HOT TAKE ALERT
This play ruined Ohio State’s chances to repeat in 2015, despite bringing back virtually every meaningful starter from the year before. https://twitter.com/11w/status/1303002191557517312

Braxton deserves every ounce of credit he received for moving to WR after suffering an injury that would’ve ended 99% of other QBs’ careers.

HOWEVER,

This play seemed to validate an experiment that was never really proven. Braxton received 5 touches per game on predictable sweeps, designed runs, and screens in which the entire stadium knew what was going to happen before the ball was snapped.

Again, it’s not Braxton’s fault that the coaches wanted him to look like a video game in order to succeed. But those were touches that could’ve gone to, you know, Zeke Elliott or Mike Thomas instead.

If Braxton doesn’t pull off this spin move, (legit NFL receiver) Curtis Samuel gets many of those snaps and touches instead, putting far more pressure on defenses instead of wasting 5 plays every Saturday in the fall of ‘15.

The 2015 OSU team had all kinds eod issues, but playing an unproven wide receiver and forcing the ball to him all the time was an absolutely avoidable mistake.

And yes, I did my homework on this topic: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-state-football/film-study/2015/12/65024/film-study-was-braxton-miller-misused-in-the-2015-buckeye-offense