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S/LB Tyler Moeller (official thread)

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Well, it is very exciting, both for Tyler and me, to see him coming back.

For me, I conceptualize it as there being 3 safety positions and two starters are comingback. (A slight stretch, but that is how I see it.)

One thing I was worried about was "is he fast enough to play safety"? I went back to the beginning of this Tyler Moeller thread, found he can run a 4.5, that OSU considered him a tweener between linebacker (undersized) and safety (oversized), but that plenty of colleges thought he should be a safety. So I am good.

Also, in earlier posts I see this discussion about whether a criminal conviction hurts or not .... a criminal conviction always helps a civil suit.

Turning to a different subject, I have a friend who's care was hit by a truck. He got whiplash and had a neck brace for a year. The trucker's insurance company offered him 3 times his medical costs as a settlement for pain and suffering, even without my friend hiring a lawyer. I think of this as a rough guideline in this case.

It sounds like the Moeller's would just be going for restitution on medical bills rather than pain and suffering. Very noble, way beyond the call of duty. I would not fault them for going for more.
 
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The Buckeye Times

TBT EXCLUSIVE Q&A: TYLER MOELLER

By Lee Hudnell at 2:21 PM

(Photo of Tyler Moeller by The Buckeye Times/Darla Dunkle-Hudnell)​

COLUMBUS ? Ohio State senior safety, Tyler Moeller, is known in Columbus as a player who can deliver a crushing hit.


Going into the 2009 season, many felt that the Cincinnati-native was poised for greatness, a shoe-in to start at either linebacker or safety for the Buckeyes. Yes, he's that multi-talented.


But just weeks before he was to make his first start for the Buckeyes, Moeller found himself on the wrong end of a vicious hit. The only difference was, this blow didn't happen on the gridiron ? it happened in a Florida bar.
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Senior?

Is there a way to salvage another year?

The fact he is even strapping 'em up again is awesome, but I can't wait until he is able to put the past behind him and line up on 3rd down without having to worry about the past.

2 years of that would be ideal.
 
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I don't think he can apply for a medical redshirt until after his "senior" season. So this is still his senior season and afterwards he'll know if the NCAA grants him another year (which I think is a no-brainer...but it is the NCAA). He may get to partake in Senior Day twice as it stands...
 
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Magua;1734375; said:
I don't think he can apply for a medical redshirt until after his "senior" season. So this is still his senior season and afterwards he'll know if the NCAA grants him another year (which I think is a no-brainer...but it is the NCAA).
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Yep.
 
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That probably depends on the health of Tyler Moeller, who Tressel is expecting to have back at full capacity this fall.

?If you had a game tomorrow Paul Haynes would tell you that he would play your nickel and he would probably leave Jermale Hines back at the safety,? Tressel said.

?Jermale played that nickel the whole time this year because Tyler was hurt, but we?ll see how that looks in the preseason.?

Moeller was slated to start for the Buckeyes at Sam linebacker in 2009 before an off-the-field head injury knocked him out for the entire season. He returned in the spring as a safety, but could not participate in full contact at the coaches? discretion.

They are going to cut him loose this fall and as long as his head can hold up to the trauma of full-on collisions, Moeller should be in the starting lineup for the Buckeyes when they face spread offenses like the one Miami runs with quarterback Jacory Harris.

?He?ll also play safety, but I think you?re primary thing as you walk through the door is that he?d be your starting nickel and a big part of your special teams,? Tressel said.
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Moeller full go

Coach Jim Tressel said he expects senior defensive back Tyler Moeller to have the reins taken off when practice starts. Moeller missed all of last season with a head injury sustained in an assault in Florida that resulted in brain trauma.

Moeller practiced with the team in the spring, but was held out of any contact drills.

"If the season started tomorrow, he would probably be our starting star or nickel back," Tressel said. "We play that package 60 or 65 percent of the time. He'd be playing a lot."
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Ohio State notes: Seniors have big streaks to maintain (with videos) - The News-Herald Sports : Breaking news coverage for Northern Ohio
 
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Today in Florida, Moeller's assailant, Ralph Decker, was sentenced to two years' probation, with conditions. In June, he changed his plea to guilty on a charge of felony battery.

The conditions include Decker taking an anger-management class, undergoing a substance-abuse evaluation, and being forbidden to drink alcohol. He also has paid all of the Moeller family's out-of-pocket medical expenses, which totaled more than $11,000.

?This is what Tyler wanted,? Amy Moeller said. ?He wanted it done, he wanted the medical bills paid, and more important, he wanted the acknowledgment that this was an unprovoked act.

?A year ago on check-in day, the players and coaches were stopping by Tyler?s hospital room to wish him well," she said. ?Today isn?t about the sentencing, it?s about Tyler being 100 percent and back as part of his team.?
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Decker sentence satisfies Moeller family (Blogging the Buckeyes)
 
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