Scouting the Enemy: Ohio State QBs are Good
I was curious to see how the replacement QBs for JT Barrett would fair in their spring game and well, lets just say I think OSU's offense got a bit more dynamic in the QB department.
This also made their WRs look a lot better relatively.
Dwayne Haskins (raises fist in air in anger) went 9/19 120 yards with 2 great throws to Jaylen Harris (25 yards) and Ben Victor (43 yards)
Joe Burrow is giving Haskins a run for his money going 15/22 238 yards with another pair of great throws both to Demario McCall for 50 and 42 yards
Lastly, redshirt freshman Tate Martell seems to be the most JT-like in that he's a great runner but mediocre passer rushing 9 times for 59 yards while completing 5/16 for 28 yards.
Spring game caveats apply, but this year's OSU team is NOT going to be like the past 2 years with either Haskins or Burrow starting.
I hope our safeties are ready come November.
All those years in the '80s and '90s when we were beating Ohio State regularly, it was because we had superior play at the QB position.
While we were starting future NFL QBs like Harbaugh and Elvis and Brady, they were trotting out Herbstreit and Stanley Jackson and Bellisari.
Until we fix that, we are going to keep looking up at them.
I really like your optimism. Hope you're right.
April 16th, 2018 at 11:41 AM ^
Stormy Daniels disagrees...
Even if Shea doesn't start, our QB's will certainly be better than last years QB's, and the defense is being talked up as good as the one from two years ago, and perhaps even better. The offense is being talked up, it's all fitting together this year: They better be ready for us!
Shhhhhhhhhh! Don't give it away.
Urban Meyer knows Ed Warinner. I'm sure his coaching Michigan's offensive line is very sobering for him.
I feel so much better about myself.
Beat notre dame.
How would he know?
April 17th, 2018 at 10:30 AM ^
People that think QB's are in real game situations in the spring game are seriously deluded, the game is more of a fan thing/recruiting tool than anything else.
So many false expectations set by the spring games over the years...
This should be in the running for dumbest OP of the year.
Probably wasn't even the dumbest post of the week.
April 16th, 2018 at 10:44 AM ^
Not to mention that Nebraska's current QB depth chart is quite bad.
Wait so JT Barrett is not returning as an 11th year senior?
Damn, I knew he'd leave early.
Must be nice to have your team play a spring game.
#envy
Think we knew they were good last year when JT got hurt against us and his backup was better.
Hey, just like our backup!
No, wait . . . .
Just a show for the OSU fools.
Touch football
Means nothing
F..OSU
Great recruiting tool. BIG 10 network coverage etc. ESPN has vids of their highlights on site.
April 15th, 2018 at 11:59 PM ^
I always thought he was a relatively good option for UM to have as an OSU QB. I'm kinda surprised we never beat him. But, OSU's QB was not the problem, ours was (and protecing him). We are never going to beat them unless our QB can make some plays too (and our o-line can protect him long enough to do so).