Just for the sake of discussion, is there a correlation between size and injury?

[stan786]

2 minutes ago, Varking said:

He’s going to get Pat White’d. 

Knocked out of the NFL by a hit to the head that would have probably crushed the far majority of QBs?

[LinvilleGorge]

Just now, rightturn said:

If I was a gm and he came in for a visit his ass would be getting on a scale esp if my #1 pick and ultimately my job was on the line.

You damn straight. We don't have to publicize it. But you're getting on that damn scale if you wanna be the #1 overall pick. 

If he came in at his listed 195ish I'd breathe a sigh of relief.

[rightturn]

3 minutes ago, ECHornet said:

Despite the data posted by OP showing otherwise, I’m glad Huddlers kept digging and reached the following conclusion:

So you still will not answer.  If there is no definitive height/weight for playing qb where are all the undersized qbs in the nfl?

[Varking]

Just now, stan786 said:

Knocked out of the NFL by a hit to the head that would have probably crushed the far majority of QBs?

One hit? Even Tua has played after some brutal head shots. 

[ECHornet]

1 minute ago, LinvilleGorge said:

You damn straight. We don't have to publicize it. But you're getting on that damn scale if you wanna be the #1 overall pick. 

If he came in at his listed 195ish I'd breathe a sigh of relief.

How do you know he didn't get on the scale for the Panthers staff?

[CPF4LIFE]

If players have to worry about being overweight than you best believe being underweight is important as well. 

[ForJimmy]

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/147430-the-quarterback-position-does-size-matter

OK so according to this shorter QBs are going to be much less accurate and throw less TDs?  Again most QBs are going to fall into the 6'2" and over group so I think the data is going to be heavily skewed.

[ECHornet]

6 minutes ago, rightturn said:

So you still will not answer.  If there is no definitive height/weight for playing qb where are all the undersized qbs in the nfl?

Perhaps the better question is....

How can I pass up on a talent that has overcome the typical size restrictions to be the best at his position at every level he's played to date?

Edited March 27, 2023 by ECHornet

[stan786]

Just now, Varking said:

One hit? Even Tua has played after some brutal head shots. 

I mean I was assuming thats what your referencing because he wasnt hurt before or after that in the NFL. Got cut the next preseason when they decided to move away from the Wildcat stuff. Pat White as a QB wouldnt even be in the same discussion as Young, but he had legit rushing upside that they clearly thought they could exploit back when the wildcat was in fashion.

[rightturn]

Just now, ECHornet said:

Perhaps the better question is....

How can I pass up on a talent that has overcome the typical size restrictions for his position to be the best at his position at every level he's played to date?

Why haven't there been more qbs under 6ft in the nfl?  This isn't hard bro

[ECHornet]

1 minute ago, ForJimmy said:

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/147430-the-quarterback-position-does-size-matter

OK so according to this shorter QBs are going to be much less accurate and throw less TDs?  Again most QBs are going to fall into the 6'2" and over group so I think the data is going to be heavily skewed.

Correct and OP even stated as much. Even the article addressed that more research in that area was needed. That doesn't mean evidence exists that smaller QBs are at more risk. I think the obvious conclusion is QBs of all sizes have a risk of injury, and size, history, decision making, and chance will decide their fate. How heavily you weigh each of those factors determines which side of this argument you're on.

[rippadonn]

1 minute ago, ECHornet said:

Perhaps the better question is....

How can I pass up on a talent that has overcome the typical size restrictions for his position to be the best at his position at every level he's played to date?

Because he'll be the smallest QB in the NFL. Start with that and work backwards.

[ForJimmy]

7 minutes ago, stan786 said:

The data in this thread is solely tied to weight, I havent found one that does it with height. There really should be more looks at this imo it is interesting.

Yeah to me height/overall size is more important than weight. 

[stan786]

Just now, rightturn said:

Why haven't there been more qbs under 6ft in the nfl?  This isn't hard bro

Because they generally arent good enough to avoid the position swap that happens to guys that are athletic or small and aren't developing at the right pace. Its like what used to happen to more mobile QBs, and happens with Bigger Athletic QBs. There is a prototype for sure in the NFL and Bryce is an outlier for that, i dont imagine anyone is denying that.