Eleven Warriors

Completely ripped off from MGoBrian.

He explains his terms here http://mgoblog.blogspot.com/2006/10/hennechart-legend.html

Three inaccurate passes, all in a row at the end of the first half.  The first one is wide of Corey Brown who is standing 8 yards down field on the outside, I'm not sure on this one if Miller threw the ball where he wanted to and was expecting Brown to cut outside or if Miller just didn't get the ball where he wanted to.  On a 2nd and 8 following a pass interference and a 2 yard bootleg, Miller completely airmailed Brown, and followed that up by overthrowing a well covered Fragel on 3rd and 8.

The bad read is the interception on a 3rd and 18 I formation play action pass, Miller throws into double coverage.  I'm not 100% certain he had a better option as 3 receivers are around the line of scrimmage to his left and I can't see the tight end to the right.  The interception ends up better than any punt Ohio State could hope for as IU goes out of bounds at the one.

One drop on the day on his final attempt as Miller hangs in the pocket on 3rd and 16 against a 6 man rush and delivers a good ball to Brown.

In my opinion the game really wasn't as bad as this makes it look.  There were 2 pass interference calls on balls that could have gone for big gains as the defenders were beaten and had no other option.  And there was the 3rd and 11 at the beginning of the second quarter where Miller throws a pretty good ball and bizarrely 19 yards down field the IU defender is allowed to push Brown out of bounds while the ball is in the air.  On the other hand 2 of the 5 completions were for negative yards, so the passing game really was a very small mixed bag in this game.  One more thing, excellent job by all on the 26 yard 3rd and 19 completion against an 8 man IU pass rush.

Runs

Even without the 2 draws for 101 yards and 2 td's, Miller had 41 yards on 5 carries.  Miller and the offense have to get better at reading blitzes, IU brought more than 4 on 13 of the 25 plays I tracked.  3 of the 6 sacks were Miller leaving the pocket, but that still leaves 3 plays with unblocked blitzers getting to the quarterback.

Receivers

No targets for Stoneburner, nice catch and run by Boren.

Stoneburner dropped a first down on a 3rd and 12 and Brown had the drop on the first pass of the night.

This next table is similar to what I think mgobrian is doing with his receiving chart but I am unable to find a link to his explanations so mine will have to do.  The first digit in the grade is from the receiver’s point of view, 4 easy to 1 impossible.  The second digit indicates the presence of the defender (1 there, 0 not there) at the time the ball hits the receiver’s hands.  When I say there, I mean close contact.

Therefore:
11  Bad pass, tight coverage.
10  Bad pass, no defender to stop it
21  Really tough ball to catch and in tight coverage.  A catch on this means the receiver is saving his qb.
20  Really tough ball to catch, no coverage.
31  Ball outside the strike zone, tight coverage

30  Ball outside the strike zone, no coverage

41  Ball on the money, tight coverage
40  Ball on the money, no coverage

Receivers

Completely ripped off from MGoBrian.

He explains his terms here http://mgoblog.blogspot.com/2006/10/hennechart-legend.html

The first and last attempt of the night both get dead on designation.  On his first attempt of the night Miller throws 43 yards down field and hits Brown in the facemask.  On his last attempt of the night he throws late over the middle across his body while sprinting right.  If the middle of the cover three hadn't rushed up field due to the threat of Miller running the football the previous description would no doubt be filed under bad read.  In our reality the pass is out of the reach of the two defenders still deep in the Wisconsin secondary and finds Devin Smith who never stopped his route.

The bad read is a 3rd and 11 play at the end of the third quarter where Miller either doesn't see the mlb, or doesn't think the mlb can reach the pass, either way he wrong.

The first inaccurate pass is a 3rd and 5 in the second quarter when Miller overthrows Brown going down the right sideline.  A dead on throw here could have been a touchdown.  The second is Miller trying to force a ball into Stoneburner on 3rd and goal just before the second field goal.

Runs

The offensive line played an absolutely outstanding game against Wisconsin.  All 3 sacks were outside the pocket chance to the throw the ball away variety.  Miller had a 14 yard scramble on a play where the offensive line and running backs picked up a 7 man rush.   And Miller picked up more than 6 yards per carry on designed running plays. 

Receivers

Stoneburner dropped a first down on a 3rd and 12 and Brown had the drop on the first pass of the night.

