NastyNateSoldiers Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 3 hours ago, kdiggz said: not sure why you would think this is useless. if you can't grip the football there's lots of issues that can arise. add to that, when it's cold the ball is as hard as a rock and when its warm the air expands if you leave it sitting in the sun. also if you ever get a chance to get your hands on a game ball, they are slippery as crap. the QB's and kickers do their best to break them in but the slick coating from the factory on the new game balls is killer. hand size is definitely not a worthless stat. it doesn't tell the whole story but it is a valuable piece of information Very good pts. I would like to add that the whole deflatgate thing would of been a mute pt had #12 had larger hands. Not to mention larger hands are important when it comes to arm strength. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Did they measure the QB's' heights, weights and ball velocities? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCOrange Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 25 minutes ago, Doc said: Did they measure the QB's' heights, weights and ball velocities? Height, weight, hand size, yes. Not ball velocity; that's just a Combine thing. http://walterfootball.com/seniorbowl2018weighinQB.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 4 minutes ago, DCOrange said: Height, weight, hand size, yes. Not ball velocity; that's just a Combine thing. http://walterfootball.com/seniorbowl2018weighinQB.php Thanks. Funny that Mayfield missed weigh-in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCOrange Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Just now, Doc said: Thanks. Funny that Mayfield missed weigh-in. He had a family emergency and is expected to arrive there sometime around now; his measurements will reportedly be released tomorrow morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Just now, DCOrange said: He had a family emergency and is expected to arrive there sometime around now; his measurements will reportedly be released tomorrow morning. Ah. Thought he was trying to pull a fast one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blokestradamus Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 20 minutes ago, DCOrange said: He had a family emergency and is expected to arrive there sometime around now; his measurements will reportedly be released tomorrow morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo716 Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 1 minute ago, Blokestradamus said: Blokes my old friend how are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Baker has real rabbit ears on twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobH063 Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 My hand size is 9 5/8". Only Josh Allen and Tanner Lee have hands that are bigger than mine in that list. If the Bills don't like either of those guys or Kurt Benkert or Kyle Lauletta whose hand size is equal to mine, I'm available. At 56 years of age, and my football experience equaling 1 year of JV football, 3 years of High school football and 4 years of local flag football after High School, I'm surely a better option than all the rest. My hands are bigger than theirs. I played split end and linebacker in High school and just about every position in flag football so I should be able to handle being an NFL QB. After all, it's all about hand size! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
co_springs_billsfan Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 (edited) 3 hours ago, Jay_Fixit said: I think calf lump leads the charge. That's an old statistic, like Passer Rating. The QBR of calves is "cottage-cheesiness". ESPN came out with it a few years ago. Edited January 23, 2018 by co_springs_billsfan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LABILLBACKER Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Something like 9.25 Not good in cold and wind Wonder what Jim's hand size was? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Riverside Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 45 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said: Baker has real rabbit ears on twitter Noticed that huh...:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJBobby Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 With Glove technology anymore hand size really is overblown anymore. Over 9 in and they will be fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Wagon Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Jeez. I've always thought of myself being on the smaller end of the hand spectrum, but I just measured it at 9 1/4. Rudolph is smaller than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJBobby Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 3 minutes ago, Chuck Wagon said: Jeez. I've always thought of myself being on the smaller end of the hand spectrum, but I just measured it at 9 1/4. Rudolph is smaller than that. And will have a different number (bigger) at the Combine watch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerJ Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 7 hours ago, zow2 said: Didn't EJ have enormous hands? Didn't help him in Buffalo. Overrated attribute Yes. The biggest hands of any QB entering the draft. I do think hand size is factor that teams look at for any position where the player might be handling the ball a lot, and especially quarterbacks. The fear is that with smaller hands it may be that fumbles are more likely or there may be more of a chance that passes will flutter making for more interceptions. Everything else being equal, you pick the guy with bigger hands. However, everything else is never equal. More important than hand size to quarterbacks is developing the habits that will help them do a better job of taking care of the ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonprophet Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 8 hours ago, ddaryl said: I have to disagree It's all about the bass Rex agrees with you: it's all about the bas[e]. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blokestradamus Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 3 hours ago, Buffalo716 said: Blokes my old friend how are you? I'm doing good, thanks. I trust that you're keeping yourself out of trouble around these parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 (edited) 9.38 inches seems big enough...http://nflcombineresults.com/playerpage.php?i=4732 Edited January 24, 2018 by Lurker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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