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  • psubills62 said...

    Hack will almost certainly RS.

    Who will be the 2nd DT alongside Jones?

    Who will step up at the 2nd OLB spot? Mike Hull and Glenn Carson will start.

    Who will be the RT?

    How involved will Akeel Lynch be on offense? Heard very good things last offseason, he's used his RS and should be ready to do well.

    How will the defense perform with a new DC (John Butler)?

    Plenty to talk about, but those are probably the main points.

    Is Jones going to step up to the plate? He was disappointing to me last season, but hopefully he lives up to his potential. Our DL as a whole outside of Barnes is a question mark for me. We need a DE to step up to take pressure off of the LBs.

    2) What changes, if any, is Butler going to bring in? Is he like Roof (pukeface)?

    Overall I'm very, very excited for spring ball, and I can't wait for the Blue-White game.

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  • Mitch Again said...

    If you guys are praising Jalin Marshall as the next Ted Ginn Jr. we have every right to praise the potential of our playmakers as well.

    Jalin is more talented than anyone on your roster. He is a different level of playmaker.

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  • Sir Mix A Lot said...

    Jalin is more talented than anyone on your roster. He is a different level of playmaker.

    I won't give you the time of day to discuss the incorrectness/immeasurability of this statement in depth.

    Not to mention his hands are as natural as Denard's. How can you be a playmaker if you can't catch the ball?

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  • Mitch Again said...

    I won't give you the time of day to discuss the incorrectness/immeasurability of this statement in depth.

    Not to mention his hands are as natural as Denard's. How can you be a playmaker if you can't catch the ball?

    We can hand it off to himshrug

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  • Sir Mix A Lot said...

    We can hand it off to himshrug

    You don't have an OL to block for him in that case. Probably not the best idea.

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  • Mitch Again said...

    You don't have an OL to block for him in that case. Probably not the best idea.

    Really? Our OL was a helluva lot better than yours(and that was using a TE as a Tackle)

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  • Rabid said...

    And you have no defense. You lost Hankins and Simon, and everybody knows how god awful your LB and DB corps was last year.

    We have no proven playmakers. That doesn't mean somebody won't step up.

    What is Hyde? Miller?

    You have no proven OL or DL....so what is your point?

    Its funny you bring up last year though, because I'm pretty sure that awful LBs and DB corps help your team to under 50 yards in the whole 2nd half....

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  • Sir Mix A Lot said...

    Really? Our OL was a helluva lot better than yours(and that was using a TE as a Tackle)

    Is he playing behind last year's OL? I don't think so.

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  • OHSethIO said...

    You have no proven OL or DL

    Easily one of the dumbest things I've read ITT.

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  • Mitch Again said...

    Is he playing behind last year's OL? I don't think so.

    all we lost is our RT. Everyone else is back, and we got Taylor Decker to fill in. Your hopes and dreams of this miserable offensive line for us are a fantasy.

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  • Mitch Again said...

    You guys overuse the hyperbole of no playmakers.

    Jehu Chesson, Amara Darboh, Devin Funchess, Fitz Toussaint, Derrick Green, Dennis Norfleet... Devin Gardner.

    All of those guys have big playmaker potential. Only Fitz, Gardner and Funchess have shown their capacity to do so thus far (and Norfleet to a much lesser extent). Will we have AS MANY playmakers as you guys? No probably not, seeing how that's what the spread offense is tailored to. But you guys are painfully ignorant if you think we have nobody outside our OL on offense. And quite frankly, in for a rude awakening.

    If you guys are praising Jalin Marshall as the next Ted Ginn Jr. we have every right to praise the potential of our playmakers as well.

    Rude awaking for what?

    All of those guys you named didnt do anything last year even with a threat like D.Rob.... .... Gardner is decent, Fitz, decent. But Green is totally unproven but will work well in your new style of O.

    I dont see the number or caliber of skill at play maker.... IMO the only thing that is in your favor is OL (which is a big deal, in your type of O) We have better DL, more LB's, better CB's and DB's... WR's, RB's (at least for our system, I believe EZE is better in any case though), QB's....

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  • OHSethIO said...

    What is Hyde? Miller?

    You have no proven OL or DL....so what is your point?

    Its funny you bring up last year though, because I'm pretty sure that awful LBs and DB corps help your team to under 50 yards in the whole 2nd half....

    Why are you bringing up Hyde and Miller? I never mentioned them.

    roflmao Taylor Lewan ring a bell? Is he proven enough for you? Our RT Michael Schofield was also all-B1G last year, I'd say he's proven. As for our DL, they're actually pretty good. None of them are great, but none of them are bad.

