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Originally Posted by ThaVirus
Clearly there would come a point in which a guy would be too short to play QB effectively, but when one of the best pocket passers of all time in Drew Brees is only 6' it makes me wonder where that issue truly presents itself.
I think Rodgers is about 6'1". Russell Wilson is 5'11".
Kyler at 5'10" is not far off.
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More to the point, how often is it that we see "Gigantor!" QBs have success? Tall QBs get positive checkmarks from Mel Kipers, but it's never been demonstrated by any player that being NBA-tall is super helpful to the position.
There's a sweet spot of successful QBs mostly falling in the 6'2-6'4 range. A guy like Big Ben is 6'5. I don't think we've seen any QBs be taller than 6'5 and have success in the league.
Brock Osweiler was "intriguing" because he was 6'7 when he came out of college. Surely it gives you an advantage of some sort, right?
No, I'm not saying extreme height is a hindrance, but it could be if you're really tall and playing QB, perhaps that height tends to teach you not to worry about throwing lanes and all that because they don't matter to you in high school in college.