Sure you do. A football field is 53 1/3 yards wide.

A 10-yard completion to the middle of the field is a much easier throw than a 10-yard out to the sideline. The sideline throw travels a much greater distance...

[quote=TFG;6009991]JaMarcus ROFL Yeah, perhaps we should have traded for that dude, because he can "throw a flat ball." :spock:

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Not much matters if the big uglies on the other team's defense blow right by the offensive line...

It matters more, too, when its a rookie or young kid QB. If you look at who had success and who didn't, the OL plays a big variable. Big Ben started his rookie year with 3 OL Pro Bowlers in Marvel Smith, Faneca, and Hartings. Culpepper had 4 OL Pro Bowlers, Moss and Carter, and Robert Smith when he started. Dave Carr had no protection, as a good example of the reverse.

Fix the OL first. THEN get the rookie QB. The Colts learned from Jeff George, who had no protection at all. When Peyton was picked, Tarik Glenn and the other OT - Meadows - were already there. Ryan Leaf did not enjoy such protection, but had other problems too...

I can't believe that was questioned.

Yes, indeed, we can agree about that. Anyone want a lesson on "hypotenuse" measure??

Well let's see....47 yards on one side, 27 yards on the other (Cassel is in the middle of the field), what's the other side come out to?

Once we know that we can determine the velocity of the throw and convert to mph and compare to MLB...

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so you would say that ball was a 50 yard throw?

i get that. but is that how the nfl or anyone else measures the throw?

I haven't followed the thread.

I just noticed that you don't understand basic math.

no

Not for statistical purposes.

But for real-world purposes, sure.

you ****ing idiot i understand math. next time you should follow the thread before saying stupid shit

thank you. now that was a 40 yard throw in the air. from the 47 to the 7

Only for statistical purposes.

The actual length of the throw was closer to 50 yards.

http://www.csgnetwork.com/mthrighttri.html

48.2 if we assume Cassel is standing 27 yards from the sideline and the ball travels from the 47 to the 7.

claythan no one calls it that way NO ONE