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It has been my contention all along that Pryor throws the ball better than anyone is giving him credit for. The thing that stands out to me is the criticism of his motion. It doesn't seem to have anything to do with the pass. His motion is so much better than when he was in high school. The little hitch that he only shows sometimes is inconsequential. He has a great arm. He is throwing with accuracy. The first touchdown to Sanzenbacher was picture perfect. The second one was sublime with the accuracy. The biggest problem right now is the tendency to try to make a play when there is not a play to make. That tendency was crucial in the Penn State game. Sometimes a sack is the best play available. He had three bad decisions all day on his own. Under pressure he made several more because of his determination to make a play. I think we should give him the option of running when the pocket breaks down. Tell him to make the decision which is the better play, a low percentage pass or running? He is fully
committed to throwing the ball. I don't see a quarterback who has more faith in his feet than his arm. Give him the option to make the decision to take off. I think that makes him all the more dangerous. Some throws I would like to take back but a great bounce back game for the Franchise.
We are still not a great running team. Better than last week. I think we threw some different things in there. For one thing I noticed us going right more. Shugarts showed he has not been getting enough reps. There were a couple of plays where if he gets his seal block that we could have had some big runs.
I think backs could have something to do with the run game too. I see a brutally efficient back in Herron but he is not a lead back. I see more out of Saine. His quick feet are back. He is showing explosion again. He is never going to be a shifty guy but he is fast and strong. Give him a hole and he could be dangerous. More reps for him. Speaking of more reps, who was the most impressive back today? Jordan Hall was quick to the hole and running stronger than I thought he could. He is not running the stuff I expected him to run. He is running the basic Buckeye RB package. More of him too. The thing about a smaller quicker back between the tackles is the speed and elusiveness once he breaks the line of scrimmage. Get him in the middle of the field 3 yards from the line of scrimmage and the odds of getting the kick team on the field for the next play go up dramatically. He is taking up in there tough. Very impressed.
Last year I said Duron Carter had the best body of any receiver I saw in the class. He has such great hands and with that long lean body he is going to get alot bigger and still be this fast. Gotta be excited about his future. Sanzenbacher is to the Franchise what Gonzalez was to Smith. He is his go to guy. The second touchdown pass was mostly one handed. This is a kid who had a case of the dropsies early in his career.Solid game by Raymond Small. He helped this football team today in the passing game and especially in the reutrn game. Good decisions every time.
The Stoneburner move is looking like a lose-lose proposition. He is not getting on the field as a tight end and when he is out there he is not seeing the ball.
Is it just me or does Lamaar Thomas look like he is not happy out there?
We need to see more of Bauserman. He has not impressed me yet. I think he needs more game reps. I don't want to need him the way he is playing right now.
Overall a better offensive game plan. I saw different things on offense. I was disappointed down on the goal line when we ran the same play that we keep getting stuffed on, and got stuffed again. We get the ball back late in the half, less than a minute to go and run a quarterback draw. That completely baffled me. Other than that I liked what we did.
Someone send a tape of this game to Colin Cowherd. You don't have to bother with the entire game. Just send the defensive plays. Wasn't Toledo averaging like 45 points a game? Not anymore.
I think the co-defensive coordinator situation showed today what it is capable of. Fickell brings the aggression, Heacock tempers it, hones it. We are plenty aggressive but don't expose ourselves. The key to it is the fact that we bring it with the defensive line. Notice how effective our blitz is? That is because the defensive line is already giving them fits. We can't keep Cam Heyward at this rate. The NFL is going to more 3-4. About a third of the teams play the 3-4 scheme. The 5-technique DE, lined up over the outside shoulder of the right tackle, is hugely important. He is playing so well that we lined him up on the weakside. That is where he had the most impact in the game. You are looking at your best pass rusher, your speed rusher most of the time, out there on the weak side. Speaks volumes for his level of play right now. He was a beast today, again.
As I expected Doug Worthington is thriving as a DE in the odd man front. Yes, that is what we are seeing. It is the base defense for us right now. That is why we are seeing less of Wilson, who had a good game today, and Rob Rose. We are playing with three inside players on the field, instead of two tackles and two ends. Denlinger looks like himself. The first time in two years. I love that. Worthington and Denlinger, a couple of class acts, having good senior years. The one kid I want to talk about is Simon. I questioned whether he was going to get big enough to be an impact player. He is not getting pushed around out there and is playing smart football. I don't remember if it was Heyward or Worthington who got the hit on the quarterback early in the game. That would not have happened if not for a great play by Simon. He stood his guy up and stepped outside, forcing the quarterback into the pocket where Heyward or Worthington was waiting on him.
Based on what you have seen so far, who is making more an impact, Thad Gibson or Nathan Williams?
Love what we are seeing out of Rolle. He was always a run and hit kid. Because of his size everyone projected him outside. Every once in awhile the stars align right and you get a Sam Mills or Zack Thomas. His read-react-run is special. I have always been a big fan of Ross Homan. He is playing so well. I don't know about Spitler. He is not making plays out there. He is not making mistakes either. I have not seen him flash. I did see Sabino flash. He gets my attention when he is out there.
Do you believe me now that Chekwa is the best one on one defender on the roster?
Torrence is showing his lack of reps. Great athlete that seems a little lost out there.
Loved seeing Johnson on the field. Get as many reps as possible youngster. We need you.
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