    I knew you would pull that card. What you guys fail to realize is how much Borges screwed us that second half. Your D still played great, but it was great OSU defense combined with shitty playcalling by Borges.

    Also, one game doesn't tell the tale. You gave up 300 passing yards to Zac Dysert (who?), 28 to Cal, 49 to Indiana, 38 to Nebraska, plus a couple other teams got in the 20s.. That's pretty bad defense.

    This post was edited by Rabid on 3/11/2013 at 6:32 PM

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  • OHSethIO said...

    Rude awaking for what?

    All of those guys you named didnt do anything last year even with a threat like D.Rob.... .... Gardner is decent, Fitz, decent. But Green is totally unproven but will work well in your new style of O.

    I dont see the number or caliber of skill at play maker.... IMO the only thing that is in your favor is OL (which is a big deal, in your type of O) We have better DL, more LB's, better CB's and DB's... WR's, RB's (at least for our system, I believe EZE is better in any case though), QB's....

    That's fine. I wholeheartedly disagree with this, and think there are FAR more pushes than advantages between the future of our two squads. But that's your opinion and I'm not going to argue with it. What I was arguing was the "fact" that we don't have any playmakers. Nothing more.

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  • Ducksworth said...

    Easily one of the dumbest things I've read ITT.

    Really? because you guys got ran over by every good team you played last year.....

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  • OHSethIO said...

    Really? because you guys got ran over by every good team you played last year.....

    Brah save your breath, UM is king of the offseason. Nobody offseasons like them.

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  • OHSethIO said...

    Really? because you guys got ran over by every good team you played last year.....

    Saying that we have no proven OL when we have a RS SR OL coming back who would have been a top 10 pick in this draft? Yeah that's a stupid comment.

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  • Sir Mix A Lot said...

    Brah save your breath, UM is king of the offseason. Nobody offseasons like them.

    Taylor Lewan is a proven OL shrug I've been pretty consistent in saying that we won't be amazing next year and most of my comments have been not too homerish, but that was a dumb comment and I stand by saying that.

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  • Steve Wiltfong said...

    You think it's Ferguson or Hackenberg or do you think Bench has a chance?

    I think it's Bench or Ferguson. I'd say Bench wins the job just because he's been in the system for a year already. I'm hoping Hackenburg redshirts.

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  • Ducksworth said...

    Taylor Lewan is a proven OL I've been pretty consistent in saying that we won't be amazing next year and most of my comments have been not too homerish, but that was a dumb comment and I stand by saying that.

    While I think Lewan is overated(and nobody has any clue where anyone will go where in the draft until they enter their name), he's by any measure a sold college LT. I was speaking of your brethren, ones who are confident in the playmakers that are currently on your roster. Hopefully your line improves this year(I have no idea if they will or not), because you'll admit they were an average group at best last year for you.

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  • Sir Mix A Lot said...

    While I think Lewan is overated(and nobody has any clue where anyone will go where in the draft until they enter their name), he's by any measure a sold college LT. I was speaking of your brethren, ones who are confident in the playmakers that are currently on your roster. Hopefully your line improves this year(I have no idea if they will or not), because you'll admit they were an average group at best last year for you.

    Our interior OL was a disaster last year. We have high hopes for Kalis, but starting 3 new OL inside will never be great. Hopefully they can open more holes than they did last year because otherwise no matter who our RB is, he'll gain about 1 ypc like Fitz did last year

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  • Fellas no need to argue. Just wanted to have a discussion about the outlook of your respective team heading into the spring. The game won't be played until Thanksgiving weekend. Long ways till then.

    This post was edited by Steve Wiltfong on 3/11/2013 at 7:48 PM

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  • Steve Wiltfong said...

    Fellas no need to argue. Just wanted to have a discussion about the outlook of your respective team heading into the spring. The game won't be played until Thanksgiving weekend. Long ways till then.

    Not argue? Huh?

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  • Defense easily. DLine, LB's, and Safety's are younger and a major upgrade on talent, but little to no experience. Will be interesting to see if they can gel. We have about 6 CB's who have or who could start. It's all about who can step up and win the starting roles there.

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  • Sir Mix A Lot said...

    Not argue? Huh?

    Is such a thing even possible.

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  • Steve Wiltfong said...

    Fellas no need to argue. Just wanted to have a discussion about the outlook of your respective team heading into the spring. The game won't be played until Thanksgiving weekend. Long ways till then.

    Hey buddy... dont come between us in our non stop feud... youre gonna need friends when sparty comes with the lynchmob for you.... lol

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