the Second Wiseman of OSU football wanted to chime in on an area of early season concern...
"its important for people to recognize that a huge change came down for the OSU offense this year. We lost Tom Herman, and replaced him with a very capable Ed Warinner. But the changes go deeper than that.
Tom coached QB's--and called the plays---all from the relative solitude of the coaching booth.
Ed is being asked to coach the toughest position on the field--the OLine---which is the only spot where you have five guys at one time---AND call the plays---all from the sidelines.
Ed has never done this before. At Kansas, Ed coached the QB's when was the OC. Ed was a quarterback himself, so he has always been a guy that knows and understands that position. Now Coach Beck has the QB's and Ed is having to integrate himself into a lot of the passing discussions and concepts that Coach Beck and the QB's are constantly changing in coordination with the WR group.
Its a challenge. And a big one--and one that if anyone can handle its Coach Warinner.
But its going to be different, and if anyone has ever been on the sideline at an OSU game---you realize that its kinda like a combination of Hineygate and Interstate 270---its nuts. And Ed is being asked to do the same job he has for the last few years, AND call the plays---all with a very focused Coach Meyer on the headset breathing down his neck and demanding excellence.....
this isn't a small change---and will bear some early season watching for sure....."
"its important for people to recognize that a huge change came down for the OSU offense this year. We lost Tom Herman, and replaced him with a very capable Ed Warinner. But the changes go deeper than that.
Tom coached QB's--and called the plays---all from the relative solitude of the coaching booth.
Ed is being asked to coach the toughest position on the field--the OLine---which is the only spot where you have five guys at one time---AND call the plays---all from the sidelines.
Ed has never done this before. At Kansas, Ed coached the QB's when was the OC. Ed was a quarterback himself, so he has always been a guy that knows and understands that position. Now Coach Beck has the QB's and Ed is having to integrate himself into a lot of the passing discussions and concepts that Coach Beck and the QB's are constantly changing in coordination with the WR group.
Its a challenge. And a big one--and one that if anyone can handle its Coach Warinner.
But its going to be different, and if anyone has ever been on the sideline at an OSU game---you realize that its kinda like a combination of Hineygate and Interstate 270---its nuts. And Ed is being asked to do the same job he has for the last few years, AND call the plays---all with a very focused Coach Meyer on the headset breathing down his neck and demanding excellence.....
this isn't a small change---and will bear some early season watching for sure....."
