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Urban Meyer spoke about Saturday's near miss against Cal as well as what's to come against the University of Alabama-Birmingham Blazers. Check out the highlights from his weekly Monday presser:
Positives: 3-0, beat a PAC-12 team, come-from-behind win.
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Hankins (D. Player of Game) -playing at a very high level, graded 88%, 22 production points.
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Other defensive champions Roby 18 prod. points, Shazier 30 prod points. Bryant near-miss.
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Offensive champions: Hall, Boren, Heuerman and D. Smith. Smith only 3-time Champion this year, also offensive and special teams POTW.
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Negatives: penalities -very bad, ignornant, sign of lack of discipline. 3rd down, only 33%. big plays, 40% of Cal's offense came on 6 plays.
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Lack of big plays from running game. Need "highlight-reel" plays from others besides Braxton and Devin Smith.
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Ohio State not getting guys pull through tackles, making guys miss -except Miller.
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Hyde is a guy with the body type that could do that.
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Meyer said John Simon could not give more to OSU than he's already given.
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On tackling, it comes down to being something that is emphasized. Instead of one day, may be two.
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Jump/pop pass, though famed by Tebow at Florida, started in Utah with Alex Smith.
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Meyer says Ohio State won the game although everything went against their field position and plan to win.
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Meyer on Mewhort: model student, model citizen. Stupid decision.
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Calls Mewhort best lineman right now.
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On UAB, need to find a way to get win no. 4. Average team right now. Ready for non-adversity games, unlikely at this point in development.
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Have to get to 4-0, that has to happen.
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Perfect offense, rush for 250, pass for 250, complete 70% of passes.. Need to take shots, Smith and Brown have proven they can do that.
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Too easy to say bad tackling on 13 plays of 20+ yards thru 3 games. Good piece is poor tackling, some scheme issues there.
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Meyer says coaching staff takes responsibility for fixing tackling issues and will fix it
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Have to tackle which means tackling better in practice.
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Convenient. /Bianchi'd RT @lanternsports: Meyer said he wasn't aware of the water main break last night at Park-Stradley residence hall.
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All three defenses have been unique.. Haven't practice was what was played. Worked all day for 3 days on certain defense, then didn't get it
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On heading into Big Ten -have to create or find a way to give a guy a ball and not get tackled. Not getting that, save #5.
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RB Carlos Hyde is getting better but will not play.
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Meyer said team is further along on throwing deep balls than he thought, so they'll throw more deep balls
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Urban had a talk with Braxton on carries "too much, too much, too much"... takes responsibility for Miller lack of running.
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"My shoulder is a long way from my heart" -Simon
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Urban piggybacks on Simon quote saying the groin is a long way from the heart, joking, but alluding to Michael Bennett being injured.
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Meyer never saw where Braxton didn't want to be a part of the game after interception. Wanted ball in his hands.
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At some point, at appropriate time, Meyer will allude to Miller being Hesiman worthy. Says he's not playing to that level right now.
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