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kgeiger said:
Lol those are not "assault rifles".
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Never said they were
Other than being married to an NFL star, Lauren Tannehill is arguably most famous for leaving an assault rifle in the back of a rental car. Earlier this year, Tannehill left her AR-15 rifle in the back of a Nissan Rogue she’d rented from E-Z Rent-A-Car. The next person to rent the car found the rifle, and turned it in to the authorities. The gun was legally obtained.
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http://heavy.com/sports/2014/08/lauren-tannehill-ryan-wife-football-guns/
 
xXwarXx said:
Well as long as your not talking About me were all good.

It wouldn't to be cool to be called an idiot by a guy who looks up to a drug addict with HIV.
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Send me a picture of yourself and I'll use it as my avatar in the same light as I am using this one....
 
Hamhocs said:
I don't even remember anyone bringing this up before

https://twitter.com/ESPNStatsInfo/status/702885939043893248

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Jared Goff, Christian Hackenberg: Hands measured 9 in. at NFL combine. Of 21 1st-rd QB since 2008, only Ryan Tannehill had hands that small.



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All other things being equal, draft the guy with bigger hands. Problem is that ALL OTHER THINGS ARE NEVER EQUAL.
 
Hand size absolutely matters, and anyone below 9" better be superman (Romo being the exception - sorta ). 9"-9 1/2" is definitely smaller than ideal, and it's a knock, but it's not a death knell. Big hands help you control the ball better. Grab a football; now, imagine if your hand was bigger. It's not a hard concept. It's an asset, just like quickness is an asset, accuracy is an asset, arm strength is an asset, etc. People take a highly personalized approach when assessing these assets. I expect Goff to fall out of the top 5 with his 9" hands. I'll say that much.
 
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I dont care if you're hands are the size of andre the giants, if youre behind miami o-line then you're probably going to fumble a lot.
 
j-off-her-doll said:
Hand size absolutely matters, and anyone below 9" better be superman (Romo being the exception - sorta ). 9"-9 1/2" is definitely smaller than ideal, and it's a knock, but it's not a death knell. Big hands help you control the ball better. Grab a football; now, imagine if your hand was bigger. It's not a hard concept. It's an asset, just like quickness is an asset, accuracy is an asset, arm strength is an asset, etc. People take a highly personalized approach when assessing these assets. I expect Goff to fall out of the top 5 with his 9" hands. I'll say that much.
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Wouldnt hand size be already accounted for after watching the tape and analysing results? I mean if the guy has been accurate in college and then they find out he has small hands, are you supposed to discount the fact that he has been accurate but now have to re evalute because of that?
 
j-off-her-doll said:
Hand size absolutely matters, and anyone below 9" better be superman (Romo being the exception - sorta ). 9"-9 1/2" is definitely smaller than ideal, and it's a knock, but it's not a death knell. Big hands help you control the ball better. Grab a football; now, imagine if your hand was bigger. It's not a hard concept. It's an asset, just like quickness is an asset, accuracy is an asset, arm strength is an asset, etc. People take a highly personalized approach when assessing these assets. I expect Goff to fall out of the top 5 with his 9" hands. I'll say that much.
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Not buying the hand size argument. Its a completely irrelevant asset to whats on tape. One could also argue that if your hands are too big that it's a detriment as well. Think Shaq shooting FT's.

Anyways, take a gander at the two of the best QB's in the NFL.

Brady - 9 3/8"

Rodgers - 9 3/8"
 
BTW, they have gloves to help QBs for grip in cold weather.

http://www.latimes.com/sports/nfl/la-sp-nfl-receiver-gloves-20150830-column.html

Peyton Manning wearing gloves:
http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-total-access/0ap2000000123962/Manning-s-glove-a-necessity

Philip Rivers wearing gloves:
http://www.rantsports.com/nfl/files/2013/06/Philip-Rivers-San-Diego-Chargers1.jpg

Matt Stafford wearing gloves:
http://cdn2-b.examiner.com/sites/de...139309d077a3d459df452f22a3b.jpg?itok=-53aZFLJ

Tom Brady wearing gloves:
http://www.wonderdog.com/tombrady.jpg

Glove technology has come a long way. Used to be that QBs would never wear them because they felt like they'd lose "touch" on the ball, but with the improved weight and grip on the new gloves, QBs are using them more and more.
 
Sons of Shula said:
Not buying the hand size argument. Its a completely irrelevant asset to whats on tape. One could also argue that if your hands are too big that it's a detriment as well. Think Shaq shooting FT's.

Anyways, take a gander at the two of the best QB's in the NFL.

Brady - 9 3/8"

Rodgers - 9 3/8"
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Sons of Shula said:
Not buying the hand size argument. Its a completely irrelevant asset to whats on tape. One could also argue that if your hands are too big that it's a detriment as well. Think Shaq shooting FT's.

Anyways, take a gander at the two of the best QB's in the NFL.

Brady - 9 3/8"

Rodgers - 9 3/8"
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9 3/8 is pretty close to 9 1/2. It's similar to an OT or Edge having less than ideal length or a WR's hand size. Amari Cooper was the #1 WR in the 2015 draft despite having 9" hands, because he had other elite traits. He struggled with drops as a rookie, and I'd speculate that his hand size played a role, but he still had a great year - polish, speed, agility making up for the drops.

You can point to guys like Montana and Drew Brees and say that arm strength must not be a factor, because they had less than desirable arm strength and still became great QB's, but I'm pretty sure that people still factor arm strength when evaluating QB's.
 
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