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He'd missed receivers deep down the field, in the flat and even on a short dump-off play.

Who's Better: Tebow or Palmer? Reed Albergotti 2011

Because he's left-handed, this should have made it easy for him to make a dump-off pass to Willis, who was open just beyond the first-down marker.

The Early Verdict on Tim Terrific Reed Albergotti 2011

It's all too predictable: Once a team has a lead, its offense suddenly becomes overly conservative, running for two-yard gains and then throwing short dump-off passes on third down.

Statistical analysis: Playing with the lead Brian Burke 2010

Packers 17-7 Bears, 1:08 2nd quarter Just like that the Bears are down to the Green Bay seven - Cutler hitting Knox for 40 yards, then Sanzenbacher for a short gain before Matt Forte takes a quick dump-off over the middle and rumbles 28 yards down towards the goalline.

Green Bay Packers 27-17 Chicago Bears - as it happened | Paolo Bandini 2011

Reliable hands, yes, for dump-off throws from a young passer.

Will Terrell Owens' style play well in Buffalo's small market? 2009

Saints 32 49ers 29, 0:40 4th quarter The 49ers move out to the 33 with a dump-off over the middle to Gore, but the time is really coming off the clock and Smith isn't moving fast enough.

New Orleans Saints 32 San Francisco 49ers 36 - as it happened | Paolo Bandini 2012

Ahmad Bradshaw tightened his grip on the starting tailback spot with 26 yards on four carries and another 17 yards on a short dump-off from Mr. Manning.

Giants Beat Pats 20-17; Backup-Led Jets Top Eagles 2010

Marion Barber's hard charges and his chain-moving third-down catch off a patient dump-off from Romo had the look of a team that still remembers how to finish off a game.

NFL Replay: Packers have edge in NFC North's 3-team scrum 2008

The next time the Cornhuskers got the ball, Ganz bailed them out of a second-and-17 hole at his own 22 with a 27-yard completion Roy Helu Jr., who did most of the work himself after catching a short dump-off pass.

USATODAY.com 2008

Third - down backs have to have good hands, so they can take a short dump-off pass usually after first chip blocking, or getting in a defender's way or catch a ball after motioning out to a slot wide receiver.

Brown Aims to Be a Third-Down Back 2010