This next table is similar to what I think mgobrian is doing with his receiving chart but I am unable to find a link to his explanations so mine will have to do.  The first digit in the grade is from the receiver’s point of view, 4 easy to 1 impossible.  The second digit indicates the presence of the defender (1 there, 0 not there) at the time the ball hits the receiver’s hands.  When I say there, I mean close contact.

Therefore:
11  Bad pass, tight coverage.
10  Bad pass, no defender to stop it
21  Really tough ball to catch and in tight coverage.  A catch on this means the receiver is saving his qb.
20  Really tough ball to catch, no coverage.
31  Ball outside the strike zone, tight coverage

30  Ball outside the strike zone, no coverage

41  Ball on the money, tight coverage
40  Ball on the money, no coverage

A lot of throwing to wide receivers in tight coverage, which explains the low yardage after catch.

For the receivers this is catches/opportunities

Completely ripped off from MGoBrian.

He explains his terms here http://mgoblog.blogspot.com/2006/10/hennechart-legend.html

Yeah, the touchdown pass is dead on.  The grade might be overly generous but it was on target, on time and thrown down field with a 30 mph wind at his back.  The first pass attempt of the day was listed as catchable, Brown was coming back to the football and the defender went through him to break up the pass.  The officials were ok with that for reasons that escape me.  The two inaccurate are deep balls that are overthrown with the wind at Miller's back.

Runs

So some people on the boards are claiming they would have liked to see more passing plays called.  Well Ohio State called 8 passes in the game, good for -8 yards.  Illinois waited until 6:22 remaining in the game to bring more than 7 men into the box, and that might just be because the formation was 2 TE 1 FB 1 RB and 1 WR.  The combination of Illinois failing to adjust, Ohio State failing to gain yards on passing plays, the score and the wind make me believe . . . Jim Bollman did the right thing.  On designed running plays Ohio State gained 237 yards on 46 carries, good for 5.15 yards per play versus the -1 yard per play on designed passes.  In truth any criticism of the play calling should be why did Ohio State try to pass in the middle of the second quarter from their own 39 yard line on 2nd and 5 when the running game was working.  Ohio State went incomplete/sack/punt instead of sticking with what was working.  Also the 3rd and 5 play on that series was a read option play action pass.  When running the read option the backside defensive end is unblocked and the quarterback reads him to determine if he should hand off or keep the ball.  If you run play action on this play you are running a slow developing passing play with an unblocked defensive end.  This strikes me as an incredibly bad idea.  If anybody has information on this idea working for read option teams (preferably with video link) I'd love to see it.

Receivers

Not a lot there, nice route by Stoneburner on the TD.

This next table is similar to what I think mgobrian is doing with his receiving chart but I am unable to find a link to his explanations so mine will have to do.  The first digit in the grade is from the receiver’s point of view, 4 easy to 1 impossible.  The second digit indicates the presence of the defender (1 there, 0 not there) at the time the ball hits the receiver’s hands.  When I say there, I mean close contact.
Therefore:
11  Bad pass, tight coverage.
10  Bad pass, no defender to stop it
21  Really tough ball to catch and in tight coverage.  A catch on this means the receiver is saving his qb.
20  Really tough ball to catch, no coverage.
31  Ball outside the strike zone, tight coverage
30  Ball outside the strike zone, no coverage
41  Ball on the money, tight coverage
40  Ball on the money, no coverage

For the receivers this is catches/opportunities

Completely ripped off from MGoBrian.

He explains his terms here http://mgoblog.blogspot.com/2006/10/hennechart-legend.html

2 inaccurate passes, the first on a 3rd and 7 in the first quarter is more of a miscommunication than an inaccurate, Stoneburner is running a hook, Miller expects it inside, Stoneburner makes it outside.  The second is early in the third quarter on 2nd and 9 Miller rolls left and overthrows an open Fields near the end zone.  The bad read really deserved to be a pick as Miller broke out of the pocket then floated a ball into double coverage.   It was nice to  write one of these up again where the inaccurate and the bad reads were the exception rather than the rule.

Runs

The QB draw was run 3 times once for 24 yards, once for 29 yards and Miller fumbled the snap on the third.  Neither defense in this game had an answer for the qb running the football, unfortunately Ohio State only had their qb for a little over a half.

Receivers

Nice to see you again Corey Brown.

