TPD: How Ohio State is evaluating cornerbacks, key matchups heading into top-five clash with Indiana

[@mecahhannah]

Awesome as always thanks guys go bucks ❤️

[@leesnell6310]

YES! WHEN DID WE START TEACHING THIS "HOPE WE CAN KNOCK THE BALL AWAY" CRAP INSTEAD OF THINKING "IF THE BALL IS IN THE AIR NEAR ME ITS MINE"!

[@W00D3Ys]

Not too worried about the CBs if Ohio State can stop the run, which they should do. Ohio State hasn't allowed a passing TD since Oregon

[@BulletProofSoul1029]

Knowles and Walton already made adjustments from the Oregon game in the way the play pass defense and man coverage. You can see it in his they defended Penn State by mixing zone with man and also having the defenders defend route concepts instead of just standing in space during zone coverage. Ross Fulton did a great analysis on those changes after the Penn State game. The issue is they haven't gone to those coverages the last 2 weeks because of some experimentation with the defense as far as blitzes and rotation and honestly, they probably underestimated NW to a degree. Try to take in the whole picture before freaking out.

[@LJG2000]

Bill mentioned the DB strategy: for whatever reason the face guarding, play the WR’s hands approach has been there for about a decade now (at least since Kerry Coombs). On the one hand it’s been hard to complain because Coombs especially pumped out 1st Rounder after 1st Rounder, and players who are still some of the best in the NFL like Denzel Ward and Marshon Lattimore. On the other it can be incredibly frustrating to watch when you see ball after ball that look like they could be intercepted/knocked down if the DBs just turned their heads. I was really hoping Walton would put in a more aggressive strategy ala the forward-facing DB approach the way Alabama has always coached. But I just don’t see that happening Bill.

[@jerrico001]

The corners seem to have good coverage the majority of the time, but they always look surprised when QBs throw into tight windows-especially on fade routes. Perhaps the adjustment is to just expect the ball to be thrown in your direction on EVERY play? 🤷🏾‍♂ Go BUCKS! 🅾🌰🏈

[@steveparish4209]

In my humble opinion, this defense is not staffed for a 4-2-5 approach. The nickel makes sense on 3rd down but a straight 4-3 on 1,2 downs is just more reliable for run stopping and generating a pass rush without blitzing constantly.

[@chrislane3228]

Well... if they ran a 4-3 set, who are the starting LBs? In the end, which LBs get the most time? I liked your comment. I just see the LBs and their depth, and I see a defense that IS staffed for a 4-2-5 set. The secondary is pretty tough.

[@steveparish4209]

@@chrislane3228 Doesn't matter to me who but a rotation of Simon, Hicks, Styles and Reese is enough to keep 3 guys on the field on 1,2 downs. I'm just a believer that 5 DBs on the field isn't an effective way to make QBs nervous. The DBs play way to far off the ball and watching the defense get gashed on runs between the tackles and short passes is frustrating to watch. The results are generally overall great with limiting scores. But if you keep allowing teams to get in the red zone, it's just a matter of time before that breaks down. And running QBs are even scarier. I'm a front 7 guy, just how I'm wired.

[@chrislane3228]

I'm with you. We have James Laurinaitis now. I want 3 LBs also. I just don't know how Knowles would handle that. Reese, Hicks, Styles, Simon, Powers.... I just wonder if we really have that mean tackling MLB that we would need to run a 4-3 more often.

[@chrislane3228]

​@@steveparish4209 I think that I'd almost want Powers in the middle if we were to really run a 4-3... and Powers hasn't played a ton.

[@steveparish4209]

@@chrislane3228 you may be right. I think there's a bit of a power struggle right now between Larry Johnson and Knowles. Day doesn't wanna upset the apple cart mid-season but my guess is next year, one of them is somewhere else.

[@paulmaddreyjr7920]

Opposing offenses only have to induce IGB into a PI...a highly likely win w/o even completing the pass. Surely Jim knows that's a feasible and frequent gameplan

[@whodat4u22]

Maybe if the Dline can’t get to the QB on a specific play that they break out a rarely used tool they have and that is get their big paws up and maybe tip a pass off intended course or at the very least make it more difficult for QB to throw on target.

[@DougSheppardSr]

Tyleke usually has a couple passes batted down every season so he’s due

[@JoeWill-t5i]

Honestly I think everyone is still overreacting still. There’s just something that’s wrong with the coaching. The guys are in position to make a play on the player or ball almost every time they get “beat”. They’re just picking the wrong time to play the hands or to play the ball. Sometimes they get caught up trying to make a play on the ball instead of just playing the through the defender and they whiff and give the receiver the ball or vice-versa. Just need to start driving through the player as he gets the ball on these sideline catches that way if he does hold on he’s out of bounds. Start making them nervous to go up for the ball without getting hit. You do it early in the game that way if you get there a bit early and they flag it it’s not at a time where it’s going to cost you. Just like in court, you can say something a jury shouldn’t hear and the judge can strike the comment and tell the jury to disregard it but they still heard it. You can get flagged for a play but they still feel/fear it.

[@roris5882]

Your Honor, I only told them I know where they live because their addresses are listed on the court paperwork.

[@larryventresco7797]

I hope someone asks how J Smith is feeling

[@TaylorScherer-e2h]

Will IU O-Line hold up on the road vs OSU pass rush?

