Lets clear up some misconceptions and half truths.
First of all, Miami has met with Drew Stanton and Ted Ginn on 4 occasions. The first was in Indianapolis. The second was at the OSU Pro Day, where I have it on very good authority that Ginn went with Mueller and Cameron for a chalk talk session after the other Bucks had worked out. They then went to the Ginn workout last week and Teddy was in Wednesday and Thursday of this week.
Secondly, anyone that thinks Ginn is one dimensional is delusional. He can hurt you as a WR, he can hurt you as a runner, on screens, reverses, he can hurt you at QB, he can return kicks AND he can play a little dime DB for you.
Thirdly, it's a mid foot sprain, not a broken ankle as someone said.
Fourth, probably a little more than half of Ginn's receptions at OSU were across the middle, which is the biggest myth that needs dispelling. He was hugely effective on crossing routes.
Fifth, yes, being thrown to only 6 times in the redzone is curious, but the guy can get open in a phone booth, so there are numerous factors that need looking at to truly quantify this; was he used in redzone packages as much as you think? I mean, when you have Gonzo, a 6'3 Will Crall, a 6'1 Albert Dukes, a 6'3 Brian Hartline, a 6'1 David Lisko, a 6'4 Devon Lyons, a 6'6 Andy Miller, a 6'5 Rory Nichol, a 6'1 Kyle Ruhl and a 6'3 Roy Hall to throw to, then that puts a little different perspective on it straight off the bat.
You also have to ask on which plays was he lined up to a certain part of the formation so as to take the best cover corner and the safety rolling over, to allow the guys named above to be open?
Then you need to ask how many times he lined up as a TB, or at QB or as a wishbone runner, etc. I don't know the answers to this and really, only Jim Tressell and Jim Bollman know.
But lets not sling around half truths and fairy stories without contextualising things. You might not like or want Ginn on the team, but lets keep our perspective.
First of all, Miami has met with Drew Stanton and Ted Ginn on 4 occasions. The first was in Indianapolis. The second was at the OSU Pro Day, where I have it on very good authority that Ginn went with Mueller and Cameron for a chalk talk session after the other Bucks had worked out. They then went to the Ginn workout last week and Teddy was in Wednesday and Thursday of this week.
Secondly, anyone that thinks Ginn is one dimensional is delusional. He can hurt you as a WR, he can hurt you as a runner, on screens, reverses, he can hurt you at QB, he can return kicks AND he can play a little dime DB for you.
Thirdly, it's a mid foot sprain, not a broken ankle as someone said.
Fourth, probably a little more than half of Ginn's receptions at OSU were across the middle, which is the biggest myth that needs dispelling. He was hugely effective on crossing routes.
Fifth, yes, being thrown to only 6 times in the redzone is curious, but the guy can get open in a phone booth, so there are numerous factors that need looking at to truly quantify this; was he used in redzone packages as much as you think? I mean, when you have Gonzo, a 6'3 Will Crall, a 6'1 Albert Dukes, a 6'3 Brian Hartline, a 6'1 David Lisko, a 6'4 Devon Lyons, a 6'6 Andy Miller, a 6'5 Rory Nichol, a 6'1 Kyle Ruhl and a 6'3 Roy Hall to throw to, then that puts a little different perspective on it straight off the bat.
You also have to ask on which plays was he lined up to a certain part of the formation so as to take the best cover corner and the safety rolling over, to allow the guys named above to be open?
Then you need to ask how many times he lined up as a TB, or at QB or as a wishbone runner, etc. I don't know the answers to this and really, only Jim Tressell and Jim Bollman know.
But lets not sling around half truths and fairy stories without contextualising things. You might not like or want Ginn on the team, but lets keep our perspective.
