seahawks vs saints

kerry888 · Jan 14, 2014

Quote from PiggyBank:

it's like this guy doesn't understand that they drop back to pass. lol. even a short q like doug flutie could just take and extra couple of steps back and see the field. Height is definitely an advantage for a QB because there are certain routes, like slants, where u have to be able to release the ball after a 3 step drop, but it is far from the be all, end all of what makes up a good QB. I would rather have Brees as my QB than blaine gabbert, Josh freeman (aka lenny kravitz) or overpaid joe flacco .. how about you OP?

Every GM is concerned about drafting any undersized quarterback. C'mon man

PiggyBank · Jan 14, 2014

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Every GM is concerned about drafting any undersized quarterback. C'mon man

Yet they DO. broham, let's say you're a GM and those guys are available for next season: just considering this one year, would you take any of those guys over Brees?

I wouldn't, and that is just a small sample of tall guys that simply aren't/weren't as good at QB as brees.

RichardRimes · Jan 14, 2014

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Good point about Brees.

Also, hand size is more important than height.

The knock on Alex Smith before the draft was that he had small hands for a pro QB. He rarely throws the ball outside the hash marks farther than 10 yards downfield because he can't "grip and rip" a pro ball like he could a smaller college ball.

Wilson on the other hand (no pun intended) looks like a mythical creature. He's 5'10 and 5/8 but his hands look like they belong on Shaquille O'neill. They measured 10 and 1/4 inches at the combine. Fourth largest among all QB's (larger than 6'7" Brock Osweiller).
Wilson can fire the pro ball strong and accurately.

Interesting...you can increase hand size if a child plays the piano for a number of years the exercise actually lengthens the fingers. I would think a smart parent would include piano lessons for their gifted athlete..piano also helps mental development.

kerry888 · Jan 14, 2014

Quote from RichardRimes:

Interesting...you can increase hand size if a child plays the piano for a number of years the exercise actually lengthens the fingers. I would think a smart parent would include piano lessons for their gifted athlete..piano also helps mental development.

BS. why would phalanges and metacarpels increase length from hand muscle contraction?

R. Raskolnikov · Jan 14, 2014

Excellent points! This should close the door on the "height" issue.

Quote from Clubber Lang:

The average height of the last QB's to attempt 1000 passes (214 of them) is 74.6 inches, or just over 6â2â.

The AVERAGE height of an NFL lineman is 6'5".

So that means 95% of NFL QB's can't see over their lineman!!!

Stop making such a big deal about it.

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BSAM · Jan 14, 2014

If the game had been in Louisiana, the Seahawks would be out.

Clubber Lang · Jan 14, 2014

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If the game had been in Louisiana, the Seahawks would be out.

If your Aunt had balls she would be your Uncle

FortuneTeller · Jan 15, 2014

Quote from BSAM:

If the game had been in Louisiana, the Seahawks would be out.

Saints couldn't even win their own division. 3-5 road team. That's bad. How did they even get into the playoffs anyway?

Clubber Lang · Feb 3, 2014

Clubber Lang said:
Russell Wilson will be in the 2030 HOF class.

Guy is a winner. His football IQ is off the charts. And he is winning with two puny subpar recievers and no tight end.

We are witnessing greatness.

This kid is an absolute stud, and he's only 25.

Clubber Lang · Feb 3, 2014

Clubber Lang said:
1) Wilson rarely runs the read option.

2) No QB over 6'5" has made the HOF either. So what does that mean?

3) You're right he's not Cam Newton. Wilson is much much better.

1) zero read option plays in the Super Bowl

2) one huge step towards the HOF today

3) cam newton....really? LOL.

I love when everyone doubts guys because of some bullshit tape measure or stopwatch. There are football players and there are combine heroes.