It's Friday, and yes I'm still buying all the Tim Beck stock you want to sell.
This week's NSFW ANTI-WORK #BANGERS:
- Captain Flint tribute.
- Convict explains why he said female cop was "thicker than a bowl of oatmeal."
- The evolution of Walter White.
J.T. BARRETT: A LESS CORNY RUSSELL WILSON? J.T. Barrett could leave Ohio State with a bevy of school records, but he'll be a divisive pro football prospect regardless.
Barrett's arm isn't the strongest, nor does he possess ideal NFL size. But there are other things that can make a QB successful.
From cleveland.com:
"His temperament, his acumen, his ability to assess, his intangibles are off the charts," [QB guru George] Whitfield told cleveland.com. "I think he's a little bit bigger than Russell Wilson, but I think he'll have a lot of that Russell Wilson feel about him."
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Running the zone-read is part of who Barrett is as a quarterback, and he runs it well, his decision-making in the moment as good as Meyer has seen. So when Barrett thinks of himself as an NFL quarterback, he thinks of himself that way.
"I think (I'll be) just a better version of myself right now," Barrett said when asked to envision himself as an NFL quarterback. "It's not like I'm going to change who I am, so however I play right now, it's probably a better version of myself."
Wilson, despite his size, can chuck a football. Though Barrett can't compare in that regard, I do agree he carries the same subdued leadership qualities as the Super Bowl champion.
Barrett and Wilson are the type of guys you want driving the car if you're shot and about to bleed out in the back of 1997 Honda Accord. While you're thinking about all the pain and suffering you caused the world, they're just focused on keeping this right turn through a yellow light under control. You can never have too many cool customers on your team.
If Johnny Manziel can get two years in the NFL, then somebody will take a chance on an unorthodox prospect like Barrett, especially if he answers durability questions this year.
TYVIS POWELL JOKES ON FORMER TEAMMATES. NFL media have never been accused of hilarity, but hopefully they're quick to learn sticking a mic in Tyvis Powell's face is a recipe for gold copy.
Powell will have a pick of media jobs upon retiring, but with scouting reports like these maybe he'll take a front office job.
From ap.org:
"If there's a pass play most running backs can't block, Zeke picks up every block, he goes down the field 20 yards to cut-block the safety. In practice we don't cut block each other, but he has let me know it's coming down. He comes flying down and he's telling me, 'Oooo, Tyvis I got you now.' I'm like, 'You're right.' When I see him on the next level, I know what it is. He know I know. I know he know I know."
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"Some of the best battles I've seen is [wide receiver Mike Thomas] and (cornerback) Eli (Apple) in practice. Eli lines up in the boundary, and I'm the safety with Eli. It'll be (Thomas) and Braxton (Miller), which is like a nightmare for any secondary except for ours. It's not a nightmare for us because we lock'em down, but that's a totally different story."
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"I was there when Eli first got there. He had a rough couple years. I mean, I had it bad. He had it as bad as I did. I was looking at him like, this is just how I looked as a freshman. He was lost in the sauce for real. I was like, I don't know if he's going to make it. Then, I don't know what happened, Eli came out two springs ago, that spring ball he just came out of nowhere making plays. I was like, shoot, I see it now."
My fragile brain will shatter into 10,000 shards the first time I see Tyvis Powell collide with Ezekiel Elliott or Braxton Miller in the open field. Buckeye on Buckeye violence is senseless.
EZEKIEL ELLIOTT: THE TOTAL PACKAGE. We all know Ezekiel Elliott is the best running back available in the 2016 NFL Draft, but he might be better than that.
From espn.com ($):
The Rams a year ago selected Todd Gurley with the 10th overall pick in the draft despite him recovering from a torn ACL and being unable to provide any pre-draft workouts. Gurley was a transformative player when he eventually got on the field, rushing for 1,106 yards and 10 touchdowns while winning rookie of the year honors.
Ezekiel Elliott, the No. 1 running back prospect in the 2016 draft, has the chance to make a bigger impact than Gurley. Elliott, in my opinion, is the best back to come along for the better part of a decade -- since Adrian Peterson in 2007.
The Dallas Cowboys will have quite the conundrum on their hands if Elliott and Joey Bosa are both available at No. 4. Though RB value is down, backs like Elliott don't come along often:
Here's some of our best stats on Ohio State's @EzekielElliott, top RB in 2016 #NFLDraft class pic.twitter.com/gpYdRsZjz5
— CFB Film Room (@CFBFilmRoom) April 7, 2016
I think the 'Boys would go with Elliott if given the chance. Jerry Jones will think he's got another Emitt Smith on his hands, and that vision makes me want to sleep in a dumpster using greasy Papa John's boxes as blankets.
CARDALE'S GRUDEN QB CAMP APPEARANCE SET TO AIR. Thanks to 11Wer Gobucks2204, we now know Cardale Jones' appearance on ESPN's Gruden QB Camp will air April 19th at 9 p.m. Set your DVRs now, because it will be great television.
(Fully replay broadcast schedule can be viewed HERE.)
Speaking of the Iron King, he visited Tom Herman and the Houston Cougars on Wednesday:
Who office? MY OFFICE lol @CoachTomHerman is going to kill me when he sees this pic.twitter.com/y4quDMzOek
— Cardale Jones (@CJ12_) April 7, 2016
Relationships that sustain through time is definition of family. Great to have @CJ12_ visit @CoachTomHerman & UH. pic.twitter.com/zLdAZtXLIA
— Derek Chang (@dchang10) April 7, 2016
Can't wait until Ohio State head coach Tom Herman and his diabolical OC Cardale Jones are raining terror upon college football with a playbook that is 99% "Four Verts." That should be here by 2028.
BOALS TO STONY BROOK? Jeff Boals has been with Thad Matta's Ohio State team since 2009. Though he's missed out on a couple other jobs, there were reports last night he could be taking over Stony Brook:
Hearing from multiple angles that Ohio State assistant Jeff Boals is the strong leader for the Stony Brook job
— Brian Snow (@BSnowScout) April 7, 2016
Sources tie Jeff Battle, Jeff Boals, Martin Inglesby, Baker Dunleavy with Stony Brook job #ameast
— Park Bench Hoops (@ParkBenchHoops) April 7, 2016
Stony Brook's athletic logo is so sweet I'd work as a janitor in exchange for officially licensed wear. "Sea Wolves" is also one of the most underrated nicknames in America. With a combo like that, Boals should take the job before they offer it to John Calipari.
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