RhodeIslandBuck
This guy's a real jerk
I agree that we’ve heard that story before… plenty of times. But I would suggest that even with last year’s team, they were working out issues with the run game throughout the season. That’s a LOT easier to do (read: cover up the ugly) while figuring things out with two first round running backs. It really wasn’t until the payoffs that they really figured out gap v. zone blocking schemes. Part of that, I think, was forced by the injury issues we had on the line. Ultimately, the end result was the same.
Net, net. I agree we’ve heard that story in the past… but given what we saw last year as well as what we’re hearing from the beat and the coaches, it does seem like they are taking the opportunity to use some of these games to work through areas for improvement. As you say, ‘taking down every opponent with relative ease…’ With the reduction in physicality in practices, there’s only so much you can really test without the potential for injury. I think this ‘relative ease’ is a luxury for a coach. I can say that I’ve been in both situations… and I’d offer that lacrosse is less reliant on the orchestration that is needed for football… but I absolutely used opponents we would beat with relative ease to work through things that are difficult to do in practice against your own guys.
Agreed, last year does give me more optimism than I would usually have, especially concerning the run game. Just wish OSU had something resembling two first round backs.
Let's just not wait until disaster to turn the switch on I suppose. It also seems that's what Day has been preaching; staying hungry and desperate. As I've said before, Day has more than earned our trust as fans, I think OSU is gonna be fine, just cautiously optimistic. Being able to turn it on at any point is a luxury, but if you haven't actually turned it on yet, how do you know you will?
Edit: also, excellent point about the limited physicality in practices, never really thought of that myself
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