Excellent analysis in this article:
Staying in school the right decision for Cardale the Quarterback
Cardale Jones has been one of the most interesting stories in college football this season, and he's reached that level in only three games. But I suppose that's bound to happen when the only three games you play are the Big Ten Championship, the Sugar Bowl and the College Football Playoff National Championship.
The lights on those stages are rather bright.
And Jones has been impressive in all three of his starts, causing so many to wonder if he shouldn't have taken advantage of that spotlight and jumped to the NFL rather than taking a curtain call in 2015. We know now that Jones will return to Columbus for another season, though the writing seemed to be on the wall a day after the Buckeyes won their national title, when Jones himself admitted he didn't think he was ready for the NFL.
"It's very odd," Jones said after Ohio State's victory over Oregon. "I'm only starting three games in three years and, you know, guys play their whole career to have that buildup and to have that motivation to play in the NFL. In my personal opinion, I'm not ready for that level yet."
Jones is right, too. He's not ready for the NFL just yet.
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If you want to get a bit more technical, just take a look at this video of Jones against Oregon.
Did you notice anything about his reads? If not, go back and watch again, and look at Jones' head this time.
What you'll see is Jones making one read on just about every single pass. This is what I meant when I said that Meyer and Herman simplified things a bit for him. Essentially, Jones was making one decision. If his initial read was covered and he had time, he'd stick around in the pocket a bit to see if his target could get open. Sometimes this worked. Other times, when Jones saw his initial read was covered, he just took off. That worked often enough, too, as we remind you that Jones is a big, strong man, and it's hard to tackle an elephant stampeding toward you -- though I salute the noble Oregon defenders who tried to.
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Entire article:
http://www.cbssports.com/collegefoo...he-right-decision-for-cardale-the-quarterback