Ohio State Football: How Offensive Scheme Will Better Fit Buckeye Weapons

Ohio State's offense in 2011 was full of very mismatched parts playing roles that they are not best suited for, and its production suffered immensely because of it.

The offensive line among others had players that were very poorly coached or trained, which led to them giving up sack after sack over the course of the season.

The wide receivers and running backs were mismanaged, running plays and routes that didn't always best utilize their skills.

Much of the blame—at least right now—falls on former offensive coordinator Jim Bollman, who ran archaic offensive schemes during his tenure at Ohio State.

His flaws were disguised by how well Jim Tressel had managed the situations around him and perfected the art of managing chaos.

When Tressel resigned, the flaws of his assistants shone through, and Bollman's poor offensive gameplans were exposed.

If there is one good thing that came out of Bollman's failures, it was Urban Meyer's entrance into Ohio State and thus the exit of Bollman.

Tom Herman's new offense is more modern, allowing players to make plays in space using their athleticism and speed.

That idea alone should make the offense better because most of the players that the Buckeyes have at the skill position are speedier players.

Players like Corey Brown, who played some running back as well as wide receiver in high school, will be better suited to this offense where he would be able to make plays off of screens, slants and other short routes.

The offensive line has been reshuffled all across the board, with the hopes that the linemen have improved enough to put together a solid front.

And of course, Braxton Miller is a much better fit for an inside-zone spread offense than a pro-style passing game.

Whether or not the failures of last year's offense is all on Bollman's poor coaching will be better answered by how this year's OSU offense looks.

Early signs point in favor of poor coaching being the biggest problem.

So unless many catastrophic events happen to the offense this year, this group should be dramatically improved from a year ago.

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