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<blockquote data-quote="Techster" data-source="post: 82291" data-attributes="member: 360"><p>Gonna piggyback off of Boomer's thread 'cause I don't think we need another one.</p><p></p><p>JT's legend is growing:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://grantland.com/the-triangle/qb-curve-devin-gardner-michigan-wolverines/" target="_blank">http://grantland.com/the-triangle/qb-curve-devin-gardner-michigan-wolverines/</a></p><p></p><p><em><strong>The Reggie Collier “Athlete” All-Stars honor quarterbacks who best embody the “dual threat” ethos of their </strong><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/longform/2013/4/24/4257864/dual-threat-qbs-nfl-reggie-collier-rg3" target="_blank"><strong>inspiration</strong></a><strong>, the first player to rush for 1,000 yards and pass for 1,000 yards in the same season.</strong></em></p><p></p><p><em>Thomas accounted for 290 yards (125 passing, 165 rushing) and two touchdowns Saturday against Virginia Tech, rallying the Yellow Jackets for 10 points in the final three minutes of a crucial, </em><a href="http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=400547774" target="_blank"><em>come-from-behind victory</em></a><em> in Blacksburg. Like all Georgia Tech quarterbacks under coach Paul Johnson, Thomas’s primary responsibility is the triple option, which he operates like a vet: Through four games, he </em><a href="http://www.cfbstats.com/2014/team/255/rushing/index.html" target="_blank"><em>leads the team</em></a><em> with 443 yards rushing on an impressive 6.8 yards per carry. Against the Hokies, though, he arguably made a bigger impact down the stretch with his arm, beginning with a do-or-die fourth-and-15 completion to DeAndre Smelter that kept the Jackets alive with a little more than two minutes to play:</em></p><p></p><p><em>From there, Thomas found a wide-open Smelter on a </em><a href="http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=11557657" target="_blank"><em>31-yard touchdown pass</em></a><em> that evened the score at 24, followed just a few seconds later (on the heels of a quick Virginia Tech turnover) by a </em><a href="http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=11557686" target="_blank"><em>19-yard strike</em></a><em> to Smelter at the Hokies’ 18-yard line. Cue the </em><a href="http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=11557716" target="_blank"><em>game-winning field goal</em></a><em> and a 1-0 edge in the ACC Coastal standings.</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Techster, post: 82291, member: 360"] Gonna piggyback off of Boomer's thread 'cause I don't think we need another one. JT's legend is growing: [url]http://grantland.com/the-triangle/qb-curve-devin-gardner-michigan-wolverines/[/url] [I][B]The Reggie Collier “Athlete” All-Stars honor quarterbacks who best embody the “dual threat” ethos of their [/B][URL='http://www.sbnation.com/longform/2013/4/24/4257864/dual-threat-qbs-nfl-reggie-collier-rg3'][B]inspiration[/B][/URL][B], the first player to rush for 1,000 yards and pass for 1,000 yards in the same season.[/B][/I] [I]Thomas accounted for 290 yards (125 passing, 165 rushing) and two touchdowns Saturday against Virginia Tech, rallying the Yellow Jackets for 10 points in the final three minutes of a crucial, [/I][URL='http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=400547774'][I]come-from-behind victory[/I][/URL][I] in Blacksburg. Like all Georgia Tech quarterbacks under coach Paul Johnson, Thomas’s primary responsibility is the triple option, which he operates like a vet: Through four games, he [/I][URL='http://www.cfbstats.com/2014/team/255/rushing/index.html'][I]leads the team[/I][/URL][I] with 443 yards rushing on an impressive 6.8 yards per carry. Against the Hokies, though, he arguably made a bigger impact down the stretch with his arm, beginning with a do-or-die fourth-and-15 completion to DeAndre Smelter that kept the Jackets alive with a little more than two minutes to play:[/I] [I]From there, Thomas found a wide-open Smelter on a [/I][URL='http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=11557657'][I]31-yard touchdown pass[/I][/URL][I] that evened the score at 24, followed just a few seconds later (on the heels of a quick Virginia Tech turnover) by a [/I][URL='http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=11557686'][I]19-yard strike[/I][/URL][I] to Smelter at the Hokies’ 18-yard line. Cue the [/I][URL='http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=11557716'][I]game-winning field goal[/I][/URL][I] and a 1-0 edge in the ACC Coastal standings.[/I] [/QUOTE]
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