OT: Urban Wants to Limit Miller's Carries
Looks like Urbs is in a similar position to the one we were in last weekend*, and were in for nearly the whole season two years ago. You've got an electric, multidimensional quarterback who can make plays with his arm or his feet, but really hurts you worse with his feet. You don't really have much of a second option. So you run him over and over again. This hurts said electric, multidimensional quarterback, and makes it less likely he'll play through the entire season. You wring your hands, but you still don't really have a second option to run the ball effectively. Article here.
Disclaimer: I don't want anyone, even someone who plays for Ohio, to get hurt. Rather, I bring this up because of the familiarity of the situation to things we've dealt with, and continue to deal with. I'm also curious what Ohio could potentially do to keep Miller healthy and still win football games. Looking forward to our matchup, what can and should we do to capitalize on this situation--as many quality defenses capitalized on our one-dimensionality in 2010?
*I'm going to stay positive, and hope this is more Fitz being rusty than our O-line being mediocre.
September 11th, 2012 at 9:03 PM ^
that Miller doesn't need to be "accurate". He needs to be effective at what he's asked to do; sadly, he has been. Maybe that will be different when he faces better defenses, but so far he's been really good.
Denard isn't very accurate, but how many DC's look forward to facing Denard? This is even more true when he's in a RR-type system, which is the type of marriage you guys have in Miller and Meyer.
September 11th, 2012 at 5:36 PM ^
Warren Ball just recieved season-ending surgery. I don't know how many snaps he would've gotten this year, but it wouldn't have surprised me to see him jump Rod Smith on the depth chart.
What looked like a stable of running backs in the preseason has turned very modest, very quickly :(