If you could change another player's position, who would you move?

17 October 2012
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cplunk on 17 Oct 2012 - 6:20am #

Jake Stoneburner to tight end.

Illibuck on 17 Oct 2012 - 8:11am #

Agreed, ever since his move to WR he gets maybe 2 catches every other game. His production has plummeted since last year.

buckeyedude on 17 Oct 2012 - 8:14am #

Funny, CPlunk. :D

Roby has too much talent for just one postion. I think he's being wasted just playing DB. He could be that Percy Harvin type while J. Hall is out. I'm not saying he should be in every play on offense. I just would like to see him playing several times on offense to give the opposing teams something else to have to plan for.

And I bet he could beat Velcro in the first 40 yards of a 100 yard sprint. ;)

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StarBuck113 on 17 Oct 2012 - 8:24am #

Aaron Craft to safety.

Oyster on 17 Oct 2012 - 8:30am #

6'2" and he does know how to play defense. I think you may be on to something here, and we all know that Coach Meyer reads this forum, so I wouldn't be surprised if there is an announcement this afternoon.

unknownmusketeer on 17 Oct 2012 - 9:13am #

Along these lines, Evan Ravenel to linebacker/lineman would be pretty awesome.

buckeyedude on 17 Oct 2012 - 8:53pm #

Evan Ravenel----> I don't think they make a helmet big enough to fit his melon. This may be why he choose basketball over the football.

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bukyze on 17 Oct 2012 - 8:39am #

I had never even thought about Rod Smith to LB. He could bring some nastiness to that position that is desperately needed, blowing up people at will.

thePhilipJFry on 17 Oct 2012 - 9:21pm #

Rod Smith to LB, whatever he can give the defense is a bonus, if he plays LB he's not fumbling as a RB.

bassplayer7770 on 17 Oct 2012 - 9:02am #

I voted Roby to WR, but I wouldn't want it to be permanent. He's too important at CB. It would be nice to have more quality depth at LB, but I'm not sure Bryant and Smith would really provide that. Besides, we kinda need Rod Smith to backup Hyde right now.

otrain2416 on 17 Oct 2012 - 9:16am #

I'm with Stoneburner back to TE we gave him his shot at WR hasn't been working out very well. I wouldn't mind having Bryant as a semi OLB or like a permanent Nickel look.

bassplayer7770 on 17 Oct 2012 - 9:24am #

I thought Stoney performed well against Indiana, so perhaps this signifies that he'll start getting the ball more often. To me, it seemed like he was a guy who was making some catches then getting some tough yards after the catch.

Also, I think somebody said Stoney's production is down from last season. If I remember correctly, he had 14 catches last season. After 7 games this season, he has 11 catches (3rd highest on the team). Seems he's on pace to surpass his production from last season.

asinghal31 on 17 Oct 2012 - 12:23pm #

It's really not hard for any of the receivers to surpass last year's totals considering our leading receiver had 16 (?) catches or so. 11 catches through 7 games (less than 2 catches a game) really isn't much considering how much he was hyped by the coaches during the offseason. Hopefully the Indiana game will be a spark to get him going more the rest of the season because we could really use more reliable targets in the passing game.

beserkr29 on 17 Oct 2012 - 9:20am #

I think Bryant as an LB would be a decent idea. Maybe not permanently, but he likes to bring the wood, can cover decently, and is pretty quick to close on the ballcarrier. With Orhian getting PT, I think Bryant could make a decent impact at LB in passing situations. Wouldn't have underneath routes going for 20+ yards, you'd think. I don't think that Bryant would be a good idea in normal packages, because a linebacker that small would get wiped out fast by one of the men in the trenches, but in definite passing situations it'd be helpful, in my opinion.

Tim on 17 Oct 2012 - 9:41am #

Bryant can hit, but I agree that he would get destroyed at linebacker, not nearly big enough to take on linemen blocking him. He'd cover better than the Storm Kleins of the world, but teams could just run at him even in passing situations.

Ahh Saturday on 17 Oct 2012 - 9:23am #

Curtis Grant to LB?

Run_Fido_Run on 17 Oct 2012 - 9:31am #

Hankins to goal line RB.

IBleedSandG on 17 Oct 2012 - 9:51am #

That would be hilarious and awesome at the same time. It would take at least 3 people to bring Big Hank down. Thankfully, we aren't really in need for a goal line back, Hyde and Smith are both plenty big for that role.

