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WR Ted Ginn, Jr. (Official Thread)

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I understand Buckeyenation but damn. I guess we are supposed to limit Ginns playing time because hes on the smaller size. Every coach in america wishes they had a talent like this kid. I think we are just sick of hearing bucknut posts on this site.
 
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Just watch, Tressel will not demand that much from a Freshman. No college football coach would.

By the way, why are we arguing about this? Freshmen do not see the kind of playing time that Chris Gamble did. There is a reason for that--with similarities that justify the three years removed before pro eligibility. I think the coaching staff is trying to get him ready for Gamble-like responsibility. A year or two down the road he will be playing all over the field and might be a Heisman candidate. Be patient.
 
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kn1f3party said:
Just watch, Tressel will not demand that much from a Freshman. No college football coach would.

By the way, why are we arguing about this? Freshmen do not see the kind of playing time that Chris Gamble did. There is a reason for that--with similarities that justify the three years removed before pro eligibility.
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Too bad you slept through the 2002 season. Ever hear of a kid called Clarett we had for that year? Besides, returning kickoffs isn't really adding that many plays to his workload, especially since he's not even starting at WR...the most kickoffs we had to return in a game was 7 against Iowa, and we only receive an average of 4 kickoffs per game.
 
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MililaniBuckeye said:
Too bad you slept through the 2002 season. Ever hear of a kid called Clarett we had for that year? Besides, returning kickoffs isn't really adding that many plays to his workload, especially since he's not even starting at WR...the most kickoffs we had to return in a game was 7 against Iowa, and we only receive an average of 4 kickoffs per game.
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I must have been dreaming because I watched some kid by the name of Clarett miss two starts, put quite a few on the ground in Chicago, and leave--if only for a quarter or two--at least three more games because of injury.
 
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kn1f3party said:
I must have been dreaming because I watched some kid by the name of Clarett miss two starts, put quite a few on the ground in Chicago, and leave--if only for a quarter or two--at least three more games because of injury.
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Yeah, but that's half the guys..

Hell, we have seniors every year out longer than that.
 
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kn1f3party said:
If you've played football, you know that 165 isn't ready.
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I've taken a few math classes at college here, so let's see if we can crunch some numbers and figure this problem out...

1. Ted Ginn is listed at 170 (or even 177 on the BP Roster). Either way, I'm not sure why you're so fixed on 165. Maybe you're good friends with the scale in his bathroom. If that's not the case, we'll assume he's 170 pounds.
2. Marvin Harrison is listed at a measly 175 on NFL.com.
3. While not identical, the difference between 170 (or 177) and 175 is very small - only 5 pounds. Ted is 97% of Harrison's weight.
4. By your logic, Marvin Harrison should only be slightly more ready than Ted Ginn because he has had more time to pack a few pounds of muscle onto the same sized (6'0") frame. Unfortunately, he is still "undersized" by NFL standards so should not be on the field until he bulks up.
5. Despite this, Marvin Harrison has 10438 receiving yards to go along with 88 touchdowns in his career. If Teddy's slightly less ready than that, I can live with 97% of Harrison's production.
6. I'll go out on a limb and predict that TG will have less than 10,000 receiving yards in the NFL.

Conclusion -- You can't base production off weight, so quit pretending that you can. The kid's good and he provides a spark for the team. He's ready to play, whether you want him to be or not.
 
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kn1f3party said:
If you've played football, you know that 165 isn't ready.
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Yeah, he sure didn't look ready on his 65-yard punt return TD against Wisconsin or his 59-yard TD reception against Indiana. :roll1: Tell us, do you really even fucking watch the games?
 
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kn1f3party said:
If you've played football, you know that 165 isn't ready.
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I've played - but who really cares.

Since when did a player's weight become the litmus test for their readiness?

I think we have all known players who didn't fit the prototype physical description and have done well on the field.
 
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