This next table is similar to what I think mgobrian is doing with his receiving chart but I am unable to find a link to his explanations so mine will have to do.  The first digit in the grade is from the receiver’s point of view, 4 easy to 1 impossible.  The second digit indicates the presence of the defender (1 there, 0 not there) at the time the ball hits the receiver’s hands.  When I say there, I mean close contact.
Therefore:
11  Bad pass, tight coverage.
10  Bad pass, no defender to stop it
21  Really tough ball to catch and in tight coverage.  A catch on this means the receiver is saving his qb.
20  Really tough ball to catch, no coverage.
31  Ball outside the strike zone, tight coverage
30  Ball outside the strike zone, no coverage
41  Ball on the money, tight coverage
40  Ball on the money, no coverage

Good day for Miller

For the receivers this is catches/opportunities

By the book game for the receivers.  Fields did have a drop that would have been for a big gain that was wiped out by a holding penalty.

Completely ripped off from MGoBrian.

He explains his terms here http://mgoblog.blogspot.com/2006/10/hennechart-legend.html

Miller

Wait what?  Yeah, Miller throwing the football was not as bad as I thought it was after watching the game live.  First inaccurate pass was dropping the ball on a pump fake during the first series.  The second was overthrowing Hyde in the flat 5 seconds before sparty went all helmet to helmet on him.  Miller had a ball batted down at the line of scrimmage, and did have that meltdown when he avoided a free rusher, ran into the defensive end and did his best to try to turn a sack into a pick six.  I thought while watching live that the interception would be a bad read, but it turns out the safety (coming off his coverage) was not going to get there in time and the defensive back had no chance to intercept the pass until Devin Smith brought the ball down to him so we are left scoring a play where a quarterback throws to a single covered wide receiver and hits him in both hands.

Bauserman

The other side of that coin was Bauserman who could have had an epic day.  My notes:
Bauserman airmails an open Devin Smith by 25 yards.
Fields with 2 steps, Bauserman airmails by 20 yards.
Bauserman throws 10 yards short of wide open Verlon Reed.
Offensive line picks up the blitz (6 man rush), Bauserman delivers a horrible ball that Reed comes up with on a diving effort.
This ball has to be on the left hash mark at the goal line, Bauserman puts it 8 yards deep in the end zone and between the right hash mark and sideline.
Fields tries to make the leaping catch, but Bauserman's throw is just too high.
Williams wide open Bauserman throws not even half way to the intended receiver.
Hall wide open in the flat, Bauserman puts one into low earth orbit.
Leaping grab by Reed for the first down on 4th and 3.
You may notice two completed passes in there.  I threw the first completion in the catchable and the second into inaccurate, but the truth is neither would have been a drop if they went uncaught.  So really you are looking at 5 catchable and 9 inaccurate with a lot of yards and some points left out there.  Three of his catchable passes were within 5 yards of the line of scrimmage so down field you are looking at numbers like 2 catchable, 8 inaccurate.  This doesn't even include the wide open Devin Smith that Bauserman fails to throw to on 3rd and 15 instead waiting to take the sack.
Runs (Here's where it gets ugly-er)
Miller

The fumble was a low snap Miller never got the handle on.  Two of the sacks are unblocked defensive tackles.  One is a free rusher off the edge at the end of the first half.  One is Miller holding on to the ball too long.

Bauserman

2 of the sacks are Bauserman holding on to the ball too long, one is the superman blitz (if ever Joe was going to break a tackle, this was his chance) and 2 are breakdowns on the offensive line.  One of the offensive line breakdowns is against a 6 man rush so perhaps a plan to get rid of the ball early would have been wise.

9 sacks on the day, on 4 the offensive line gave no other option, on 3 the quarterback had plenty of time and just didn't do anything, and 2 took everybody working together to make the sack happen.

Receivers

Tough day for Devin Smith, the return of Bauserman sees the return of Verlon Reed.

This next table is similar to what I think mgobrian is doing with his receiving chart but I am unable to find a link to his explanations so mine will have to do.  The first digit in the grade is from the receiver’s point of view, 4 easy to 1 impossible.  The second digit indicates the presence of the defender (1 there, 0 not there) at the time the ball hits the receiver’s hands.  When I say there, I mean close contact.

Therefore:
11  Bad pass, tight coverage.
10  Bad pass, no defender to stop it
21  Really tough ball to catch and in tight coverage.  A catch on this means the receiver is saving his qb.
20  Really tough ball to catch, no coverage.
31  Ball outside the strike zone, tight coverage
30  Ball outside the strike zone, no coverage
41  Ball on the money, tight coverage
40  Ball on the money, no coverage

Miller

Bauserman

Where the first table struggles with the catchable/inaccurate gray area this one better illustrates what I saw when watching the game a second time.  Without those two catches in the 20's there is no 33 yard touchdown pass and the numbers for Joe are:
4 comp on 11 attempts for 29 yards.

