(11-14-2021, 10:51 AM)Upper Wrote: I follow the draft process very closely and I live (kinda) in the Cincinnati area. Burrow's small hands were definitely brought up quite a bit. That said, they were still 9 inches...which is exactly the bare minimum for the hand size threshold.

I think the NFL is realizing that pure talent overcomes shortcomings. Remember when QB's under 6'2" weren't even in consideration to be drafted? Then guys like Drew Brees and Kyler Murray came along. The same can be said of O-Linemen with shorter arms. The Terron Armstead was given a chance. In the last few years, certain players have blown certain "measurable standards" out of the water. Looking at this year's QB class, I don't see any way that teams can view anyone other than Pickett as the top QB in the class. Malik Willis is extremely athletic, but he is not a good passer from the pocket and he is very raw. Matt Corral throws a ton of high percentage passes and lacks consistency. Sam Howell makes some very questionable decisions and gets completely thrown off his game when pressured. Carson Strong looks like a system QB and doesn't handle pressure well either. Desmond Ridder is another raw talent who will throw a brilliant pass on one play and on the next, you'll be scratching your head why he made some an ill advised pass. This is definitely not the year to need a QB, but looking at this class, imo, Pickett is by far the #1 guy despite any measurables he may lack. He has good arm strength, very good accuracy and makes excellent reads. That should easily trump anything else.

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