OSU isn't as good with Jones as they were with JT or Braxton Miller. Jones hit open guys that won't be so open against Bama. Wisky loaded up on the run and their safeties/ILBs bit on misdirection. Bama won't.
OSU ran a fairly vanilla offense. That won't work against Bama. I think Jones, while a good athlete, isn't the type to give Bama problems. He's big but not quick.
I was unaware that we were "the Roll Tide"...You have to really sift through the OSU sites to find anything resembling a cogent analysis thread, but this one is from their Scout site. It has some intelligent analysis and a whole lot of gibberish. They think their receiver corps is deeper than ours and all they have to do is stop Cooper. Dream on...
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I would have been much more concerned with tOSU if JT Barrett was playing. He's mobile and has a good arm. Jones isnt going to be a 'flight risk' in the backfield, and will change our defensive scheme. It will definitly allow us to do more not having to sorry as much about him taking off. That goes without saying that its his 2nd start, which is going to make it very tough on him.I think OSU won that game off of emotion...grief for their fallen teammate. Wisky was a bit mismatched anyway then the emotional factor made it lopsided. It was one of those moments where OSU coulda probably beaten anyone in front of them. At the same time, that kind of emotion is hard to recapture.
The concerns are that they run well and Jones has a cannon arm. The deep passing game has been about the only thing working against us lately. Keeping Jones in the pocket but distressed is the key.
He's trying, but the EMT's keep interrupting.If Urban is not warning his boys what they are up against, he is doing them a severe disservice.
Not so sure about that. I would rather play them with their 3rd string QB than a rematch of Miss St, or Auburn.OSU will still be the best team we've played all year.
Agree 100% with this.....Jones won't present anywhere near the threat to the Bama defense as JT. Big gun, but nowhere near the mobility or lateral quickness that can make him a meaningful threat in the read option game. Urban and Herman will have their hands full developing a package that can threaten the Bama front enough to keep them honest.....if we can stay balanced and keep Jones clean in the pocket, we have enough playmakers to challenge.....if not, it could be a long night for the young man. That said, Urban and Herman are pretty good guys to have on the sideline.....I think we'll give it a helluva shot......I would have been much more concerned with tOSU if JT Barrett was playing. He's mobile and has a good arm. Jones isnt going to be a 'flight risk' in the backfield, and will change our defensive scheme. It will definitly allow us to do more not having to sorry as much about him taking off. That goes without saying that its his 2nd start, which is going to make it very tough on him.