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Early this morning ESPN blowhard Stephen A. Smith appeared on ‘Get Up’ to debate which QB he would take in the first round of the draft, Kyler Murray or Dwayne Haskins? During the debate Smith delivered one of the dumbest takes of all-time when he said that he believed that Haskins was more a runner than a thrower despite the fact that Haskins only ran for 105 yards while throwing for over 4500 yards last season.
In which Stephen A. Smith says that Dwayne Haskins is “more of a runner than a thrower.” pic.twitter.com/Gtowi8y0Pp
— Barrett Sallee 🇺🇸 (@BarrettSallee) February 8, 2019
“Dwayne Haskins is more of a runner than a thrower”
Dwayne Haskins Stats:
Passing – 4,831 yards and 50 TDs
Rushing – 108 yards 4 TDs pic.twitter.com/vYbqESep5U— Unbiased Ev (@DoubleVodkaDon) February 8, 2019
Of course Stephen A got flamed for his dumb take.
"I just find him to be more of a runner than a thrower … I could be wrong about that."
Dwayne Haskins had 103 carries in college. He threw 50 touchdown passes last season.
Might as well say "I didn't watch one second of an Ohio State game last year." https://t.co/ZRZQ37nMML
— Will Brinson (@WillBrinson) February 8, 2019
Stephen A. Smith has a point here. Dwayne Haskins really started having to rely on his legs more than his arm after losing his favorite receiver, Hunter Henry. https://t.co/DNzvHfbJCa
— Michael David Smith (@MichaelDavSmith) February 8, 2019
People shouldn't watch @FirstTake
Dwayne Haskins had 50 TDs, almost 5,000 passing yard and only 1.4 yards per carry but he's "more of a runner than a passer"?pic.twitter.com/hKKvxAvveb
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) February 8, 2019
Even Haskins himself got in on the fun.
Run or throw Ima still win the game 🤷♂️ pic.twitter.com/lzDd8iSg8Y
— Dwayne Haskins, Jr (@dh_simba7) February 8, 2019
Stephen A. would go on to double down on his take that Haskins was more of a runner than a passer on Twitter.
https://twitter.com/stephenasmith/status/1093969340716761089\
Haskins is bigtime. I know this. And I’m not saying he CAN’T pass. But I view him the way I view him. Just an eye-test thing. Im not talking statistically. Make of it what you will. https://t.co/9u6GZxnuYg
— Stephen A Smith (@stephenasmith) February 8, 2019
It’s obvious that Stepnen A. didn’t watch a lick of Ohio State football last season and shouldn’t be allowed to talk about Haskins throughout the NFL draft.