Hey guys - was thinking about this the other day.....what if you could assemble a defense of former/current buckeyes, that had a certain "it factor" (i.e. good hitter, good nose for the ball, toughness/saltiness.....all qualities that don't necessarily show up in the stat sheet or 40 times).
An example of this would be:
- Andy Katzenmoyer was considered one of the best MLB's to play for OSU in the past 20 years, but for some reason I'd rather have Matt Wilhelm.
- The same could be said for Shawn Springs, but I'd rather have Antoine Winfield on my side.
So if you could assemble an all-time team of these type of players, and you had to win ONE game, or make a single goal-line stand, Who would you come up with?
Here are my picks below (keep in mind I am not old enough to have watched the OSU players pre-Cooper days).
- DE: John Simon
- DT: Tim Anderson
- DT: Kenny Peterson
- DE: Cam Heyward
- LB: Matt Wilhelm
- LB: AJ Hawk
- Star: Jermale Hines
- CB: Antoine Winfield
- CB: Malcolm Jenkins
- Safety: Mike Doss
- Safety: Donte Whitner
This defense would never lose, to anyone. Who else would make the two-deep?
Big daddy Dan should be n there thats for sure. 1st team
Forgout about him.......look at that secondary though. How great would those 4 DB's be in run support? Sick......
How firm they friendship...
i always liked anthony schlegel i felt like he never got enough love
mark may wins douchebag of the year... again
He did well, especially considering he played with Carpenter on one side, and Hawk on the other - both very mobile. Schlegel was a good compliment to those two, an ideal gap plugger.
How firm they friendship...
Wilhelm over Laurinitus? That seems to be a bit of a reach.
Will Smith deserves some consideration too.
Tatum would be another safety who should be there...talk about WR's in fear!
The biggest miss in my opinion on your list is Spielman, were is the love for an all time great?
"Michigan and "huge mistake" are synonymous"
-Mark Titus
IDK about that one man, you missed a lot of big names. I picked the 3-4 to better utlize are best players.
LE: Will "The fresh prince" Smith
DT: Big Daddy Wilkinson
RE: Mike Vrabel
LB: Tom Cousineau
LB: Chris Spielman
LB: Andrew "The big cat" Katzenmoyer
LB: AJ "The ball" Hawk
DB: Shawn "Water covers 70% of the earth, I cover the rest of it" Springs
S: Mike Doss
S: Jack "The killer" Tatum
DB: Dick LeBeau
I would change to Will Smith, and Cam Heyward at DE. Dan Wilkinson and I'm not sure who else at DT. James Laurenitus, Chris Spielman, Andy Katzemoyer for Linebackers. Shawn Springs and Malcolm Jenkins at CB. Winfield was an awesome hitter but I still get agravated with him for getting burned so bad against Plaxico. I guess Mike Doss and Jack Tatum at S. I never got to see Jack Tatum play but I mean come on, the guy is in the NFL HOF and is considered one of the best. I was to young to remember Chris Spielman with the Buckeyes but I do remember him as a Lion and he was fierce! I might trade places with Laurenitus for A.J. Hawk. Cant go wrong either way!
I've only been watching since the mid-90's. So while I know about the reputations of Tatum, Spielman, etc, I never watched them with my own eyes, if that makes sense. So my picks were from about 1997 and on.
How firm they friendship...
I think with the picks from '97 on, that defense would be amazing!
Your list was fine Ken-Yon! It's not easy to make a list when your going over all the Buckeye greats.
Nice reciever by the way!
yea this is my tress era defense
de-will smith
dt-kenny peterson(fellow alumni lol)
dt-john simon
de-cam heyward
lb-laurinitas
lb-hawk
lb-rolle
cb-malcolm jenkins
cb-dustin fox (lol stark county homer)
s- doss (fellow alumni lol)
s-whitner
-im only 23 so dont kill me or changing the criteria a little i also wasnt sure who to put in that 2nd corner spot from the tressel era there's alot of guys i consider about even so i went the homer route lol this is not what i did with doss and peterson bec i truly beleive they deserve to be their
O'Deez330
stark county football
I like Rural Meyer's the best IMO...more of a combo of my generation and my dad's. Good stuff...
"There's nothing that cleanses your soul like getting the hell kicked out of you."
"I love football. I think it is most wonderful game in world and I despise to lose."
Woody Hayes 1913 - 1987
I love these lists because they remind me how spoiled we've been as fans. Our defenses have been just ridiculous.
DE: Mike Kudla. He wasn't flashy, but he always seemed to be always around the ball. I'd vote him on the two deep behind Vrabel.
~Because we couldn't go for three~
Randy Gradishar, Marcus Marek
Dustin Fox used to get turned around all the time ODEEZ33O. Great athlete but he was a liability on the field. But I agree with most, you gotta find a way to put Big Daddy Dan, Jack Tatum, Chris Spielman, Andy Katz, and Shawn Springs on that list. Springs was probably the best cover corner to come out of OSU.