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Geno Smith gets a chance to fire back at a scout's take
Originally Published: March 6, 2013
By Staff | ESPN The Magazine
IN ADVANCE of the draft on April 25, dozens of anonymous scouts will size up and break down West Virginia's Geno Smith, the top-rated QB in many war rooms. But are they judging him fairly? We asked a scout to give us his take, then got feedback from our experts -- and the QB himself. Now, that's going deep.
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