(03-04-2023, 02:29 PM)NYC4jags Wrote:

(03-04-2023, 02:16 PM)flgatorsandjags Wrote: Not if you have the quickness technique, and hand strength like Kancey has.  How was he so affective in college?  Are the NFL lineman s arms that much longer than the guys he faced in college?  I'm not betting on the guy with the longest arms, that's one of the last things for me.  There a number of things that can makeup for arm length on a DT

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The debate here is whether or not scouts/GMs/front office decisions factor arm length for DTs into the equation. 

They do.

100% they do. 

Period. Zero argument to be had. 

Now, if you want to make a case that this particular player's outlier ability despite less than ideal length will make him an exception for SOME front offices?  Sure, you could make that case. 

But don't try to tell me that a defensive tackles arm length won't move him up or down anyone's boards.
That's just insane. Because it absolutely will. GMs have types and measurements are a big part of that.

Ok, let me say this.  Every GM is different.  Even though i know you all think they draft the same.  There might be a few that take a guy off their board completely.  There is likely a few that will over react to every little thing.  I bet there are a lot more GMs that don't move a DT up and down the board on arm length than ones that do.

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Arm length on a edge is much more important than DT.

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