For the receivers this is catches/opportunities

What a day by Reed, just fantastic.  Excellent catch and run by Spencer as well.

Completely ripped off from MGoBrian. 

He explains his terms here http://mgoblog.blogspot.com/2006/10/hennechart-legend.html

Feast or famine for Miller against Colorado.  It's the first time I've used the dead on designation all year and Miller lights it up 3 times, twice for touchdowns and once for a ball that didn't even go down as a completion.  On the first touchdown pass Braxton hits the deep ball over the top of 2 Colorado defensive backs, the threat of him running the football gets the safety out of position and Miller takes advantage.  He had a large window to throw the ball into, but hit Devin Smith in stride anyway.  On the second touchdown pass Ohio State is facing a 6 man rush, and Miller gets rid of the ball early completing the pass above the defensive back to a leaping Devin Smith.  On a 2nd and 21 Miller puts the ball right on the money 25 yards downfield and over the shoulder of Devin Smith at the sideline, Smith is hit out of bounds and drops the ball when he hits the ground.

On the famine side of things on Miller's second attempt of the day he tries a back shoulder throw to Devin Smith in the end zone, the defender falls and still gets a hand on it.  If Miller gets it to the pylon this is a touchdown, where the ball is thrown he's lucky it doesn't get picked.  Two more of the inaccurate passes occur when Miller breaks out of the pocket, finds a reciever, but struggles getting the ball on target.  The last pass I have down as inaccurate is a 3rd and 13 play in the 4th quarter.  Miller sees 7 men at the line of scrimmage, throws the hot read as Colorado backs out of the 7 man rush, unfortunately Spencer not looking for the ball and not where Miller expects him to be.

After a game where all the passing game provided was famine a little feast is fantastic, but the proportion of inaccurate attempts and the proportion of drops (3 on 14 attempts) is way too high.

Runs

Three sacks in the game, one was the result of a 6 man rush and Miller not getting rid of the ball.  The other two were the defensive end using a spin move to get inside and get to Miller.  The scrambles include Miller picking up a 3rd and 9 by slipping the tackle of a linebacker who is spying him.  Huge production from Miller on designed running plays. 

Recievers

Devin Smith clearly was Miller's favorite target while Verlon Reed was not targeted a single time in the game.  The three drops really hurt, erasing a 25 yard gain, a 10 yard gain and who knows on the screen to Berry.

This next table is similar to what I think mgobrian is doing with his receiving chart but I am unable to find a link to his explanations so mine will have to do.  The first digit in the grade is from the receiver’s point of view, 4 easy to 1 impossible.  The second digit indicates the presence of the defender (1 there, 0 not there) at the time the ball hits the receiver’s hands.  When I say there, I mean close contact.
Therefore:
11  Bad pass, tight coverage.
10  Bad pass, no defender to stop it
21  Really tough ball to catch and in tight coverage.  A catch on this means the receiver is saving his qb.
20  Really tough ball to catch, no coverage.
31  Ball outside the strike zone, tight coverage
30  Ball outside the strike zone, no coverage
41  Ball on the money, tight coverageb
40  Ball on the money, no coverage

Just how good was the catch by Devin Smith in my eyes, well while Miller threw the ball to the only spot where he could complete the pass (dead on) as seen from Smith's point of view it was a near superhuman effort to pull it down (21).  This play was the result of an aggressive quarterback trying to make plays and a reciever taking advantage of that.

For the receivers this is catches/opportunities

Completely ripped off from MGoBrian. 

He explains his terms here http://mgoblog.blogspot.com/2006/10/hennechart-legend.html

Throwing
Bauserman
 

14 passing attempts and 4 end up in the catchable category.  Yes drops happened in this game, and they hurt, but even in the 10 instances when Bauserman found a target he wanted and the ball wasn’t batted down at the line of scrimmage only 4 found their way to that target.

