I'm hearing a lot of analysis of the game that refers to the unfortunate nature of Ransom falling down on Georgia's late 75yd TD pass.
The way I see it, as has been the case all year, OSU lacks the athleticism and playmaking ability at safety to cover man to man against good competition. It's not like Ransom was in phase and just happened to trip. He was in the process of getting blown by and trying to get his hips around. It was a lack of cover technique and athleticism that led to him falling.
Again I do not like the fact that Knowles D asks so much of a talent limited group of safeties. You either have to dial that part back until you bring in the right talent or you have different guys out there. This is another reason why the loss of Caleb Downs is so disappointing..
The way I see it, as has been the case all year, OSU lacks the athleticism and playmaking ability at safety to cover man to man against good competition. It's not like Ransom was in phase and just happened to trip. He was in the process of getting blown by and trying to get his hips around. It was a lack of cover technique and athleticism that led to him falling.
Again I do not like the fact that Knowles D asks so much of a talent limited group of safeties. You either have to dial that part back until you bring in the right talent or you have different guys out there. This is another reason why the loss of Caleb Downs is so disappointing..
