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Written by Duane Long   
Tuesday, 28 July 2009 11:27
I have gone on rants about the quarterback recruiting template being broken, out of date, what have you. I know the way we recruit quarterbacks is just not working. This is not another rant about how we recruit quarterbacks. I reserve the right to go back to that issue but that is not what this is about. This blog post is about what is happening with the safety position. The classic safety is the best all-around athlete on the field. He is long and lean and athletic. He is 6-0 or better and in the 200 lb range like Adrian Wilson of the Cardinals and Kerry Rhodes of the Jets. Let me ask all of you. Put a list together in your minds. Who are the top 5 safeties in the NFL? I bet every list might have a few different names but I am sure that most every list would include Ed Reed, Troy Polamalu and Bob Sanders. None of them are over 5-9. I am not saying that there is no place in the game for the classic safeties. I am saying that we need to broaden the thinking on who can play safety. In the state of Ohio this year the 2 best safeties are corner sized. I don't see either of them, Christian Bryant from Glenville and Latwan Anderson also from Glenville being good candidates to play corner. Both are too aggressive. They would end up getting beat alot on pump fakes. Play action would leave them needing to show their makeup speed trying to run down their man after he catches the ball. They are both tacklers as well as hitters. LaMarcus Joyner is coming off a showing at Friday Night Lights that likely makes him the best corner in the country. His film shows him to be the best safety in the country too. I know he has the tools but why ask him to start learning how to cover at this stage when he is already such a dynamic playmaker at safety? He can have just as much an impact on the game from the safety position.If they were more classic size we would not be having this conversation. The NFL is where we see the best of the best play and right now the best of the best are guys about this size.

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written by RipsManifesto, July 28, 2009
Um... I'm confused about your first statement. I thought lately you've been ranting about offensive linemen, not quarterbacks. Actually, weren't you outright complimenting the staff a week ago about their improved QB recruiting?
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written by a guest, July 28, 2009
I think he meant offensive line.
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written by Duane Long, July 28, 2009
Or you could just look at Ohio State. Our best safeties have been Doss, Whitner, and Coleman. And keep Joyner and corner. He'll be a shutdown corner. Bryant will be our safety.



COuld have pointed then out just as easily. Whitner is going to make most lists of top 10 safeties.
6th star.
written by Pete Carrol, July 28, 2009
Joyner is talked about way too much in the Buckeye communities. All fairness to him and the greats he is mentioned with - this guy has yet to play a down in his senior year.

There are plenty of great Buckeyes to refer to when making a point. Do we have to bring up a prep player that might never don the scarlet and grey ?
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written by O-State, July 28, 2009
Or you could just look at Ohio State. Our best safeties have been Doss, Whitner, and Coleman. And keep Joyner at corner. He'll be a shutdown corner. Bryant will be our safety.
re: 6th star.
written by Duane Long, July 28, 2009
Joyner is talked about way too much in the Buckeye communities. All fairness to him and the greats he is mentioned with - this guy has yet to play a down in his senior year.

There are plenty of great Buckeyes to refer to when making a point. Do we have to bring up a prep player that might never don the scarlet and grey ?



Isn't talking about recruits why so many people come to boards like this?
re: re: 6th star.
written by Zonabuck, July 29, 2009
Joyner is talked about way too much in the Buckeye communities. All fairness to him and the greats he is mentioned with - this guy has yet to play a down in his senior year.

There are plenty of great Buckeyes to refer to when making a point. Do we have to bring up a prep player that might never don the scarlet and grey ?



Isn't talking about recruits why so many people come to boards like this?


Absolutely. Keep up the good work, Duane!
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written by Frank, July 29, 2009
Is it "OR-EE-IN" or "O-RYAN" or what?

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