Miller

Miller had a bad read that lead to an interception (It was 2nd and 6 and he had Hall underneath for 4 yards+, but instead forced into a zone and the ball was tipped up).  His inaccurate attempt might not belong in that column.  On 3rd and 12 Miller broke out of the pocket, saw Reed running into a hole in the zone.  Miller’s throw is into the middle of the hole, but Reed continues running through the hole instead of sitting in it, so the pass appears to be behind him.  While you may say that Miller’s two completions were in garbage time I prefer to see it as the first time all year that an Ohio State quarterback completed a pass when the defense dropped 8 into coverage.

Running

Bauserman

Bauserman took a sack on 3rd and long and it was the right play.  Ohio State was trying to set up a screen, but one Miami linebacker was in position to intercept and take it to the house.  His 0 yard scramble came when Miami rushed 6, the line picked it up, and Bauserman was unable to find a target.  I swear if Bauserman starts again I am applying for copyright on the phrase “Bauserman was unable to find a target.”

Miller

Miami chooses to rush 3 and this causes panic by Miller who runs directly into one of the defensive linemen for the sack.  The fumble on the designed run is on an end around option play where Miller hits the ball on Hall’s hip while trying to pull the ball out.  Without that 4 yard loss Miller is getting 6 yards per carry in this game.  Also something about holding on to the football and its importance, I swear I had something for this.

Recievers

In defense of Reed and Spencer, their drops are on balls that follow very unusual flight patterns.  Reed in particular is trying to catch a knuckleball that he jumps for, then is reaching below his waste when the ball gets to him.

This next table is similar to what I think mgobrian is doing with his receiving chart but I am unable to find a link to his explanations so mine will have to do.  The first digit in the grade is from the receiver’s point of view, 4 easy to 1 impossible.  The second digit indicates the presence of the defender (1 there, 0 not there) at the time the ball hits the receiver’s hands.  When I say there, I mean close contact.
Therefore:
11  Bad pass, tight coverage. 
10  Bad pass, no defender to stop it
21  Really tough ball to catch and in tight coverage.  A catch on this means the receiver is saving his qb.
20  Really tough ball to catch, no coverage.
31  Ball outside the strike zone, tight coverage
30  Ball outside the strike zone, no coverage
41  Ball on the money, tight coverage
40  Ball on the money, no coverage
 

Bauserman

Miller

For the receivers this is catches/opportunities

Completely ripped off from MGoBrian. 

He explains his terms here http://mgoblog.blogspot.com/2006/10/hennechart-legend.html

Throwing
Bauserman

With so much to talk about we will just give each drive its own paragraph.

Bauserman with an excellent start, seeing a 4 man rush on every passing down in the opening drive Bauserman delivered the ball to his receivers on time and on the money. 

On the second possession Bauserman throws a wildly inaccurate pass on 2nd and 8, then panics against a 3 man Toledo rush on the next play scrambling before any route has a chance to develop.  The tackles handle the outside rushers, the center has some trouble with the nose tackle, but Boren steps up for a solid double team. 

After Toledo takes the lead, Ohio State has the ball 1st and 10 when Toledo shows 5 at the line of scrimmage with the wide side linebacker outside the defensive end.  The left tackle responds by double teaming the defensive tackle?  The tailback carries out the play fake instead of picking up the defensive end that is running freely towards the quarterback.  The outside linebacker and tight end both stand at the line of scrimmage for the duration of the play.  Bauserman (under pressure) heaves the ball towards two Toledo defensive backs, but overthrows them (Reed is trailing the defensive backs by a couple of yards).  On the next play Toledo brings the short side linebacker outside the defensive end.  The right tackle stands at the line of scrimmage for the duration of the play as the defensive end and outside linebacker have free runs at the quarterback.  Bauserman delivers a strike to Reed on a three step drop before either free rusher can get there.  On 3rd and 10 Toledo shows 5 (3 defensive linemen and two blitzers) at the line of scrimmage, the nose tackle engages the left guard while the defensive end takes the left tackle up field.  This leaves the outside blitzer with a free run at the quarterback as Hyde goes to the flat while three men block the opposite defensive end.  Bauserman never sees the blitzer and is sacked for an 11 yard loss that is wiped out by a facemask that never happened.  On 3rd and 4 the line picks up a delayed blitz perfectly, Buaserman throws into double coverage in the endzone as one of the Toledo defensive backs bats it away.  This was put into the bad read category because of the presence of the safety.  It is possible that Fields ran the wrong route as he was about 5 yards away from Reed when having him towards the middle of the field would seem to make more sense.

