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Why can't fat guys play QB? I mean, it's obvious why you need a running back, wide receiver, or any other position to have a certain build. Why couldn't someone (built like a lineman) play at QB? If he played with an o-line like the one we have, maybe he could take the pounding a little better.

I know, dumb question.
 
Scrap said:
Why can't fat guys play QB? I mean, it's obvious why you need a running back, wide receiver, or any other position to have a certain build. Why couldn't someone (built like a lineman) play at QB? If he played with an o-line like the one we have, maybe he could take the pounding a little better.

I know, dumb question.
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Well the "Hefty Lefty" from U of Kentucky could play. Culpepper is not small by any stretch!
 
Jared Lorenzen got drafted, played for KEntucky, it can be done, but you need to at least have a little bit of athletic ability to play the position...

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He was in camp with the Giants, but i dont think he made the roster...
 
Scrap said:
Why can't fat guys play QB? I mean, it's obvious why you need a running back, wide receiver, or any other position to have a certain build. Why couldn't someone (built like a lineman) play at QB? If he played with an o-line like the one we have, maybe he could take the pounding a little better.

I know, dumb question.
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What was that dude name that played at Kentucky last year.......Jared Lorenzen or something.......he was pretty fat.
 
He weighed in upwards of 275 lbs, close to 300 at one point i believe...

I stand corrected, he wasnt drafted.....
 
Scrap said:
Why can't fat guys play QB? I mean, it's obvious why you need a running back, wide receiver, or any other position to have a certain build. Why couldn't someone (built like a lineman) play at QB? If he played with an o-line like the one we have, maybe he could take the pounding a little better.

I know, dumb question.
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Little or no mobility, the mechanics of throwing a pass would be quite different for a "fat" person, and the added wear and tear on the knees and ankles all come to mind immediately. I'm sure there are quite a few other reasons that will pop as more people respond.
 
Jared Lorezen is a big guy. I have a great amount of respect for him after the Arkansas/Kentucky 7 overtime game. He was actually very good considering his size.
 
wasn't there an overweight QB in projected to go in the drafts this last year? i don't think he did.... (i am assuming this isn't the guy everyone's already mentioned).
 
I would doubt that we'd see many cornerbacks blitzing if Jamie Nails was slinging the rock.
 
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I would doubt that we'd see many cornerbacks blitzing if Jamie Nails was slinging the rock.
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Problem is, if Jamie Nails was playing QB, he would be liable to eat the Pigskin and cause us to forfeit. :fatman:
 
Mostly because with all the BBQ sauce and melted chocolate on there hands it makes it hard to throw the football:lol:
Scrap said:
Why can't fat guys play QB? I mean, it's obvious why you need a running back, wide receiver, or any other position to have a certain build. Why couldn't someone (built like a lineman) play at QB? If he played with an o-line like the one we have, maybe he could take the pounding a little better.

I know, dumb question.
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Rohan Davey is another large QB that is number 2 on the Patriots depth chart. He a touch larger than McNabb but not quite as big as Culpepper.
 
theres 50-something o-lineman in the nfl hall of fame that weighed less in their prime than culpepper currently does
 
Culpepper is a quarterback in a linebackers body.He is a big boy but he is also a fumbler.Its more important to have agility than a big body at QB.
 
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