Posted on 02/24/2020 5:54:19 PM PST by RummyChick
LSU product Joe Burrow is on track to become the No. 1 overall pick in this year’s draft, and he has a lot of strengths going for him, in terms of his skill set, but hand size isn’t one of them.
And while it may seem silly, it’s important to point out that many of the game’s best quarterbacks have hands that are at least 9 1/2 inches, if not bigger. Smaller guys, such as Drew Brees, have been able to counteract the issues about their height with their large hands.
Burrow measured only nine inches at the NFL Scouting Combine on Monday, which led to some criticism about how high his ceiling could be. He didn’t really care, though, and instead elected to post this tweet to his critics.
https://twitter.com/Joe_Burrow10/status/1232071931249254402
Joey Burrow @Joe_Burrow10 Considering retirement after I was informed the football will be slipping out of my tiny hands. Please keep me in your thoughts.
The thing I would look for is ear size.
Big ears means a big helmet.
Big helmets are expensive.
“...many of the game’s best quarterbacks have hands that are at least 9 1/2 inches,”..”
Measured from where to where?
“...Burrow measured only nine inches at the NFL Scouting Combine on Monday...”
So don’t draft him...someone will.
Thumb to pinky I believe.
I guess the porn industry is out of the question for Joe...
The measurement is taken from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the pinkie, and it actually has a practical application. Quarterbacks with bigger hands ostensibly have a better chance to secure the ball, and throw with more authority in poor weather conditions.
https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2020/02/24/its-time-to-measure-joe-burrows-hands/
I'm trying to think of something semi-risqué to write but can't quite come up with it.😎
I nonchalantly said, 'Well, you know what they say about guys with big feet...'
My friend's eyes got as big as saucers, what's he gonna say?
I said, 'They have to buy big shoes.'
It’s not the size of the hands, but what you do with them...
Didn’t Marco Rubio have some comments in this area, too?
Fully stretched I’m about 8.5. I think Namath must have been 10 or 11.
I can’t hold the ruler still long enough to measure.
I caught grief as a teen back in the 80s.
Size 12s and bigger weren’t plentiful.
Deep Throat
Linda Lovelace would not have sex with Harry Reams because she wants a man with 9 inches and he honestly tells her he is not 9 inches. Finally, near the end of the movie Harry calls her and says he is going to have surgery so he will be 9 inches as she demands...................
He tells her he has found a surgeon to remove 3 inches.
There is a point here about being too preoccupied with size. Or in the case of the NFL, with bean counters who are obsessed with minutia rather than the whole picture.
If you want to go deep into NFL history, Otto Graham supposedly threw with his thumb on the laces. I don’t know how big his hands were, but back when football was real, coaches were more inclined to look at the whole package a player brought to the field.
Some of the measurables they look at during the NFL combine are, to my mind, really trivial.
For example, straight ahead speed is hugely overrated — but it’s one of the criteria used to screen out a lot of otherwise gifted white receivers and defensive backs.
Even a fast white guy like Jordy Nelson initially had a hard time cracking the starting lineup of the Packers.
And, to be fair here, not all black skill players are gifted with blinding speed. Jerry Rice’s incredible career was built on precise route running and sure hands — both of which, I suggest, are vastly more important for success at the wide receiver position than straight-ahead speed.
Agreed...just look at Julian Edelman.
funny you bring that up...the mobster who financed that movie just died. grossed 50 million dollars. cost 22k
Thanks for responding to my post.
I’m a huge Edelman fan with one minor quibble.
I can’t stand it that the NFL lets WRs wear QB numbers.
Back when football was real, a lot of HBs were converted to flankers — Crazy Legs Hirsch (#40) being one of the first standouts, along with Kyle Rote (#44). I know for certain that Rote suffered a knee injury that affected his ability to cut, but he was still quite effective as a receiver for the Giants. I believe Hirsch’s story was much the same.
Yes, Lance Alworth wore #19 and Don Maynard #13. But there’s a karma about jersey numbers — I believe John Madden discussed it in one of his books — and it only seems right that if there are no 80s available, a WR should wear something in the 20s or 40s.
But that’s just me, and I’m old school in all things.
I agree. Large shoes are much easier to find now. Gloves and hats ...I still have a problem finding.
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