Small injury prone QBs have fallen out of vogue

Small injury prone QBs have fallen out of vogue.

To quote a coach, the best ability is availability.

Small injury prone QBs such as Daniles, Tua, and Murray are not available and when extended they get thier 2nd contracts they kill thier teams caps.

 

I thought of Joe Burrow first but I think you mean height. Now Tua is 6'1". Aaron Rodgers is 6'2". Our buddy Lamar is 6'2". I see Murry is only 5'10".

I 100% agree a QB has to have good height. Only QB to ever win a SB under 6 feet is a Steeler. Well for a year anyhow

 

Injury prone everybody has fallen out. Were they ever really 'in'?

 

Russ was never really in here except a few moon balls

 

I met Tua. He was 6 feet at best and a very soft spoken and shy man.

 

I found this information but it did not come from what I would call reputable sites. I did see similar information on a few different spots so it is probably fairly accurate. It also matches what I think we have all seen with the NFL, bigger-stronger-faster.

In the 1920s, the average offensive lineman was 6-foot-0, 211 pounds.

In the 1930s, the average offensive lineman was 6-foot-1, 220 pounds.

In the 1940s, the average offensive lineman was 6-foot-1, 221 pounds.

In the 1950s, the average offensive lineman was 6-foot-2, 234 pounds.

In the 1960s, the average offensive lineman was 6-foot-3, 251 pounds.

In the 1970s, the average offensive lineman was 6-foot-3, 255 pounds.

In the 1980s, the average offensive lineman was 6-foot-4, 272 pounds.

In the 1990s, the average offensive lineman was 6-foot-4, 300 pounds.

In the 2000s, the average offensive lineman was 6-foot-4, 313 pounds.

In 2011, the average offensive lineman is 6-foot-5, 310 pounds.

That is just your own offensive line. When you add in that the defensive linemen are just as big, that is a pretty massive wall of humans between you and your receivers. Your sub 6 foot QBs are just not going to be able to see their receivers worth a damn. I can see the trend for tall QBs growing purely so that they can have a better field of view. Doesn't matter how good you are if you can't see past the wall of 6'5" 300 pound linemen.

It would be interesting to see the time of release for injury prone QBs as well. I would bet that being injury prone has a lot to do with how long they hold the ball.....and maybe height is a factor for why some of them hold the ball longer due to an inability to see as well. But, that is just speculation on my part.

 

Geno Smith was in there after every 3 and out in the 4th qtr. can’t believe they didn’t put Kenny Pickett in for longer than 2 plays. Joe Burrow is glass. Yes he is 6’4” but is a total China doll.

 

There is some good stuff here.

My analysis, which I am say 75% sure of is this:

The 6 foot and under QB had trouble seeing over the average offensive lineman, and defensive linemen are trained to swat the ball. I would like to see a chart on the 6 feet and under QB's completing short passes over the middle.

The more a shrimpy qb 6 feet and under or 210 pounds and under runs the ball, the more likey he is going to be hurt. I would like to see a a chart of this.

I would not give a big 2nd contract to such a player.