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Stephen A. Smith doubles down on ridiculous Dwayne Haskins opinion

Andrew Olson

By Andrew Olson

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Sometimes, you should really just take the L and move on.

ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith was widely mocked Friday for stating that he views Ohio State QB Dwayne Haskins as “more of a runner than a thrower.” Haskins’ stats (4,831 passing yards, 108 rushing yards) and highlight tape show that Smith’s assessment could not be further from the truth, but the hot take artist is doubling down.

Smith is aware that no one agrees with him. He tweeted Friday that, based on the “eye test,” he believes Haskins is more of a runner than a passer.

As you might expect, the response was mocked with gifs and “Birdbox” memes:

Andrew Olson

Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.

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