Ok, I promised an up-date on Troy for those Buckeye & Smith fans out there unable to see the game. Yes, by now you have looked up his stats (27.27 completion rate and a passer rating of -gulp-39.9, but was he that bad? I'm not going to sugar this, out side of two nice swing passes and a very headsie scramble up the middle to gain 10 yards and extend a drive, if you saw him play at THE Ohio State, you would not have thought this was the same player. While Smith (three of 11 for 34 yards) was harassed most of his time in the game, didn't have the best blockers in front of him, there is no denying that he looked too pumped up. Aside from two swing passes with good touch, most every other pass was rocketed to his intended receiver, making catches, near impossible. There were occasions when he moved well in the pocket to find a clear passing lane, bought time and had open men. Yet he would rocket the ball, leading to high passes. His rookie counter part on the Eagles, Kevin Kolb, looked more like the former Heisman Trophy winner than Smith did and Kolb had purple bodies flying all around, from all angles. Smith did have a nice scramble up the middle to pick up a much needed first down, but he rarely showed composure. Frankly, I expected a little more out o him, based on his improvement over the past two weeks in camp. Perhaps it was the lights, the cameras, the 65,000+ fans cheering that "forced" him to replicate the plays at THE Ohio State, be all, do all, all the time. Yes, he was victimized by a drop pass, one, and even that one was thrown too hard and behind the receiver. Yes, it was a pass Damien Linson could have caught, maybe should have caught, but that that is another story and does not take away from his poor play. Even so, it was just one game, a learning experience for Troy and every other player on both teams. If they can fix the mistakes and play better in the next game, that shows just as much to the coaches as a person who plays well in every game. Learning, the ability to learn and not repeat the same mistakes is part of growing, in life and in the NFL. If we don't make mistakes, it is difficult to learn. Me, I'm more afraid of the person who has never made a mistake, there is a first time for everything and his or her first mistake could be a fumbled snap on a game winning field goal...The horror! Yes, Drew Olson had one poor play where he was flushed from the pocket, sacked and fumbled (recovered by the Ravens). Other than that, he looked calm, poised, in control, maneuvering inside the pocket to get clean looks, touch on passes and velocity as warranted. He completed seven of nine passes for 84 yards and one score, a passer rating of 142.6. Yes, it was in the fourth quarter of the first preseason game against players who may or may not be in the league in two weeks. However, he also had the same level of talent on his team as he played against, so it evens out. Troy had his first taste of NFL action, the key is not necessarily how well he did, rather how well he learns from this game, how he handles the hard criticism from his coaches, the local media and the fans until he can re-take the field and erase his play from this game. For now, a couple of much needed days off, then back to the grind....We ares till uploading videos from the past two weeks of camp, but there are close to 300 up now, I hope you enjoy-