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Defusing the Cardale "Jump Ball" Myth - Devin Has it Right

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Buckeye Jack's picture
September 5, 2015 at 12:00am
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Devin Smith's quote:
"It's not difficult, especially when you have a guy like Cardale throwing the ball, who puts it right on the money and hits you in stride," Smith said during Ohio State's on-campus media day on Tuesday. "I feel like we're way more effective when we throw deep. Not to take anything away from J.T., but with the strength Cardale has in his arm it makes it a lot easier for us."

Devin Smith's quote seems to contradict the point made by a number of sports analysts... i.e. that Smith bailed Jones out. And, that Jones just threw the ball up for grabs. But, a closer look at the video proves Devin Smith's point. These are not "Hail Mary's". Thes are Big-League throws.

There are seven long-ball completions on this highlight tape. Zero are jump balls. The DB doesn't even see the football in 6 of the seven completions. And in that one (the first on the tape), Smith has the DB blocked out on the underthrow. The DB has no play on ANY of the seven throws. Yeah. Dolo has a gift.

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