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RBuck Mod on 17 Oct 2012 - 10:38am #

Shades of "The Fridge".

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buckeyedude on 17 Oct 2012 - 8:56pm #

DA Bearz! Took the words out of my mouth. Can you imagine the size of the hole the line would need to make for Big Hank to fit through though?

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Jimmy on 17 Oct 2012 - 3:35pm #

I was thinking fullback, but this works too!

Buckeyejason on 17 Oct 2012 - 9:37am #

Braxton Miller to runningback.

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IBleedSandG on 17 Oct 2012 - 9:54am #

I think it would be cool if they lined up Braxton as RB and bring Kenny G in. Run a play action zone read to Brax, throw it to him on a wheel route, speed option, the possibilities are endless. Maybe next year or the _ichigan game when everyone really has a grasp of the offense.

God damn that's a pretty f*cking good milkshake! I don't know if it's worth five dollars, but it's pretty f*cking good.
-Vincent Vega

awwwwwwop on 17 Oct 2012 - 10:03am #

I think you worry about some DB or safety taking a cheap shot on him if hes lined up at wide out. But i do agree it would be awesome to see.

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btalbert25 on 17 Oct 2012 - 9:56am #

Roby could be Gamble good in my opinion. Also, Rod Smith to LB woudln't be bad. Don't get too many opportunities to fumble at LB.

Poison nuts on 17 Oct 2012 - 3:53pm #

Watched that 2002 NC thing on BTN last night. Damn Gamble was good...

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Denny on 17 Oct 2012 - 3:54pm #

He should put "Gamble Good" on his business card.

Taquitos.

btalbert25 on 17 Oct 2012 - 5:05pm #

I may put it on mine.

Earle on 17 Oct 2012 - 9:59am #

I'm good with the Boren move. Let's just let the others get better at their current positions rather than trying to learn new ones.

OldColumbusTown on 17 Oct 2012 - 11:45am #

Voted for Roby to WR, just because I think he'd be extremely dynamic with the ball in his hands, but I agree he is too valuable at CB to make it permanent.

I think Bryant to LB would be a good move, but make that 'LB' more of a permanent Star position, and let him roam more like a LB rather than having to be in coverage so often. I'd actually also be completely in favor of going to more of a dime look rather than nickel in passing situations. Teams are really taking advantage of the LB situation OSU currently finds itself in. Klein, Boren, even Shazier, definitely have and will continue to have trouble tracking speedy RB's or WR's.

With that said, two of the remaining games are against pro-style offenses, and two others are against teams that much prefer running the football rather than slinging it around 40-50 times a game. Purdue may be the last true spread passing team OSU will face this season, so this "problem" may not be seen much the last part of the year.

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Jeremy91 on 17 Oct 2012 - 1:04pm #

Rod Smith to LB

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bassplayer7770 on 17 Oct 2012 - 3:37pm #

While we need some help at LB, I don't think it would be much of an advantage for Smith to move. Right now, our available backs are Hyde, Smith, and Dunn, and Hyde has already been injured this season. We're too thin to allow one of them to change positions.

Jeremy91 on 17 Oct 2012 - 5:21pm #

True. Plus he is starting to run the ball really well.

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TBDBITL0509 on 17 Oct 2012 - 1:38pm #

Rod Smith to LB - cause fumbles instead of suffering from them!

I kid, I kid...

Rural Meyer on 17 Oct 2012 - 4:28pm #

Nate Williams to a true LB position

sarasotabcg on 18 Oct 2012 - 5:53am #

agree. It would allow them to start Spence at DE.

jestertcf on 17 Oct 2012 - 4:48pm #

Spence and Washington to the field.

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Phoenix824 on 17 Oct 2012 - 6:23pm #

I voted Smith to LB only because we need LB's right now. Not sure I really liked any other the possible moves that were available to vote on but since I did not have one in mind I did not vote other.

ToothBuck on 17 Oct 2012 - 6:40pm #

Does anyone know or looked into whether Meyer has ever played a player on Offense and Defense, regularly, over the course of a season during his time at BG, Utah of Florida? I'm thinking both sides in the same game, ala Chris Gamble.

I am all for playing the best player at all times. I think student practice limits and the amount of position preparation necessary each week are as much of a reason that we don't see players lining up on O and D in the same game as is player conditioning.

Gamble was exciting to watch!