Green: ‘They Want It To Be Me’

Well pack the bags, fire up the jet, and send the entire coaching staff to his school/house. Pronto!

I'm very sure Coach Meyer WILL leave a lasting impression with this young man! Hopefully, That will be the difference, and young Mr. Green will choose the good guys! Derrick, Come be a Buckeye and enjoy!!!

I hate to say this, and I hope we get him, but if I'm a prototypical power RB (of the kind that might be drafted into the NFL at some point), I'm not sure I would sign up to play for Urban Meyer. His offense is based on option-read hand-offs to the RB out of a shotgun formation, or throwing the ball to the RB in space, or those "jet sweeps" he talks about. Not much running between the tackles, and nothing that looks like a pro offense. In general, if we have any difficulty recruiting skill players against the likes of Michigan and PSU in the future, it will probably be because the best players might not want to spend 3 or 4 years playing in a system that has no counterpart at the next level. Despite all of Meyer's success, I can't think of too many RBs (or WRs or QBs) that have come out of that system. There have been some TEs (or at least 1 TE). I hope Meyer's offense can evolve to a hybrid spread/power offense that uses a more traditional power running game on occasion. Given the personnel we have, I think that would be a potent offense.

His offense is based off running between the tackles--or so it has always seemed to me. Tebow stuck it in the back's gut, left it there or took it out. Everything seemed to proceed from there.

I like this guy, think he looks like a pro running back. If he comes he will get his carries (if he's the best). Besides, what pro team features a running back anymore, keeps pounding him. Those days are gone; as Holmgren says, the NFL is a passing league.

I understand what you say about system and all......but did you watch the spring game. Hyde, dunn and smith all looked decent running in meyers system and they were running a 3 to 1 pass/runn ratio. They will be running the ball even more come the season. Meyer said that he plans on adding different "old school" ohio state elements to his offense. Come season his offense will look similar to the one he ran at florida but it will have some added big 10 style to it and probably some big 12 spread passing from herman to it. Also the nfl is beginning to adapt where their scouts are getting better at grading people who play in spread offenses. A good example of a back from a spread offense that is doing ok in the nfl is mendenhall. I think when the season starts recruits will a offense from meyer that will be even adapted further to be able to play up north and these worries will be no more

Bill--if coach T and Urban both want this guy I say lets go get him!!As far as his not getting a great many touches in Urb's system this really might be a blessing as he will not have to take the pounding that guys like George, Griffen, Byers, Logan, etc had to take at OSU before going pro which might give him a longer lifetime in his dream I am sure of playing in the NFL. Derrick you love TOSU it is where you have always wanted to go, so don't fight it come on down and join the party with Curtis and the rest of your fellow Buckeyes!!!

I'd obviously love to have him because he's really good, but given the situation, I'd rather use the scholarship somewhere else, just because there are fewer to work with. Just my preference.

The kid doesn't make people miss... he has awesome power but he has no runs over 30 yards in his film. Im not a fan of his game, and thats from watching it on the film. His hips are not there, no vision to see cutbacks at all. He is a workout warrior with an average film. Just go to youtube and watch it. You'll get bored watching it from all he 8 yard runs. Thats very average considering the kid is in HS. I'm not enamored by offer lists and star ratings as much as everyone else, I want to see game. I played RB so its the one position I can relate to more than any other and he just doesn't have what I think is elite talent. Good player but there are others who are better.

Save the scholly... We already have rbs like this kid on the team. He's not MoC or Beanie Wells.

not sure what u said there but...thats a 10 plus ass in your pic

I'm not sure either of these guys makes your point. Neither one is a guy about whom a highly regarded QB recruit is going to think, "Gee - I wanna learn from the guy who coached HIM!"

Alex Smith is one of the most maligned high draft choices in years. Every year, the discussion centered around WHO the 49ers could acquire by draft, free agency, or trade that could step in and play so that Smith could be the backup. He finally is making some strides and now looks like a possible legit starting QB for the foreseeable future. But its been a long time comin'.

Tebow? Personally, I love the guy and hope he's a success just so all the prognosticators and pundits have to eat crow. He's a remarkable young man and the consummate leader and winner. But if you can think of a QB, other than Alex Smith, who has been more criticized and scrutinized for their TALENT, then you're more knowledgeable than I am (well - lets not include Jamarcus Russell, Colt McCoy, etc). Despite an unbelievable year, Tebow was cute loose by one of the game's all-time best QB's in a management position faster than you can say "Peyton Manning". Despite his near-mythical status, that tell's you something about the league's opinion on Tebow. And like I said, I hope they all have to eat crow.