2016 NFL Scouting Combine Thread

Originally posted by strickac:

Originally posted by NorthBay49er:
7 3/4"

8"

8 3/8"

This is the hand measurement progression of Tajae Sharpe. Shrine, Sr Bowl, Combine.

^ From twitter

Hand viagra

Originally posted by Baylor:
Its very important for QBs. Small handed QBs often struggle in the elements. Many cold weather teams will not draft a guy with small hands.

Originally posted by NorthBay49er:
7 3/4"

8"

8 3/8"

This is the hand measurement progression of Tajae Sharpe. Shrine, Sr Bowl, Combine.

^ From twitter

Dane Brugler ‏@dpbrugler Strangest interview question I've heard a NFL team ask a prospect so far: Do you find your mother attractive? #NFLCombine

Originally posted by Phoenix49ers:

Originally posted by Baylor:
Its very important for QBs. Small handed QBs often struggle in the elements. Many cold weather teams will not draft a guy with small hands.

I agree that its important to an extent, but QB's with big hands are no less likely to fumble the football if you look at the stats. Wilson and Brees have huge hands, both fumble the football at a higher rate than many QBs with smaller hands for example.

Originally posted by Phoenix49ers:

Dane Brugler ‏@dpbrugler Strangest interview question I've heard a NFL team ask a prospect so far: Do you find your mother attractive? #NFLCombine

Originally posted by Memphis9er:
Hand size is more important to receivers than qbs, in my opinion. 9 inches, while smaller than Alex Smith's hands, isn't terrible, just not ideally what you'd want in someone who handles the ball every play.

Originally posted by Joecool:

Originally posted by Memphis9er:
Hand size is more important to receivers than qbs, in my opinion. 9 inches, while smaller than Alex Smith's hands, isn't terrible, just not ideally what you'd want in someone who handles the ball every play.

How do they measure the hand size? Pinky to Thumb? Base of Palm to the tip of index finger?

What if someone has a short palm and long fingers or a large palm and short fingers. Does that make a difference?

To measure hand size, the hand is placed palm down against a flat surface and scouts measure from thumb to pinky.

Originally posted by okdkid:

Agree. The issue isn't that he has small hands. It's that you'd have to draft him in the top 10 -- even though he has some serious question marks. Hands, frame, Carson Palmer syndrome, no real idea about his deep passing game (lots of short/mid stuff at Cal). He may be great, or he may be yet another QB bust. It's just a big gamble for a pick that needs to bring in a pro bowl caliber player.

That's the trouble with this years QB class. People are building mediocre QB prospects to be something they're not. There's no Luck, Newton, Winston, Mariotta in this draft. The kids that would have been taken late 1st in most other drafts are now getting premium consideration. So, people make excuses for them -- "Oh that's not that bad.", "Irrelevant", "He will get better at the next level", "Didn't have talent around him", "Beating ranked teams is overrated", and on and on. It's not good enough for an elite pick. Particularly a QB.

Originally posted by okdkid:

Originally posted by Joecool:

Originally posted by Memphis9er:
Hand size is more important to receivers than qbs, in my opinion. 9 inches, while smaller than Alex Smith's hands, isn't terrible, just not ideally what you'd want in someone who handles the ball every play.

How do they measure the hand size? Pinky to Thumb? Base of Palm to the tip of index finger?

What if someone has a short palm and long fingers or a large palm and short fingers. Does that make a difference?

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/nfl-draft-scout/25494904/nfl-combine-goff-measure-6-4-215-with-nine-inch-hands

Hope this helps, sir!

To measure hand size, the hand is placed palm down against a flat surface and scouts measure from thumb to pinky.

Originally posted by eastcoast49ersfan:
Are you mixing him up with Lynch here? Goff threw down the field a lot.

When you look at Goff's stats, they are impressive. He has completed 69% of his throws this year. His completion percentage is a very misleading stat. In one game I charted, he threw 37 passes. Of those 37 throws, only 8 went further than 10 yards downfield. Most of his throws are within five yards of the line of scrimmage.

Originally posted by genus49:

Originally posted by Phoenix49ers:

Dane Brugler ‏@dpbrugler Strangest interview question I've heard a NFL team ask a prospect so far: Do you find your mother attractive? #NFLCombine

Please don't let that be us, please....

Originally posted by 94949er:

Originally posted by okdkid:

Originally posted by Joecool:

Originally posted by Memphis9er:
Hand size is more important to receivers than qbs, in my opinion. 9 inches, while smaller than Alex Smith's hands, isn't terrible, just not ideally what you'd want in someone who handles the ball every play.

How do they measure the hand size? Pinky to Thumb? Base of Palm to the tip of index finger?

What if someone has a short palm and long fingers or a large palm and short fingers. Does that make a difference?

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/nfl-draft-scout/25494904/nfl-combine-goff-measure-6-4-215-with-nine-inch-hands

Hope this helps, sir!

To measure hand size, the hand is placed palm down against a flat surface and scouts measure from thumb to pinky.

I got 9 1/2. Going Pro!

Originally posted by okdkid:
This is from the middle of the 2015 season. I'll try to find some other stuff as well.

http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/breaking-down-cals-jared-goff/

When you look at Goff's stats, they are impressive. He has completed 69% of his throws this year. His completion percentage is a very misleading stat. In one game I charted, he threw 37 passes. Of those 37 throws, only 8 went further than 10 yards downfield. Most of his throws are within five yards of the line of scrimmage.

Originally posted by Jcool:

Originally posted by Baylor:

Originally posted by Memphis9er:
Hand size is more important to receivers than qbs, in my opinion. 9 inches, while smaller than Alex Smith's hands, isn't terrible, just not ideally what you'd want in someone who handles the ball every play.

Its very important for QBs. Small handed QBs often struggle in the elements. Many cold weather teams will not draft a guy with small hands.

According to who?