The Front Row

Clown show! I'm still stuck on that. Wonder how Tress would have put that? LOL

Tressel: Well, you know, we got some work to do in that area, they are working hard, we have some speed, new routes to learn, you know, and until they figure it out, we will just run Dave, you know.

I wonder if this release will finally put to rest the following rumors and predictions that never seem to die:

1. That Kenny Hayes is a head case mentally and doesn't have a legitimate migraine problem.

2. That Tommy Brown, Antonio Underwood, Chris Carter and even Marcus Hall don't have a future here.

3. That Rod Smith will ever live up to his recruiting and bowl practice hype.

On a positive note:

1. The depth at D-line is probably this team's biggest asset. The only missing piece is a true edge rusher (which should arrive this summer when AW & NS arrive).

2. Urban appears to be blending his offensive ideal with the realities of his personnel. Instead of trying to fit the square peg into the round hole, he's doing his best to maximize the potential of Tressel guys that might not have been Meyer recruits (see Z. Boren, N. Vannett, J. Hall).

Biggest head scratcher:

1. As mentioned above... Who is the target of Urban's wrath with respect to the receiving corps? It seems everyone is in the doghouse--a TY Williams-type doghouse that now is filled with Zach Smith and everyone else in the position group.

I just don't see the group as being that bad. And I worry that a little kick in the pants motivation gone too far creates a legitimate problem with attitudes and performance amongst the receivers--and that's not to suggest that these guys are fragile and need to be coddled.

I'd say the WR being unprepared has more to do with the new offense and the fact that they have never received reps in a real game. We didn't exactly "open it up". Last year!!!

Drayton is not WR coach -- had the gig for one year not his fault.

I'm sure the offense will have its struggles early on, but I think the defense will be very good, if not great.

I think the O-line will be solid, the WR's will be improved, Stoney is gonna kill it and Braxton will be electric. If a pass rusher or two steps up, Bino has a good year and Travis Howard plays better, we'll be really, really tough.

What happened to that video?

I apologize for the delay on the video. Had some techkie issues on my end. Here you go:

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Thanks for the correction! I will go through the responses and provide my two cents.

There is NO friction between Meyer and Drayton. He would not have retained him if there was. What Meyer means when he says they were ill prepared is they're green as grass and have never played much or done much or even know much about what it takes to prepare and play at this level.

They're all young guys sophs and younger still except for Fields. Problem is they are the only guys they have. Can't fire them, gotta coach them up, but he's putting it out there he ain't happy one bit with the results he's seen so far.