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Sorry, I disagree about Brown and his catching ability. Prior to the Michigan TD, he hadn't made a meaningful catch in almost 2 years. Every bigtime ball was DROPPED!!! He ain't da man!!! Need to look elsewhere unless he does a Clifford Franklin from the Replacements and they dump stinkum on his hands.

I'm sure Philly will get a shot at the spot but most of the balls I remember him dropping, he had 2 hands on. (that Iowa ball from Pryor in '10 was the beginning) Maybe he has a mental block and coaching will help.

Funny isn't it? We nail coach Sis for starting his career as a video coordinator but apparently think the world of new coach Smith who spent his first five years as a "Quality Control Assistant." Then he moved on to powerhouses Marshall and Temple before his gig with the Bucks. I thought I saw dramatic technical improvement with Pryor over his three years and thought Brax improved over the course of his first year as QB. Based on what I saw, we have seen improved QB play with each of our last two QBs. Zack Smith may well be an improvement over Stan as you suggest. Time will tell.
To address your question, no, it doesn't have to be coaching. The game speeds up dramatically from high school to D-1 college football both physically and mentally. Good coaching helps kids make that adjustment. Some kids never adjust. Some improve as they go through the years as we all hope will be the case with Philly Brown.

What do you mean get a chance? Hes had a ton of chances and dropped most of them.

Diggs or not I do not think it matters in 2012..I think OSU will be a "power running" team that will use spread..The spread will force team defend the entire field opening up OSU's power running game..OSU will pound teams this fall.