine carries he had in that game. If he didn't get brought down by an arm tackle in that game, I'll keep going back game-by-game until I find an arm-tackle. I doubt if I find more than one, if any, for the season.
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i would hope that our RBs are better than gettin taken down by an arm tackle.
 
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That's a shame. His folks were so psyched about him getting a shot at tailback this year. It just never panned out. Good thing he'll have his degree to fall back on and some connections in coaching here in the Hilliard/Dublin area.
 
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