WR Corey "Philly" Brown (Official Thread)

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Philly Brown eager to find more yards
August, 16, 2013
By Austin Ward | ESPN.com
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Philly Brown could see the numbers and had watched enough game tape not to need any reminders about which area of his game most needed work.

The Ohio State coaching staff wasn?t going to let him off that easy, though.

In public through the media last season, coach Urban Meyer was cracking jokes and encouraging him to break a tackle once in a while.

When strolling through the practice facility within earshot of Zach Smith in the spring, his position coach made sure to raise his voice enough to reference his reception total compared to a relative lack of yardage and touchdowns.

And while the senior receiver suggested there wasn?t all that much criticism coming his way behind closed doors, the message was clear to Brown either way as he prepared for his final season with the Buckeyes. As the most reliable target on the perimeter, the ball was likely to keep coming his way -- as long as was able to start doing more with it once it was safely in his hands.

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Philly Brown knows 11.2 yards per catch won't cut it in 2013.

?I already knew it was something I had to work on after watching the film,? Brown said. ?[Strength] coach Mickey [Marotti] and I sat down and watched it, identified the problems, so we took care of it this offseason, hit the weight room hard -- we got it done, so it should be better.

?It was a couple things [wrong], but I?ll keep them to myself. They?re secrets.?

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http://espn.go.com/blog/colleges/osu/post?id=13238

 

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http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1719575-the-25-speediest-guys-in-college-football/page/23

Wow, I had no idea he was that fast. Some recent interviews seemed to suggest that here were some tangible items he could work on to improve his shakes.

The only other B1G players to show up in the list are Rutger's Shuler (11) and Diggs (2). The list may be somewhat subjective, in choosing the times to use.

 

[Poe McKnoe]

Wow, I had no idea he was that fast. Some recent interviews seemed to suggest that here were some tangible items he could work on to improve his shakes.

The only other B1G players to show up in the list are Rutger's Shuler (11) and Diggs (2). The list may be somewhat subjective, in choosing the times to use.

It's also BleacherReport, so everything was probably just made up on the fly.

 

[pnuts34]

Wow, I had no idea he was that fast. Some recent interviews seemed to suggest that here were some tangible items he could work on to improve his shakes.

The only other B1G players to show up in the list are Rutger's Shuler (11) and Diggs (2). The list may be somewhat subjective, in choosing the times to use.

Philly brown has had track type speed since HS. He was once thought to be a slot/hybrid guy before tressel left, but our OC didn't know how to use him(like Lamar Thomas). I really hope he can learn to break a tackle or 2, this season because he has some serious speed to take it to the house

 

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[OhioState001]

We need a .gif of his hit.

 

[bukIpower]

We need a .gif of his hit.

Well not only was that block great but to me he seemed much more elusive than he was last year. Anyone else think he was moving more fluently?

 

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Postgame Video: Ohio State WR Philly Brown

 

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[Bestbuck36]

Stud. Really coming into his own in this offense.

 

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Ohio State's Corey 'Philly' Brown has settled into his role as a receiver and a Buckeye

Ohio State receiver Philly Brown (10) hauls in one of his two touchdowns on Saturday against San Diego State. (Marvin Fong, The Plain Dealer)
By Doug Lesmerises, Northeast Ohio Media Group
September 10, 2013

COLUMBUS, Ohio – There's something to be said for a player who can not only take some good-natured shots from Urban Meyer, but give it back a little as well.

That's Philly Brown. He doesn't really like being called that, preferring his given name Corey, but he hasn't been able to escape it. Since there's another Corey Brown on the team, former coach Jim Tressel nicknamed them by their home cities, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, and the senior receiver has never been able to shake the label.

He may not be comfortable with his name. He is comfortable in his position on the field now, a full wide receiver after playing running back in high school and serving as a hybrid H-back in the offense last season.

“First of all, he was a very poor running back, and you can tell him I said that,” Urban Meyer said Monday when asked about Brown.
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http://www.cleveland.com/osu/index.ssf/2013/09/he_may_not_be_comfortable_with.html

 

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