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edit (GMAC)-- it was an incredibly difficult throw
Posted on 1/9/18 at 2:52 pm
Posted on 1/9/18 at 2:52 pm
John Parker said Tua made a play that would be hard for even a senior to pull off. Tua had the look off the safety until the very last second and really make the throw to Smith without even looking at him. JPW said he made the throw based on feel, and then had to throw a rope with very little air under it to keep the safety from getting to it. He said on a scale of 1 to 10 he would give Tua a 12 for execution on that play. Wilson said you have to remember that Tua doesnt get much time at all with the starters in practice which makes that throw even harder to pull off.
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Posted on 1/9/18 at 2:54 pm to IB4bama
Great throw, but that was awful positioning by the safety.
Posted on 1/9/18 at 2:58 pm to pvilleguru
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that was awful positioning by the safety.
Because Tua kept his eyes right till the last second. That was a NFL throw and all Tua.
Posted on 1/9/18 at 2:58 pm to IB4bama
I think one reason Nick put in so many freshman is because that's who Tua practices with.
Posted on 1/9/18 at 3:02 pm to pvilleguru
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Great throw, but that was awful positioning by the safety.
You consistently have no idea what you are talking about.
Dilly Dilly
Posted on 1/9/18 at 3:02 pm to doghouse_4x4
I was wondering that myself after jpw made that comment. Those guys practice more together.
Posted on 1/9/18 at 3:04 pm to Commander Data
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Because Tua kept his eyes right till the last second. That was a NFL throw and all Tua.
He literally stared the safety down and then started his throwing motion to Devonta AS HE WAS SHIFTING HIS EYES TO HIM.
He didn't even stop to look at him before he started the throw.
Posted on 1/9/18 at 3:04 pm to IB4bama
Wasnt that GMac making those statements?
Posted on 1/9/18 at 3:05 pm to ApeDeuce
might be right.??
Posted on 1/9/18 at 3:05 pm to IB4bama
GMAc on FBaum just said the difficulty on that throw on a scale from 1-10 was a 12.
TUA !
TUA !
Posted on 1/9/18 at 3:06 pm to PowHound
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You consistently have no idea what you are talking about.
He's not wrong. It was a great play by Tua, and a bad play by the safety. I can tell you that as a former DB. I don't think he could have gotten there had he played it correctly, because Tua looked him off so well and his ball placement was pinpoint, but he messed up bigly by staying on the hash. He was like 10 yards off from making a play instead of like 1 or 2. I think the action in front of him froze him.
Posted on 1/9/18 at 3:08 pm to doghouse_4x4
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Tua looked him off so well and his ball placement was pinpoint
This
Posted on 1/9/18 at 3:09 pm to doghouse_4x4
I thought the corner for Georgia was more to blame than the safety for not even bumping Smith. That was a big time play by Tua. The safety also probably knew we run that post route deep in the middle of the field a ton.
Posted on 1/9/18 at 3:14 pm to TomRollTideRitter
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I thought the corner for Georgia was more to blame than the safety for not even bumping Smith. That was a big time play by Tua. The safety also probably knew we run that post route deep in the middle of the field a ton.
Yeah, that was an error as well. Playing trap you need to get some sort of redirect to slow the receiver if he goes vert. I'd have to draw a picture, but basically the safety was held by things out of his zone of responsibility. Those two combined left Smith ridiculously open.
That said, they throw was so good, I think it's complete regardless.
Posted on 1/9/18 at 3:15 pm to PowHound
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This
Yeah, it was badass without a doubt. I'm just saaing the safety played it wrong as well, they aren't mutually exclusive.
Posted on 1/9/18 at 3:22 pm to Commander Data
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Because Tua kept his eyes right till the last second.
No, it didnt really matter where Tua was looking. He was way too far in the center of the field to be playing cover 2.
Posted on 1/9/18 at 3:26 pm to IB4bama
Great throw, not lofted up, zipped out there like 45+ yards, bad positioning by the safety but doesn't reduce the quality of the throw at all.
Posted on 1/9/18 at 3:28 pm to pvilleguru
I think they were still keying on Ridley. So Sanders was naturally drawn in that direction with Tua also looking that way.
Posted on 1/9/18 at 3:34 pm to ApeDeuce
Me too
Posted on 1/9/18 at 3:40 pm to doghouse_4x4
Very tight throw, but a safety has to play deeper than that. Several ex NFL players have commented on it today that something like that should never happen in a secondary
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