Ohio State s defensive struggles in 2020 shouldn t be blamed solely on Kerry Coombs, and there s reason to believe he can fix the Buckeyes defense in 2021.
Eleven Warriors own Kyle Jones joins us on this week s episode of Real Pod Wednesdays to explain that, as we spend about 30 minutes talking with our X s and O s expert for a deep dive on what went wrong with Ohio State s defense in 2020 and how Coombs and the Buckeyes could get things back on track. As Jones also wrote about in his most recent Film Study, the problems with Ohio State s defensive scheme that opponents exposed this past season can be traced back to 2019, when Jeff Hafley was still co-defensive coordinator and Coombs was still with the Tennessee Titans. While Coombs has been in the crosshairs of Ohio State fans since the team s defensive issues culminated with the Buckeyes allowing 52 points to Alabama in the national championship games, Jones discusses why Ohio State s existi
COORDINATORS ON THE OFFENSE, DEFENSE & SPECIAL TEAMS
Below are takeaways from Thursday s media sessions with Offensive Coordinator Gary Kubiak, Co-Defensive Coordinators Andre Patterson and Adam Zimmer, and Special Teams Coordinator Marwan Maalouf.
Kubiak on Scramblin Kirk:
Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins last week recorded a career-high 41 rushing yards. (His previous high was 38 rushing yards in 2017 for Washington.)
Cousins has emphasized a desire to extend plays more with his feet, and tape of this season s games shows that he s done just that. Kubiak reiterated that it had been a focus coming off the 2019 campaign, and it s something that Vikings quarterbacks coach Klint Kubiak has worked on with Cousins.
information. we re very committed through the american cancer society of getting high quality credible information out to the clinicians and our patients. elizabeth cohen, has there been some backlash against the recommendations? what more have you heard since this is just out today? you know what s interesting is that in 2009 when the u.s. preventive services task force said start at 50, you may remember this. you and i discussed this on air. people went nuts. breast cancer survivors were furious. i m not hearing that this time and a that same volume. what i m hearing is you know the evidence may really be that you should start at 45. so i m hearing some groups saying we re concerned about how the american cancer society did this. they looked at film study but studies is applicable to today. i m hearing people sort of
in fact, when you played them in new england last year, that 59-24 loss, that was the worst of year career. i know your coach joked afterward that he burned the film from that game. yeah, i think it was a bad loss. a lot to learn from that game, but we understand also it has no bearing on this year, and we re excited about a great opportunity to go back to foxboro. are you a better quarterback, a better leader than last year when you faced them? i like to think so. i feel more comfortable in a lot of different situations. so hopefully. you ve got all kinds of prep for this game. you ve got your film study. i know you re also an avid board game player. you have the strategy games you like to do at home. does that help you at all in your critical thinking? i don t think so. it s a nice way to get my mind off of football and relax. i try not to bring the two together. i know you re not playing
gone so well in the past. in fact, when you played them in new england last year, that 59-24 loss, that was the worst of year career. i know your coach joked afterward that he burned the film from that game. yeah, i think it was a bad loss. a lot to learn from that game, but we understand also it has no bearing on this year, and we re excited about a great opportunity to go back to foxboro. are you a better quarterback, a better leader than last year when you faced them? i like to think so. i feel more comfortable in a lot of different situations. so hopefully. you ve got all kinds of prep for this game. you ve got your film study. i know you re also an avid board game player. you have the strategy games you like to do at home. does that help you at all in your critical thinking? i don t think so. it s a nice way to get my mind off of football and relax. i try not to bring the two together. i know you re not playing monopoly.