Braxton Miller

IrishLax · Sep 7, 2013

Just got jacked up on a keeper against San Diego State. Looks bad.

gkIrish · Sep 7, 2013

IrishLax said:
Just got jacked up on a keeper against San Diego State. Looks bad.

They are saying it's an MCL sprain and will try and play again. I wouldn't put him on the field considering how pathetic SDSU is

irishff1014 · Sep 7, 2013

Ouch that did look like that hurt

Irish Insanity · Sep 7, 2013

EDIT: GK types faster than me. Lol

kmoose · Sep 7, 2013

And that keeper was on a 4th down run, after failing to convert on 3rd and 2 against the Fighting Brian Sipes............. incredible! #smh

Irish YJ · Jul 23, 2015

Switching to WR
Can't believe he is doing that instead of transferring.
He could have went anywhere

Irish YJ · Jul 23, 2015

Braxton Miller to Play WR For Ohio State: Latest Details, Comments and Reaction | Bleacher Report

Chi_IRISH · Jul 24, 2015

The next Percy Harvin? &#55357;&#56835;&#55357;&#56835; Honestly not a bad switch if that's what he projects as a pro.

Irish#1 · Jul 24, 2015

Irish YJ said:
Switching to WR
Can't believe he is doing that instead of transferring.
He could have went anywhere

Urban Liar is a hell of a snake oil salesman.

He may also be in a hurry to get to the NFL and didn't want to sit out a year after transferring.

IrishJayhawk · Jul 24, 2015

Irish#1 said:
Urban Liar is a hell of a snake oil salesman.

He may also be in a hurry to get to the NFL and didn't want to sit out a year after transferring.

He graduated. Wouldn't have had to sit out.

Crazy. Urban must have some dirt on him...

Irishbounty28 · Jul 24, 2015

I thought I had heard some things about his shoulder not healing as well as they had hoped and that he wasn't able to sling it like he could in the past. The move may have more to do with his inability to come back 100% percent from injury and knowing he has the skillset to make a living at a different position.

IrishLion · Jul 24, 2015

Transferring to play QB would have been the worst move he could have made. He was never going to be a QB in the NFL, regardless of how well his shoulder healed.

Now, he gets experience at a position he may play in the league, and it will allow him to be the dynamic playmaker that he is without the added stress of making bad decisions throwing the ball.

Also, he gets to be a key piece on a team that will probably be in the CFB Playoff again.

Transferring to play QB would have hurt him in the future for sure, and probably this season as well.

BeauBenken · Jul 24, 2015

This is maybe the only time I've ever seen someone opt to NOT transfer in order to continue playing QB and instead stay at the school and switch positions.

dublinirish · Jul 24, 2015

BeauBenken said:
This is maybe the only time I've ever seen someone opt to NOT transfer in order to continue playing QB and instead stay at the school and switch positions.

I dont think there's many players who were starting QB's at the beginning of one season and then WR's the next. Blake Bell went from starting QB at OU to being the starting TE a season later and got drafted in the NFL. That's the best example i can think of right now

woolybug25 · Jul 24, 2015

IrishLion said:
Transferring to play QB would have been the worst move he could have made. He was never going to be a QB in the NFL, regardless of how well his shoulder healed.

Now, he gets experience at a position he may play in the league, and it will allow him to be the dynamic playmaker that he is without the added stress of making bad decisions throwing the ball.

Also, he gets to be a key piece on a team that will probably be in the CFB Playoff again.

Transferring to play QB would have hurt him in the future for sure, and probably this season as well.

This is exactly right. The funny thing is that the "3 headed QB monster" has never existed. Once Braxton got hurt again, his QB career was over. He isn't going to play QB in the league with 2 bum shoulders, he knows that. This is one case where Meyer wasn't being a creep. If anything, by the sounds of the secret throwing sessions with Barrett, Meyer seemed to be acting in Miller's best interest.

BeauBenken said:
This is maybe the only time I've ever seen someone opt to NOT transfer in order to continue playing QB and instead stay at the school and switch positions.

Happens all of the time. Luke Massa came in as a QB and switched positions. Its more rare to do it at the end of a career like Braxton though. His entire situation is rare though. Most times, they need the guy to play QB still in college like Denard and Nick Marshall. Everyone knew those two wouldn't be QB's in the pros, but their teams kept them there because they were their best option for the position. In Braxton's case, that is not the position OSU is in with Barrett/Jones.

dublinirish · Jul 24, 2015

You gotta think Miller's injuries aren't totally healed

IrishLion · Jul 24, 2015

Not only that, but Barrett and Jones are both worlds better as "true" QB's, and athletic enough that they can do most of the things as running threats that Miller did. Switching Miller makes the QB competition easier to manage. Now two guys can battle it out, instead of giving reps to a third that you know isn't as efficient as a QB.

