The Lions' Pride

Huh...is this something I'm supposed to care about?

Why the hell would I watch their film?

Color me impressed!

Not a film expert but it seems as if they will be wearing scarlet and gray again this year

The little bit that I saw I agree w/ what you said. I think OSU is atleast 2-3 years away from seriously contending b/c of the radical shift in style of offense. With all the hype surrounding Meyer not sure if the Ohio faithful will give him that much time to get them back to the top or if once he starts feeling the pressure he decides it's not worth it and moves on. I think Ohio fans will be much less patient with Meyer than PSU fans will be w/ BOB and I think that will serve BOB well in the future. You really have to give a coach 4-5 years to implement his system and get the recruits he needs.

Yeah. I think miller won't figure out his reads until maybe his senior season but man he is shifty. I didnt think that the I line looked particularly good. Though from a spring game it is hard to judge anyone. The option plays and little flipped passes are something new to see from the buckeyes. I think miller gets hurt though from sending me running all around the linebackers of the big ten. I only watched about a quarter and a half but I think we end with a better record and beat them at home. Hell try beat wisc on two passes and one on a 60 yard lucky heave

They definitely kept it simple for Miller, lots of rollouts/sprint outs, lots of short stuff to the outside. He throws better on the run and Meyer knows it, so I expect to see Miller running all over creation this fall. And Miller is certainly dangerous as a runner. It will be interesting to see how it plays out. Again, if it ever clicks for him...., let's hope it doesn't happen. The kid has a ton of natural talent.

I wasn't saying he was overly accurate, just meant that he has a normal throwing motion, throws a decent looking ball. He's reasonably accurate outside the pocket. In the pocket he just doesn't see the field well, and I think that contributes to his lack of accuracy at times.

I'll chime in as an tOSU fan. Miller was ok, not bad, not great. Whoever said he looked terrible.... i'm not sure what you watched. Of course the spring game has to be taken with a grain of salt. Meyer told the team they were going to throw about 80% of the plays so 1) the defense didn't have to respect the run and 2) things like play action and zone reads were not options. That said, the defense also played pretty standard sets. Not a lot of stunting or bltizing. They also called Miller down for a sack anytime a defensive player was near him and several times he likely would have escaped.

Now on to what I saw. They main thing that I wanted to look at was how Miller's mechanics looked compared to last year. His feet look better. He is doing a better job of getting set when moving. His motion looks better as well. No more wounded duck passes that we occasionally saw last year. He does still have some issues reading from the pocket and made about 3 really bad throws, but also made several really good throws that I didn't expect. He was pretty efficient overall but part of that was the contained game. Overall, he is definitely looking like he'll definitely be improved for next year, though still a true sophmore. He does remind me a bit, at this moment, of another buckeye QB who had the same issues. Troy Smith was a primarily a runner his sophomore and junior season, with his form and mechanics gradually getting better. And then it all clicked for him and he threw the ball all over the place as a senior. That's what i'm hoping for out of Brax.

Lastly, regarding some of the other positions, I would say I am very excited about our front seven. I think we could be very dangerous on defense, especially if we get better safety play this year. Our oline still looks suspect, which I expected. You couldn't tell much about the running backs simply because we ran the ball so few times, but Dunn looks like the most liable to break a huge play (Hall probably is, but didn't play). Dunn also caught the ball well out of the backfield which is a big plus in the system. I almost like him more than Hyde. And yes, our WRs are a question mark right now. But the one encouraging thing is that true freshman (early enrollee) Michael Thomas had 12 catches and looks poised to be a playmaker. We'll be OK at WR with a bevy a young guys getting action and we might get a breakout star from Thomas or Smith.

*sorry for the long post