Friday, Friday… gotta get down on Friday!!!!!
This week's NSFW ANTI-WORK #BANGERS:
- Jon Snow: King in the North.
- The Rock's anti-Stone Cold promo after Wrestlemania 17.
- The Rock vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin at Wrestlemania 19.
THREE BUCKEYES THAT MUST STEP UP. Ohio State is going to need production from some Buckeyes who earned promotions this offseason if it’s to reach its 2016 goals. This much is known.
Deciding which Buckeyes are key to a postseason run is a different task entirely.
According to the stats wizards at Pro Football Focus, the three key Buckeyes (besides J.T. Barrett) are Raekwon McMillan, Sam Hubbard, and Gareon Conley.
From pff.com:
[Raekwon McMillan's] 2015 overall grade ranks him eighth in the country among returning FBS ILBs, and he is near the top of nearly every tackling metric we have — most notable run-stop percentage (he ranks second) and tackling efficiency (10th). He also owns the fifth-highest coverage grade among returning players at his position.
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In just 346 snaps in 2015 (186 were pass rushes) [Sam Hubbard] posted seven sacks and 15 other pressures, giving him a pass rush productivity score that ranks him 29th among returning FBS 4-3 defensive ends. This is a remarkable feat considering last year was his first full-time season at defensive end, after playing safety in high school at 225 pounds.
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Listed at six feet and 190 pounds, [Gareon Conley] has very good size for his position, and opposing QBs had just a 44.3 completion percentage and 71.6 NFL QB rating when targeting him last year. He did show himself susceptible to the big play last year, as he allowed six pass plays of over 25 yards. While he obviously needs to be able to prevent the disaster plays going forward, his five pass breakups, two interceptions and 40 tackles as a red-shirt sophomore are impressive, and he should improve upon those numbers this season.
To me, it starts with the development of the offensive line. Ohio State is a beatable team when its offensive line can’t control the line of scrimmage.
A NEW VAN WINKLE. What I love about Urban Meyer’s offense — besides, you know, the wins and the points — is the simplicity of it. Though it’s out of the gun and relies on misdirection at times, it’s still an offense based on punching the opponent in the mouth with flawless execution.
So I enjoyed this look from landgrantholyland.com that diagrammed how Meyer uses an H-Back in motion and a tight-end without a blocking assignment to attack defensive ends and safeties.
From landgrantholyland.com:
At the snap, the offense runs the traditional inside zone scheme, and leaves the backside defensive end unblocked. Instead, the H-back takes care of him, while the tight end doesn't block anyone.
Instead of taking part in the run game, the tight end runs a simple flat route to the sideline.
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Forget about the extra H-back flexed out into the slot, that tight end attached to the left of the offensive line allows the Buckeyes to set the edge in the run game, or do all kinds of other things that a tight end flexed out wouldn't allow them to.
A simple, effective offense executed by the best athletes in the country. It seems like such a simple recipe.
URBAN ON LEBRON. Speaking of simple, the Cleveland Cavaliers are still the reigning world champions. Urban Meyer isn’t an NBA diehard — college coaches don’t have that kind of time — yet he recognizes an elite competitor when he sees one.
Here’s Meyer, speaking at his Ashtabula youth camp, on LeBron’s accomplishments:
It is crazy to think LeBron could be the worst player in the world right now, instead of the best. Such is how the sports cookie crumbles, I guess.
CLARK IN ON FNL. Five-star QB Tate Martell is at The Opening fraternizing with his 2017 classmates and other five-star targets.
Four-star QB Danny Clark, the first member of the class, has been seemingly on the back burner these last few months. Nobody would fault him for looking around, but Clark still looks firm in his commitment.
From 247sports.com:
It hasn’t seemed to change things for Clark who continues to visit the Buckeyes. Clark visited Ohio State in mid-June after Martell’s commitment and plans to be back in The Shoe in just over two weeks for the Buckeyes’ Friday Night Lights camp on July 22.
Clark certainly won’t lack for motivation should he end up in Columbus.
NELLY AND THE COLUMBUS POPS. If you’re in Columbus and not going to Nelly’s Saturday performance with the Columbus Symphony, why do you even live in Columbus?
From dispatch.com:
Fans of Nelly know many of his hits by heart. But even the hip-hop artist’s most ardent admirers will not have heard the singer-rapper perform live with an orchestra behind him.
On Saturday, in his first orchestral collaboration, Nelly will team with the Columbus Symphony. Conductor Albert-George Schram will lead the Picnic With the Pops concert at Columbus Commons.
The performance represents the inaugural installment of “A Night of Symphonic Hip Hop,” a new series produced by Stephen Cook of TCG Entertainment in Dallas.
Hopefully they do a rendition of Country Grammar, which is America’s favorite song about a drive-by shooting.
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