Redzone Troubles?

[Buckcrazy41]

I've heard some fans at the game and the net question Ohio States redzone offensive efficiency against YSU. I myself questioned it too. But the more I thought about it and watched the game I saw how blind I was to the fact that Tressel isn't going to show his redzone offense when he can try a new play or formation on a defense that isn't expecting or seen it before in the situation he wants to run it in.
I'm sorry if I got a head myself but what I'm basically trying to say is Tressel was using YSU like doctors use rats to see if a medicine will work. He was testing plays with no true consequence to the team. Now he knows which plays work in the redzone besides pound it down their throats with Beanie.
Saw this and was wondering if any one saw this and if anyone agrees or disagrees do we really have to worry about the redzone because of what we saw today?

 

[Kwas]

I wouldn't worry. Tressel was rotating so many players in and out of all positions throughout the game that expecting TD-scoring drives every time out is asking a bit much, even against YSU. I saw someone comment in another thread that this game was treated like a glorified scrimmage by the coaches, and I couldn't agree more.

On a side note, did anyone else notice how the D almost got a safety 2 plays in a row after Beanie went down? Man, they were pissed!

 

[GoodLifeSean]

I would tend to agree with you. A football coach is a bit like a professional poker player in the sense that you don't show your full hand untill you need it, and you gotta bluff every once in a while. This team has a buttload of weapons and to expose exactly how they might use them all at once is silly. There was enough shown today to show the weapons we have, and let the opponents worry about what could happen.

The ultimate tactitian knows that the best way to beat an opponent is to make them think things that do not exist and this will happen. I frankly was glad to have all the field goals today, it may have really helped with a major question mark going into this season, how good is the kicking game going to be. While it's probably not another Nuge/B.J. Sander kinda year, it's going to provide confidence and that is the importance with this game.

Ultimately JT will have a few goals in this and Ohio I'm guessing. Get the young Bucks some experience, play with personel and possible formation ideas, make the enemy overthink themselves. So therefore, the redzone issues don't bother me. I'd be more bothered if the offense wasn't even getting to the red zone.

 

[BuckeyeTillIDie]

Rotating players + VERY vanilla play calling in the RZ = "red zone troubles".

 

[DaveyBoy]

Rotating players + VERY vanilla play calling in the RZ = "red zone troubles".

I agree to an extent....because it could also be said that the way to make your exotic plays work best is to practice them in true game situations. But I will agree that Tressel figured that since USC has 2 weeks to practice for OSU, why give them the breadth of what we may do this early?

 

[sparcboxbuck]

On a side note, did anyone else notice how the D almost got a safety 2 plays in a row after Beanie went down? Man, they were pissed!

I noted that too. Not sure if they were pissed that Beanie went down or that they were back on the field again

Abdallah looked to be on a mission back there. Loved seeing that. He'll need to keep that level of play going all season.

 

[Mike80]

Ask me after the Ohio game....

The first game doesn't worry me too much. they scored points without showing much and they played a ton of guys. That counts for more, especially when it ended up being 43-0....