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By AGL -03 September 2012
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Besides RDS where were the Linebackers saturday ? I watched the game but can't remember seeing or hearing much of Curtis Grant.

BuddhaBuck on 3 Sep 2012 - 8:19am #

I think Curtis Grant spent a lot of time on the sidelines because of the Star/Nickel packages Fickell & Withers had to use.
Sabino was around.. The 11W staff had a note about him laying serious wood, and consequently getting flagged for it.
Most of the time the LBs were all dropping back in coverage - afterall, Dysert did have 53 passing attempts.

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chicagobuckeye on 3 Sep 2012 - 9:25am #

I agree with BUDDHABUCK, I know that Sabino and Shazier were on the field quite a bit, but I heard that Curtis Grant was pulled due to the Nickel packages and the lack of a rushing attack. I heard Grant's name called early in the game, but I think the adjustments in the 2nd quarter probably had a lot to do with the lack of PT.

FROMTHE18 on 3 Sep 2012 - 9:34am #

Both of you are spot on. Grant wasn't needed with the defensive schemes we were running. We won't run into too many teams that are as pass-happy as Miami. I think Grant has the opportunity to make tons of plays this year. Was really happy with Sabino's hitting ability and Shazier just being Shazier.

BuckinBama on 3 Sep 2012 - 9:52am #

Although E.Sabino was flagged for a helmet to helmet hit. I do believe that hit caused at least 2 dropped passes later in the game.

Jdadams01 on 3 Sep 2012 - 9:56am #

Agree with BUCKINBAMA.

A few other times there were passes over the middle in Sabino's area where the receiver looked hesitant. That means Sabino did exactly what you expect a linebacker to do.

corveyer on 3 Sep 2012 - 10:04am #

Totally Agree I would take an early penalty like that every game if it meant opposing receivers would be hesitant for the rest of it. That said I am only interested in taking the penalty if its just a good old fashion hard play and not something malicious, which I got no impression that Sabino's was.

buck-I.8 on 3 Sep 2012 - 11:00am #

Sabino played slow at times, and it would've been nice to see Grant on the field, but I get the feeling the corps as a whole will be considerably less lost this year

Chad Peltier Staff on 3 Sep 2012 - 11:10am #

Grant will play much more as the defense returns to base 4-3 after playing a lot of 4-2-5 against Miami.

At B1G Media Days, Sabino told me that he was the hardest hitter on the team - looked accurate.

We'll learn a lot more about this group against UCF and Cal.

rdubs on 3 Sep 2012 - 11:19am #

UCF runs the ball a lot (although their top back may be out per Buckshots), I would expect it to be a better yardstick to see Grant's progress.

theDuke on 3 Sep 2012 - 12:34pm #

i believe Ryan Damn Shazier had the most tackles.

theDuke

buckeye76BHop on 3 Sep 2012 - 1:09pm #

Chad and others are correct...they knew Dysert and Miami OH were going to be passing majority of the time. So 4-3 with Grant in at Mike will be used more against most teams with a bit of 4-2-5 when they're in obvious passing downs. The LBs looked better vs the run than last year and look at it like this AGL...they were only using 2 most of the time (granted Miami OH sucks rushing but oh well). Not to bad as compared to last year.

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