On 2nd and 7 Bauserman checks down to Stoneburner for 2 yards.  On 3rd and 5 Bauserman drops the ball on what is ruled an incomplete forward pass.  Both passing plays in this series are four man rushes by Toledo.

On 1st and 10 Bauserman rolls right on play action and decides to throw the ball away.  On 2nd and 10 a delayed inside blitz from Toledo gets there late as Bauserman hits Stoneburner crossing short for 11 yards.  Later in the possession Toledo shows 3, brings 4 as the line picks it up perfectly, Bauserman checks down early to a completion at the line of scrimmage on 3rd and 10.

On 2nd and 12 Toledo rushes the front 4 and Bauserman gets it to Hyde in the flat who turns the pass into an 8 yard gain.

On 1st and 10 with a four man rush the defensive end eventually gets pressure on Bauserman by rushing inside towards the center, after being forced from the pocket Bauserman is unable to beat the defensive tackle to the outside and has to throw the ball away.  On 3rd and 9 the defensive end and tackle twist with the end eventually getting to Bauserman after being released by Hyde.  Bauserman throws wide of Homan at the line of scrimmage.

On 1st and 10 Bauserman chucks one over the head of an open Devin Smith at the goal line.  On 2nd and 15 Hyde takes a screen pass for a 6 yard gain.  Bauserman checks down to Hyde behind the line of scrimmage on 3rd and 9.  On 4th and 3 the line picks up the Toledo blitz and Bauserman delivers a first down pass to Stoneburner that is promptly dropped. 

First possession of the second half and no passing plays called as Ohio State fails to get two yards on two running plays after a first down carry of 8 yards.

On 1st and 10 Bauserman rolls right after the play action fake, pumps once and I’ll guess that he throws it away (instead of giving him an inaccurate).  A catchable ball thrown to either receiver in front of him would have been a tight squeeze for the completion.  On 2nd and 10 Bauserman throws a perfect strike to Smith cutting across the field behind the linebackers.  The offensive line gives ample time for this play to develop.  2nd and goal from the 5 the offensive line and Hyde do an excellent job picking up 7 Toledo pass rushers.  Neither Reed nor Smith can create separation from man coverage in the end zone as Bauserman’s pass is batted away.  On 3rd and goal Stoneburner is held in the end zone and Bauserman throws the ball away.  On the two point conversion attempt Toledo shows 3, brings 4, the line provides excellent protection again, Stoneburner posts up with a man on his hip at the goal line, Boren stands double covered at the goal line, Reed has a man to his outside and a man to his inside 5 yards deep where he stops, Devin Smith is running across the back line of the end zone and Hyde is off to the right side at the five with a defender at the goal line eyeing him.  None of these options seems ideal, though one of the three single covered receivers seems better than the two double covered.  Bauserman throws a ball wide left to a double covered Reed hoping that he will break back towards the goal line, and I breathe a sigh of relief when the ball hits the turf as only the Toledo defensive back made the break.

The third quarter ended with Bauserman completing a couple of 6 yard passes against straight four man rushes, including a nice out to Fields on 3rd and 3.  The fourth quarter begins with Bauserman taking a shot downfield into single coverage, but the Toledo defensive back is able to knock it away from Devin Smith.  Toledo shows 5 rushes 3, Bauserman hits Stoneburner early for 4 yards on 3rd and 7.

2nd and 12 Bauserman misses a wide open Devin Smith 15 yards downfield.  On 3rd and 12 the offensive line picks up an 8 man blitz as well as can be expected considering the two man numerical disadvantage (though Bauserman ends up throwing this ball with three Rockets in his face).  Ohio State now has 4 receivers being defended by 3 defensive backs.  Unfortunately 2 of the receivers run to the same spot which Bauserman overthrows by 15 yards.  Carlos Hyde was the man all alone on the play. 

On 2nd and 10 Devin Smith jumps to make of the few downfield catches in the game, good for 31 yards.

Running
Bauserman

As mentioned above the 5 yard scramble on 3rd and 8 against a 3 man rush was disappointing.

Receivers

Stoneburner had the only touchdown catch, but also had a heartbreaking drop on 4th down. 

