SanDiego49er":2p3jlb1w said:
chris98251":2p3jlb1w said:
SanDiego49er":2p3jlb1w said:
Maybe so. But other than Russell Wilson and Drew Brees there are not a lot of 6'0" and under QB's who are great QB's. It's no the prototype of great success for QB's in the NFL. Most of the real good ones are bigger and taller and have a higher release. NFL Linemen are big and tall with long arms. It's hard to throw it over them if you are too short. Wilson uses mobility to run around and find open throwing lanes. Brees is a master of shifting around within the pocket to find a small crack or opening to have a tiny throwing lane. But it's not ordinary for guys to have success who are real short.
Flutie managed pretty good.
Also the stigma prevents players from even getting a chance based on the exact things so called experts say, we listened to the experts for months about Wilson, Pete had the balls to give him a chance and to follow his performances into the starting position. Several have posted his Pocket performance and it's as good or better then many Skyscraper QB's.
Also as a 49ers fan you should have witnessed it several time already.
Flutie was not a long term starter in the league. He did start sometimes. He also spent long periods of time being a backup in the NFL. He was on the Chargers and he was a backup for a pretty long time. He was a good college player though. But to call him a great pro I think is saying too much.
I know what Russell Wilson is. I went to University of Wisconsin. He was a Wisconsin Badger. I'm a fan of him personally. I know who he is. He is accurate from the pocket and mobile and accurate throwing on the run. But I think that is unique to him for his size. Because not too many people are who are like 5'10" or whatever he really is. He throws a good accurate ball from the pocket and is good throwing on the run too. But I think he is the exception rather than the rule.
Can Mayfield be good? Who knows? He was accurate in college. The Browns have such a history of failure I think it's hard to imagine him having a lot of help around him. But we will have to wait and see what happens. You have to give him some time.
Mayfield was THE MOST ACCURATE qb in college with a phenomenal passer rating. Just like Russell Wilson.
Do you think Mayfield played with small oline and dlines in front of him for 4 years? Troy Aikman has said at 6'4 he can't see over lineman. So unless you are 6'8 nobody can. Maybe we need even taller QBs!
Or as Chris already pointed out short QBs just never get the opportunity.
Also, you might want to check out how badly Flutie was screwed. All he did was win, but dangit, he was just too short
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