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What you saw in JJ in that game, was the ability to throw the ball in small windows. Something that we heard all year he was doing in practice. Marshall was given control of the team based on his performance in 2013, but reports out of practice was JJ had command of the passing game head and shoulders above Nick. Nick never struggled enough for Gus to replace him. Most of his issues were because he was pressed to perform due to the performance of AUs Defense.

I think JJ played great in that game. Most of his passes if you watch were either A. Super short, or misdirection designed stuff. Although nothing wrong with that it did not display any kind of distress play or pressure for the deep pass. He will be good this year no doubt. However, the stuff we cannot tell now may surface.

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Posted by joeyb147

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Posted on 8/6/15 at 8:41 am to CrimsonBoz

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A. Super short,

So a 25 yard bullet over the middle of the field is now considered "super short"?

BTW, Arkansas was 7-6 and came within a blocked XP of taking your beloved tahd into OT. Bama math strikes again.

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Posted by Irons Puppet

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Posted on 8/6/15 at 9:06 am to CrimsonBoz

Another factor that limited Marshall's passing game was his height. Most of his Int's were deflected passes at the LOS. JJ is able to stand tall in the pocket and make throws into small windows. If you remember Gus's first year as the OC, Chris Todd was not very mobile. He also had a shoulder injury that prevented him from throw the ball 15 yards down field.

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