Was Cardale Jones Set Up to Fail?

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This discussing should be good.

scarletandgame.com/2015/10/21/cardale-jones-set-fail/

I see some merit to what they are saying.

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I stopped reading when the writer did not know how to use the word "dual"....must be a state school grad

[angrybaldman]

He's not saying anything new or that hasn't been expressed here by many folks.

[WANG]

Meh, I think this article is slightly misinformed.

First off, they didn't run much read option with Jones (they tried it a few times in the first couple of games, but not at all past Hawaii, Meyer even spoke about it).

Secondly, they TRIED to run deep routes, but the WR corps was incapable of doing so. When there WERE receivers open downfield, Jones missed more often then he hit.

Lastly, the playbook for Jones at the end of last season was very, very limited. In the B1G CCG, Meyer even said no throws were going to be between the hashes, as they were too dangerous for Jones at that time. It was successful cause no team KNEW what Jones could do. You can't run a neutered playbook for an entire season, though, and expect to have any level of success. Shorter, crossing routes fit in directly with the players that Meyer recruits. If Jones is incapable of making those throws, that is on him not the coaching staff.

The bottom line is, OSU lacks the tools this year to make what Jones did at the end of LAST season work. The coaching staff TRIED to make it work with Jones, they WANTED it to work with Jones, but they have spent the last 4 years recruiting players that fit better into a system ran by JTB.

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Ohio State - The only fan base aside from Alabama that would consider an undefeated, National Championship winning QB a failure.

[buckeyebikerbabe]

Oct 22, 2015 10:29:23 GMT -5 @theurbaneffect said:

Ohio State - The only fan base aside from Alabama that would consider an undefeated, National Championship winning QB a failure.

LOL! Very true! Are we spoiled or what?