Ohio State vs Texas

[steve823]

Great game im waatching it now. Im rooting for ohio state but im keeping my eye on orakpo. 2nd snap of game he got pressure and made the tackle hold him. pretty impressive already.

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couple of possible packers playing

rak and jenkins

[steve823]

I wish we could get Jenkins but the Browns are almost definetly getting him. Their corners are horrible.

[Bossman641]

Entertaining game, but watching Pryor attempt to complete passes is just hideous. Throws off his back foot every time, underthrows WR's time after time, makes one read and if it's not there takes off scrambling.

[BallHawk]

Entertaining game, but watching Pryor attempt to complete passes is just hideous. Throws off his back foot every time, underthrows WR's time after time, makes one read and if it's not there takes off scrambling.

They should just line him out wide every time. :lol:

[b bulldog]

He is a true frosh, give him a break.

[b bulldog]

McCoy has a big heart

[b bulldog]

Orakpo!

[steve823]

fuck texas...at least orakpo did good though. a lot of new drafts are having kansas city get him before us though..hope not

[Bossman641]

He is a true frosh, give him a break.

I'm not saying he won't be something eventually, but when he is on the field OSU is almost completely one-dimensional. He's a hell of a scrambler, but a terrible passer.

[Partial]

Entertaining game, but watching Pryor attempt to complete passes is just hideous. Throws off his back foot every time, underthrows WR's time after time, makes one read and if it's not there takes off scrambling.

Got to admit he is one heck of a playmaker, though. Dude is a stud. Definitely going to be a heisman candidate before he graduates imo.

[theeaterofshades]

was it just me or did that game feel like the end of a Packers game from the OHio State fan point of view?

[steve823]

yup it did. and as a packer and ohio state fan and i can officaly say god hates me

[HarveyWallbangers]

yup it did. and as a packer and ohio state fan and i can officaly say god hates me

It feels that way.

[steve823]

well at least you knowthat we can easily fix a few things and win those 7 games thats we gave up last year. So 6 + 7 = 13 -2...ok were 11-5 next year you heard it hear.

[privatepacker]

Ohio State's freshman QB is almost a Vince Young clone. If he had taken off and ran in the first half like the 2nd., they would have had a bigger lead and maybe won the game.
OSU will be the champs before that guy graduates. He will get better in the passing phase of his career. he should look at Vince now and realize how that will help his career.

[Bossman641]

Anybody else think OSU was blitzing way too much late in the game? I know fans always complain about defenses being too conservative with leads (myself included), but OSU was getting a pretty good pass rush from their front 4 alone. It seemed like everytime they blitzed McCoy would hit the hot receiver.

[HarveyWallbangers]

Anybody else think OSU was blitzing way too much late in the game?

Yes--especially against a dink and dunk offense. They weren't going to get to him anyway. You have to keep the ball in front of you.

Pryor didn't look good throwing the ball last night, but he's actually surprised me this year with how solid he looks throwing the ball. I think the guy has a chance to be better than Young because I think he might end up being a better thrower. In Vince Young's freshman year, he completed 58% of his passes with 6 TDs and 7 interceptions. Pryor completed 60% of his passes with 12 TDs and 4 interceptions this year.

[Pack-man]

Anybody else think OSU was blitzing way too much late in the game? I know fans always complain about defenses being too conservative with leads (myself included), but OSU was getting a pretty good pass rush from their front 4 alone. It seemed like everytime they blitzed McCoy would hit the hot receiver.

Agreed, I also hate it when defenses get too conservative. But I guess this shows you why most team go into some form of the prevent. 1 missed tackle by a DB and nobody behind him to make the tackle. Wow!

[LL2]

I didn't see the game...was Orakpo good or great?

[texaspackerbacker]

Anybody else think OSU was blitzing way too much late in the game? I know fans always complain about defenses being too conservative with leads (myself included), but OSU was getting a pretty good pass rush from their front 4 alone. It seemed like everytime they blitzed McCoy would hit the hot receiver.

Agreed, I also hate it when defenses get too conservative. But I guess this shows you why most team go into some form of the prevent. 1 missed tackle by a DB and nobody behind him to make the tackle. Wow!

I'm glad to see this was brought up before I got to it. The abject stupidity of blitzing too much was AGAIN demonstrated. Hopefully, those wanting to inflict crap like that on Packer fans took notice.

I thought Orakpo was mediocre, and to the extent he was good, it had a lot to do with being surrounded by good players.

I didn't think Jenkins was all that hot either--even though I have been advocating him as our first round pick. I'm leaning more toward Vontae Davis now after seeing Jenkins get beat a couple of times and generally not do much.

[Pack-man]

I didn't see the game...was Orakpo good or great?

Orakpo was good not great. He has a great burst off the ball. Reminds me of KGB when he first came to GB. Seemed like he disappeared for a good portion of the game.

[HarveyWallbangers]

I thought Orakpo had a good game. That doesn't necessarily mean it will translate to the pro game. Let's not kid ourselves though: he was bringing the heat. He got a sack and several other pressures and hits on the QB.

[LL2]

I didn't see the game...was Orakpo good or great?

Orakpo was good not great. He has a great burst off the ball. Reminds me of KGB when he first came to GB. Seemed like he disappeared for a good portion of the game.

Thanks...none of the sports sites list the defensive players stats from last nights game.

[Harlan Huckleby]

I'm really surprised at how inept the Ohio State tailbacks behind Chris Wells appeared. Usually OS has 2 or 3 good tailbacks.

[HarveyWallbangers]

I'm really surprised at how inept the Ohio State tailbacks behind Chris Wells appeared. Usually OS has 2 or 3 good tailbacks.

Herron was really the only other RB that carried the ball, and he only carried 5 times--which included a 15 yard TD. One other guy had 1 carry. The rest of the carries were by the QBs.

[Harlan Huckleby]

I thought Herron played small and ran uninstinctively. Ya, just a few carries to make judgement by. But the team really sagged without Wells back there.

[rbaloha1]

Orakpo is unworthy of a #9 pick. Stay away.

[Pack-man]

I thought Herron played small and ran uninstinctively. Ya, just a few carries to make judgement by. But the team really sagged without Wells back there.

Texas really stepped up their run defense in the 2nd half. They shut down Wells when he was in there too.

[Harlan Huckleby]

maybe so. Wells didn't get any carries in the 4th quarter.

[b bulldog]

The nohuddle offense gave the Bucks fits all night and that is really surprising considering all of their older players on D.

[POLISHHAWK]

Not sure who you were watching, but I though Orackpo played Great! On a few runs I thought he got sucked inside; but after watching the replay; it was #91 that got sucked in... Bo was playing the other end.

[Charles Woodson]

I just have a bad feeling about orackpo, i feel like hes too much of a work out warrior.

[steve823]

they kept subbing him out but when he was in he did pretty dam good. if one of the great tackle slips or jenkins slips grab them but if not orakpo is good...if hes not taken by then cuz kansas city might get him

[rbaloha1]

I just have a bad feeling about orackpo, i feel like hes too much of a work out warrior.

Agreed. Looks like Tarzan but plays like Jane. Seems that he can get over powered at the point of attack.

The Okie dt might be a better pic.