jurb26
Footballguy
I see a lot of people jumping in on this seeing over the line thing. Here are some thoughts of my own after reading through some of this. Yes, we all can agree that OSU has a mammoth Oline. I would say that we can also all agree that OSU has one of the truly best Olines in the country, year in year out. The reason I bring this up is because what OSU's Oline is able to do, vs. inferior competition more times than not, is create passing lanes. Will his new NFL team be nearly as adept at creating these passing lanes? My guess is that it's not probable. The NFL certainly sees a closing of the gap in talent from one team to the next. The other thing is that nobody is bringing up that it really isn't the Line you are throwing over; it's the Dline that you are throwing over. The Oline is what you need to see over. Dlinemen are the one who are going to try and get their hands up in the air to bat down balls when they realize the drop and their pass rush has been halted. How many Olinemen do we see on a football field jumping up, leaving their feet or putting their arms up in the air? The answer should be none. Dlinemen in the NFL are again, going to be bigger, faster, stronger and more athletic (hence jump higher and be more inclined to get up at the proper time) than those of college players. Now, I do like Troy Smith and have no problems with his game for the most part. Height it is an obstacle that he will have to overcome though. NFL GMs, scouts and coaches all know it. Everyone here seems to know it as well. That doesn't mean he can't. Only that he has to prove it. His draft status indicates the added risk of his size. I really just don't think people are accurately addressing this whole OSU Oline thing.
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I don't know if Smith will transition to a starting NFL qb, but I do know it won't be because of his height. If height is such a big issue than Dan McGwire would have been a Pro Bowl qb.