[@roris5882]

Will OSU's D-Line hold up against Indiana's O-Line? Or will they allow Indiana to pound the ball up their...?

[@RKA91]

GO BUCKS 😤💯

[@1stDownScouting]

They're talking about the DB's???? Where is the DL? Where is 5 ⭐DE Jack Sawyer in particular? He was hyped all off-season. If he and the DL was to get more sacks, and pressure maybe that would help DB's with coverage. Ya think???

[@michaelwilson9849]

"Got to have something to worry about" Tuesday. This week it's cornerbacks.

[@perryellison5255]

Indiana is Oregon-lite.

[@markstandohar5977]

If Indiana has watched any film 🎥 lol, all QB has to do is step up in pocket and take off running up wide open middle of field against the most ineffective pass rushes and blitzing defense in America

[@bigbuckeye76]

This defense is not elite and will struggle against IU…. I also think this will be a conservative effort from Day and expect IU to use trickery effectively.

[@marcuswilliams7291]

##GoBucks

[@markstandohar5977]

Never been on D. Burke train - decent Freshman year until teams figured him out late in season and he got beat in key games, Sophomore year was atrocious with bad attitude,Georgia went to their 4th string WR to win CFBP game by attacking Guess Who for game winning TD - Junior Year was ehhhh, and Senior year has rivaled Sophomore year with bad play and weird body language/attitude…

[@paulmaddreyjr7920]

Maybe IGB can get a couple of pix and make ppl think twice about baiting him into a penalty.

[@scottwhittaker1681]

Don't need to bait him. He gets away with ALOT that never gets called.

[@greenman5255]

I'm over4000 years old and have been watching football for twice as long, and our Buckeyes are going to win 363 to -6. Wait, this isn't the "Outrageous Predictions" video...never mind.

[@heidelbergdawg6934]

You're underestimating Indiana. Talent only matters if the coaches get it out of the players and Indiana plays more disciplined and better team ball

[@davidwelsh8026]

It’s not hard to out coach Day or Knowles.

[@dearriusprice150]

Indiana has played all the worst teams in the big 10 so far we really don’t know how good they are

[@heidelbergdawg6934]

@dearriusprice150 They killed Nebraska and we struggled. Our talent doesn't always show up, is it the coaching or the players reading their press clippings?

[@dearriusprice150]

@ players don’t show up for games they supposed to win sometimes and they get everyone’s best shot. If Michigan had any type of offense they beat Indiana that game alone showed me buckeyes covering the spread

[@Landscaper419]

@@heidelbergdawg6934 they struggled against NW it was tied in the forth quarter. So you can use that logic. With the Nebraska game

[@vox7350]

Cigneti's comments were hyperbolic, but Ohio State has been underachieving for years and deserves criticism for being a program with an embarrassment of riches who talks the talk but then struggles.

[@KeiFresh]

Saying Will outplayed Gabriel is crazy, Will didn’t play terrible but he made more mistakes and lost the game

[@tonykrum503]

Is it possible that OSU’s receivers are so good that they torched Burke in practice so many times that it wrecked his confidence early on in training camp and has carried over to the season?

[@mrillmakeit]

Travis Hunter is winning the Heisman. Let it go. Why even waste the time talking about it? Its so irrelevant to the team's goals.

[@mac27713]

Austin don't forget they pounded Nebraska, and we struggled. Sometimes your over confidence is annoying.

[@JJSmithszn]

That doesn’t mean anything at all😅

[@thomaswillison6993]

Talent doesn't always win games. If people think that IU has no chance, they're wrong. They've had two weeks to prepare. The Bucks always seem to struggle in the 1st qtr. If the Hoosiers get confident early in the game, lookout.

[@chrislane3228]

​@@thomaswillison6993 I understand your comment. I just don't know, though. The Buckeyes don't really struggle in the first quarter. If they have been struggling, their struggles haven't been that bad. What I have seen is that the Buckeyes start slow and often get only one full drive in the 1st quarter. If the Buckeyes score a TD on their first drive, look out, Hoosiers. The Buckeyes have to be the best 3rd quarter team in the country.

[@mac27713]

@@JJSmithszn It means as much as Austin saying that Indiana has not played anyone.

[@mac27713]

@@thomaswillison6993 I do think we should win but we typically make mistakes in most match up games. We need to play mistake free as much as possible.

[@redx9656]

Denzel burk gonna get torch bbq chicken I can feel it IU QB loves those back shoulder passes he’s very good at those might be a long day for the CBs

[@BrutalBuckeye]

Aren't you the same cornball who said the season was over after Nebraska?🤔 Hate all you want, nobody cares about your goofy ass opinions.🥱

[@davidwelsh8026]

I agree. Burke will get torched.

[@heidelbergdawg6934]

@redx9656 both our corners will get burned. DI will probably have two PIs

[@BrutalBuckeye]

@heidelbergdawg6934 Aww, wook at the pwo wittle babies bonding with their wittle pwee game pwitty pwarty

[@roris5882]

The Secondary should be fine as long as they keep everything in front of them and don't give up any easy deep TD passes over the top. Then they will force Indian to drive all the way down the field, where they will be more likely to make mistakes, stall drives, and kick FGs. Especially in the redzone against OSU's Defense.

[@markstandohar5977]

This group of OSU ‘Defenders’ have ZERO DL who can win 1 on 1 pass rushes, ZERO LB’s who are stout against the run game, and ZERO shutdown CB’s, other than that, they are OK lol 😆