taistreetsmyhero

July 10th, 2015 at 8:25 PM ^

first possession of the utah game. we're on defense. stop the rush for no gain on 1st and 10. give up an 8 yard pass on second down. third down, they run play action and 4 guys are waiting to meet the qb as soon as he turns around with the ball.

LDNfan

July 10th, 2015 at 8:37 PM ^

Interesting...was just over on OSU's scout recruiting board having a look around...and there is a thread there boasting about Cooper winning 2/3 reps over Onwenu. My thoughts when I saw that was DE vs. OG of course the DE is going to win the majority of reps...anyway I guess its all about perspective...

brendandavis22

July 10th, 2015 at 8:40 PM ^

Think tomvh said they went head to head 4 times with each winning 2 reps. Given that big Mike is a guard and Cooper literally had no other assignment but to rush the Passer I'll take a 2 all tie as a win for big mike.

grumbler

July 11th, 2015 at 7:51 AM ^

50% is actually very good, given that most o-linemen won't be able to keep the d-lineman out of the backfield even 10% Of the time.  The real goal of the o-line is to slow the pass rush; if you can squash it 50% of the time, that's very good indeed - OSU's line couldn't do that last year, nor could anyone else's.

So, be sure to let Les know you've conceded that 50% "win" rate to the Michigan offenseive line.

Pinky

July 10th, 2015 at 8:48 PM ^

I really think Onwenu is going to be the best lineman we've seen since Jake Long.  The guy is at least 40 pounds overweight and is still just owning people with quickness.  Unreal.

MaximusBlue

July 10th, 2015 at 9:06 PM ^

Onwenu lined up at tackle just to compete and more than held his own. The defense should win in these situations so him performing the way he does at a whopping 370lbs. is very impressive.

Champeen

July 12th, 2015 at 11:16 AM ^

This could not be more incorrect.  This drill is heavily in favor of the Rusher.  I bet the defense wins 75% or more of these snaps in this setting.

If your winning 50% in this setting as an OL, your doing damn well. And NO, this in no way translates to "well, if your losing 50% of snaps in a game, your doing horrible".  You cannot translate this to that for multiple reasons - helpside, fatigue, proper training/technique.  At the high school level OL is coahced horribly and the raw athlete speed rushers have a huge advantage.  Not so at all after proper college coaching.

Mr. Owl

July 10th, 2015 at 9:10 PM ^

Don't see him tripping.  His legs stop when he gets hit & pushed to the ground.  It may be only one practice rep, but it's really nice.

CorkyCole

July 11th, 2015 at 9:05 AM ^

Uhhhhh the guy freakin hit the ground. I mean he straight up pwned him. It was awesome. Not your standard "x beats y" rep. Ate him for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Then threw him up and fed him to the dogs.

Honk if Ufer M…

July 11th, 2015 at 1:02 AM ^

I can't see the video but I watched it on TV, just once in live action, and it looked like he crumpled him so badly that he might never mentally recover from it. The hit sounded like the thud of a head on car accident! He might might very well suffer PTOD (Post Traumatic Onwenu Syndrome) for the rest of his life.