The best thing that happened to OSU last season was Miller getting hurt.

BeauBenken · Jul 24, 2015

dublinirish said:
I dont think there's many players who were starting QB's at the beginning of one season and then WR's the next. Blake Bell went from starting QB at OU to being the starting TE a season later and got drafted in the NFL. That's the best example i can think of right now

It's the only other one I can think of, but it is a good one. Good catch.

woolybug25 said:
Happens all of the time. Luke Massa came in as a QB and switched positions. Its more rare to do it at the end of a career like Braxton though. His entire situation is rare though. Most times, they need the guy to play QB still in college like Denard and Nick Marshall. Everyone knew those two wouldn't be QB's in the pros, but their teams kept them there because they were their best option for the position. In Braxton's case, that is not the position OSU is in with Barrett/Jones.

I guess I should have specified starting QBs. Guys like Luke Massa and Devin Fuller and so on are not really who I'm talking about. Just guys who were 1st string QBs.

GoIrish41 · Jul 24, 2015

Arnez Battle

kmoose · Jul 24, 2015

IrishJayhawk said:
He graduated. Wouldn't have had to sit out.

Crazy. Urban must have some dirt on him...

This is the most impressive thing that Braxton Miller has shown me. He graduated on time at a school that doesn't necessarily encourage its football players to graduate, let alone in 4 years. He came in the same year that Cardale Jones did. If Jones had applied himself in the classroom, like Miller presumably did; Jones would have already graduated and been free to transfer just about anywhere and play this year, as well. We might have been hearing about Jones and Golson locked up in a QB battle.

BeauBenken · Jul 24, 2015

GoIrish41 said:
Arnez Battle

I'm 22 years young. Cut me some slack.

Irish YJ · Jul 24, 2015

BeauBenken said:
I'm 22 years young. Cut me some slack.

no slack for you!!!

Irish#1 · Jul 24, 2015

BeauBenken said:
I'm 22 years young. Cut me some slack.

Ever hear of Knute Rockne? lol

notredomer23 · Jul 24, 2015

Carlyle Holiday too

GoldenToTheGrave · Jul 24, 2015

BeauBenken said:
This is maybe the only time I've ever seen someone opt to NOT transfer in order to continue playing QB and instead stay at the school and switch positions.

Blake Bell

irishfan · Jul 24, 2015

notredomer23 said:
Carlyle Holiday too

Ha. Good call. He was a WR his senior year, and I still can remember putting him in at QB over Quinn in NCAA Football cause I wanted a dual-threat.

BeauBenken · Jul 24, 2015

You guys remember that one guy in class who would bring up relevant things during a teacher's lecture but also caused the instructor to never finish or accomplish anything? That was me then and apparently it's me now.

Sent from my XT1032 using Tapatalk

ulukinatme · Jul 24, 2015

GoIrish41 said:
Arnaz Battle

One of my favorite players during his time at ND. Played with some heart, played with a broken wrist against #1 Nebraska and we could have won. Sucked to see him move to WR, but if he hadn't he may not have had great catches like this one against Michigan State to finally get us a win against the Spartans (0-5 against them under Davie) and he may not have had a successful NFL career.

@2:12
<iframe width="420" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zC-0S1eVUuk" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

IrishJayhawk · Jul 24, 2015

ulukinatme said:
One of my favorite players during his time at ND. Played with some heart, played with a broken wrist against #1 Nebraska and we could have won. Sucked to see him move to WR, but if he hadn't he may not have had great catches like this one against Michigan State to finally get us a win against the Spartans (0-5 against them under Davie) and he may not have had a successful NFL career.

@2:12
<iframe width="420" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zC-0S1eVUuk" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

The catch in the back of the end zone that year to beat Pitt was also magical. That was the first Irish game I attended.

Bogtrotter07 · Jul 24, 2015

Denard Robinson? How soon we forget!

Heard he made the pro's at wide receiver, but, "Denard sucks!"

Braxton Miller

Something Witty

Greek God

Well-known member

Well-known member

Banned

Southsida

Southsida

New member

Livin' Your Dream!

Rock Chalk

Beastmode

I am Beyonce, always.

Shut up, Richard

Everestt Gholstonson

#1 Vineyard Vines Fan

Everestt Gholstonson

I am Beyonce, always.

Shut up, Richard

Paterfamilius

Banned

Shut up, Richard

Southsida

Livin' Your Dream!

Staph Member

Well-known member

Irish Hoops Mod

Shut up, Richard

Carr for QB 2025!

Rock Chalk

Bogtrotter07

Guest