0 Shares print COLUMBUS, Ohio — J.T. Barrett might not have the strongest arm on Ohio State’s roster, but he wants to make it clear that this doesn’t mean his arm is weak. In a passionate post-practice media session, Barrett spent nearly two minutes defending his ability to throw deep down the field, particularly as it related to head-to-head comparisons with teammate Cardale Jones. “I felt like I couldn’t throw the ball deep [last year] because you all were talking bad about me,”J.T. Barrett said of the criticism of his arm strength. Joe Maiorana/USA TODAY Sports”[The offense] really didn’t change with Cardale in the game,” Barrett, a redshirt sophomore, said on Wednesday evening. “Like last year when I was playing, how many deep balls did I throw to Devin [Smith]? All the deep balls that we had were to Devin, and I threw them, but I guess since I’m not 6-5 and 250 [pounds] that I didn’t have a strong arm or something. I didn’t know what that was about. “We didn’t have new plays in so Cardale could throw the ball farther down the field. It was our base plays, and we just worked within that. Nothing has changed, so I even forgot about your question because I’ve wanted to say that for a long time to be honest with you, because I didn’t know what that was about.” During the months of debate that swirled around Ohio State’s quarterback battle, the strengths of Barrett and Jones often were simplified in a way that seemed to rankle Barrett. Despite throwing for 2,834 yards before breaking his ankle in the regular-season finale against Michigan, Barrett often was labeled as a dual-threat option, with much of the focus on his rushing ability…
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