This next table is similar to what I think mgobrian is doing with his receiving chart but I am unable to find a link to his explanations so mine will have to do.  The first digit in the grade is from the receiver’s point of view, 4 easy to 1 impossible.  The second digit indicates the presence of the defender (1 there, 0 not there) at the time the ball hits the receiver’s hands.  When I say there, I mean close contact.
Therefore:
11  Bad pass, tight coverage. 
10  Bad pass, no defender to stop it
21  Really tough ball to catch and in tight coverage.  A catch on this means the receiver is saving his qb.
20  Really tough ball to catch, no coverage.
31  Ball outside the strike zone, tight coverage
30  Ball outside the strike zone, no coverage
41  Ball on the money, tight coverage
40  Ball on the money, no coverage

Bauserman

The four 21’s are defensive backs knocking passes away from receivers, but 7 out of 28 passes (this does not include the three passes intentionally thrown away) find their way into the completely uncatchable category.  For comparison Pryor put 13% of his passes against the Big Ten and Arkansas last season in those two categories, a little over half of Joe’s percentage against Toledo.

For the receivers this is catches/opportunities

Completely ripped off from MGoBrian.  He explains his terms here http://mgoblog.blogspot.com/2006/10/hennechart-legend.html

Throwing
Bauserman

Bauserman with just 1 inaccurate pass all day, a fastball in the dirt short and behind Fragel on first and ten in the second quarter.  Two balls were batted down by blitzers coming from the outside.  One catchable ball went uncaught, a deep throw to Fields, due to an excellent play by an Akron db. 

Miller

Miller had trouble with receivers dropping passes (1 by Fragel and 2 by Rod Smith), but also saw receivers making outstanding plays (one handed grab 33 yards down field by Spencer and Devin Smith taking a ball away from an Akron db in the endzone).

Running
Bauserman

Bauserman’s two designed runs were missed handoffs that Joe just tucked it and ran.  The scrambles were all straight rushes of the 4 defensive linemen when Bauserman couldn't find a target downfield. 

Miller

Miller’s scrambles were mostly run pass options. The read option didn’t work out very well.

Receivers

Stoneburner made an excellent effort to turn a 6 yard pass on third and ten into a touchdown.  Devin Smith (who caught all his passes from Miller) had an excellent play turning a potential interception into a touchdown.  Fragel and Rod Smith had some trouble with drops.

This next table is similar to what I think mgobrian is doing with his receiving chart but I am unable to find a link to his explanations so mine will have to do.  The first digit in the grade is from the receiver’s point of view, 4 easy to 1 impossible.  The second digit indicates the presence of the defender (1 there, 0 not there) at the time the ball hits the receiver’s hands.  When I say there, I mean close contact.
Therefore:
11  Bad pass, tight coverage. 
10  Bad pass, no defender to stop it
21  Really tough ball to catch and in tight coverage.  A catch on this means the receiver is saving his qb.
20  Really tough ball to catch, no coverage.
31  Ball outside the strike zone, tight coverage
30  Ball outside the strike zone, no coverage
41  Ball on the money, tight coverage
40  Ball on the money, no coverage

Bauserman

Miller

For the receivers this is catches/opportunities

Spring Game QB Challenge

Bauserman

Guiton

Graham

Miller

All of the quarterbacks had their moment with well thrown touchdown passes.  Here Graham jumps out as the most impressive QB throwing the football.  Three drops by receivers really hurt his numbers, but 7 of the 9 balls he delivered were in the two good categories.  Unfortunately the biggest numbers for Graham were the 32 yards lost on 5 sacks.  In contrast to Graham who saw catchable balls dropped by receivers, 2 of the 3 uncaught passes in Bauserman’s catachable category were balls forced into tight areas and knocked loose by the defense.  Guiton saw the toughest day throwing the football with nearly half his attempts landing in the inaccurate column.  Miller had more inaccurate passes than you would want to see (Pryor put 74% of his attempts in the do/ca categories vs 67% for Miller Saturday), but was the only quarterback who offered a running threat during the spring game.

Bauserman

Guiton
no runs

Graham

Miller

A look at the passes from a different angle:
The first digit in the grade is from the receiver’s point of view, 4 easy to 1 impossible.  The second digit indicates the presence of the defender (1 there, 0 not there) at the time the ball hits the receiver’s hands.  When I say there, I mean close contact.
Therefore:
11  Bad pass, tight coverage. 
10  Bad pass, no defender to stop it
21  Really tough ball to catch and in tight coverage.  A catch on this means the receiver is saving his qb.
20  Really tough ball to catch, no coverage.
31  Ball outside the strike zone, tight coverage
30  Ball outside the strike zone, no coverage
41  Ball on the money, tight coverage
40  Ball on the money, no coverage

Bauserman

Guiton

Graham

Miller