We Need A QB From The Portal

#126
#126
dwc13 said:
That may be true but Ohio State's secondary got torched by Oregon & Dillon Gabriel back in October. Still have to get pressure on the opposing QB and hit him throughout the game, even if sacks remain elusive. Buckeyes rushed 4 that game and hardly ever got any pressure on Gabriel. He had @5+ seconds per pass play to find an open receiver. Hard to ask DBs to cover WRs for that long.

Ohio State was able to apply pressure last night and when the pass rushers didn't get home, they still managed to knock down several passes. Tough night for Nico Iamaleava but he competed the entire game and will learn from the experience and get better.
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You guys clearly had more talent in the trenches on defense than we did on offense. It wasn't really a new problem for us but I'm sure you guys exploited the weaknesses very well.

I was surprised to see Nico get so many passes batted down but again you guys got a lot of penetration and were close to him on several throws so getting to the throws was easier.

Without Dylan Sampson we couldn't keep your rush nor linebackers really honest. Obviously not an excuse but a few gashing runs might've helped to slow the rush and freeze the linebackers a little bit to allow Nico a little more time.

When I first saw Nico I thought he looked too skinny to survive big hits. I'll eat those words now because he stepped up, took the hits, and did everything he could to make up for Sampson not being in. He's definitely a tough young man.

You guys took and deserved it but I'll be looking forward to more playoffs and seeing more B1G opponents. Let's face it. The B1G and SEC contain the lion's share of elite football teams in the NCAA. We'll see you or PSU or whoever those guys with the blue and monkeys**t yellow uniforms are.

If you guys beat Oregon, I'll expect TX and tOSU to be the best college game this year.
 
#128
#128
SayUWantAreVOLution said:
You guys clearly had more talent in the trenches on defense than we did on offense. It wasn't really a new problem for us but I'm sure you guys exploited the weaknesses very well.

I was surprised to see Nico get so many passes batted down but again you guys got a lot of penetration and were close to him on several throws so getting to the throws was easier.

Without Dylan Sampson we couldn't keep your rush nor linebackers really honest. Obviously not an excuse but a few gashing runs might've helped to slow the rush and freeze the linebackers a little bit to allow Nico a little more time.

When I first saw Nico I thought he looked too skinny to survive big hits. I'll eat those words now because he stepped up, took the hits, and did everything he could to make up for Sampson not being in. He's definitely a tough young man.

You guys took and deserved it but I'll be looking forward to more playoffs and seeing more B1G opponents. Let's face it. The B1G and SEC contain the lion's share of elite football teams in the NCAA. We'll see you or PSU or whoever those guys with the blue and monkeys**t yellow uniforms are.

If you guys beat Oregon, I'll expect TX and tOSU to be the best college game this year.
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when people bring up that batted balls at the line of scrimmage. No one ever brings this up. We were taught as lineman (I played left guard/center from peewee to college) when a defensive lineman jumps up to bat a ball down you punch your hands like you do on a pass set straight to their gut. Either break a rib or knock the wind out of them. Then they start second guessing about jumping up to bat a ball down again.
 
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#129
#129
SpaceCoastVol said:
And people talking about Nico being a redshirt freshman act like last night was his first game. His throwing has improved minimally if at all over the season. Yeah he's tough and he can run, but QBs make money throwing the rock. He's a marginally better passer than Joe Milton, and even that's a stretch.
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Both Joe and Nico would look a lot better if our WR coach were actually developing receivers.
 
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#131
#131
Nico is tough. A "warrior" etc etc but he simply is not a good, accurate passer. He tries, God bless him, but he misses on waaaay too many throws. I don't question his effort or toughness, just his talent in decision making and being able to accurately throw the football. 4 tipped balls at los for a guy 6'6? Come on. Plus all the outright misses. We need better or else we'll fall short again next year. Yes he tries hard.
 
#133
#133
There seems to be a reasonable post missing from this thread, so I'll address it. What happens when Big Time QB's commit to a college. Other Big Time Players, especially skill position players commit soon after, because they want to play with said QB. This did not happen with Nico. Ask yourselves why?
 
#135
#135
Nico is a freshman and the game is moving 100mph still. The lack in pass protection only makes it that much faster for Nico. Also we have to get back to some pre snap motion and more creativity with our routes. It doesn’t seem like anything is set up anymore. 2 years ago you would see certain plays that looked so similar you had DB’s jumping up and TE’s running seem route down the field WIDE OPEN. Where tf has that gone? As much as we ran Nico the other night why would we not roll him out of pocket for an RPO… keep D honest and not crashing as soon as he ran. We have slowed play down to make the “right” call and then we have 3 WR run a dang curl/hitch route while one runs a go. OSU killed us in the flat the other night and we never adjusted. Then would go over top and we had no answer. Banks couldn’t make the right call to save his life. How is it possible we had NO ONE open and they had dudes running by themselves all night. Our DB’s trailed their WR/RB every crossing route and swing pass. We looked almost like we intentionally let them catch everything. If we were that easy to out scheme on both sides of the ball we have serious coaching probs.
 
#138
#138
CNCVol88 said:
Both Joe and Nico would look a lot better if our WR coach were actually developing receivers.
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Again, these guys have been playing ball their entire lives. Most are transfers that have played at other schools under other coaches so they’ve should’ve learned quite a bit by now on their own. Yea they’ve been inconsistent at times like every other unit has but qb play has been vastly worse.
 
#143
#143
adam.vol said:
Nico dressed out as a freshman during the 2023 season. He won 1 game as a freshman.

Manning went 11-1 his second year. Nico went 10-3 in his second year. I’m surprised you’re here and don’t know this.
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What’s your point? In the words of Jordan Gainey, you sound like a .
 
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#144
#144
djohnnyg said:
Nico is tough. A "warrior" etc etc but he simply is not a good, accurate passer. He tries, God bless him, but he misses on waaaay too many throws. I don't question his effort or toughness, just his talent in decision making and being able to accurately throw the football. 4 tipped balls at los for a guy 6'6? Come on. Plus all the outright misses. We need better or else we'll fall short again next year. Yes he tries hard.
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Samuel Morse caused those tips
 
#146
#146
adam.vol said:
It’s not confusing. Nico isn’t a freshman and he’s not better than every second year QB we’ve ever
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Thanks for editing out that foul language. It is Christmas after all. Take your BP medicine and clam down, grandpa. We just made the playoff. Not all is lost.
 
#147
#147
BallerVol121 said:
Thanks for editing out that foul language. It is Christmas after all. Take your BP medicine and clam down, grandpa. We just made the playoff. Not all is lost.
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Sorry about that. I do that too often. I start off responding like I’m on a construction site and then I edit it so that it sounds like I’m at home.
 
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