Mitch "Mr Biscuit" Trubisky-QB-North Carolina | Page 72

Phoenix49ers · 2016-09-29T14:44:50-07:00

A QB worth keeping an eye on throughout the season. This is his first year as a starter and he is leading in several passing categories, has largely looked pretty good this season including a terrific comeback win against Pitt. He comes with decent size at 6'3", has added some bulk during his time at North Carolina and also has the athleticism to take off and run with the football if needed. He has thrown 203 consecutive passes without an interception, the longest current streak in the nation. The offense that North Carolina runs is quite similar to Chip Kelly's offense, its a frantic, one-back up-tempo spread offense that utilizes the no huddle a lot. I'll take the Tar Heels entire WR group as well, incredibly well coached group, excellent route runners with outstanding hands(1 drop all season long). Ryan Switzer is one to watch for sure. That has definitely helped Trubisky out but he's made some really excellent throws at times, beating coverage, making timely decisions and with good ball placement on his passes. https://vine.co/v/5rjQ2h2Vvrl http://www.espn.com/blog/acc/post/_/id/94971/north-carolina-qb-mitch-trubisky-proving-hes-among-nations-elite CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- They had noticed the fans leaving after Pitt drilled a field goal to run its fourth-quarter lead to 13, but now, as North Carolina drove toward the end zone in the game's final minutes with a chance to pull out a win, the crowd seemed impossibly loud. Bug Howard was sore, having fought off physical defenders all game. Mack Hollins was just a spectator, an injury forcing him to the sideline. Ryan Switzer was so exhausted he compared the drive to an out-of-body experience. Their quarterback though? Mitch Trubisky was cool as a cucumber. "There was not one time when we thought he was nervous or we thought the stage was too big for him," Switzer said. "He was even-keeled the entire time. I think I even got a smile out of him." What's not to smile about? Trubisky is riding high after four games and, with apologies to that guy getting all the headlines at Louisville, he might be the country's hottest quarterback. Let's start with that game-winning drive. North Carolina needed 17 gut-wrenching plays to march 63 yards. It wasn't a thing of beauty. It was a deliberate, gritty, physical performance. On the drive, Trubisky completed three different throws on fourth-and-6 or longer, converting all for a first down. That's an insane statistic, really. Over the past 10 years, only one other Power 5 quarterback has converted more fourth-down throws in the fourth quarter of a one possession game in an entire career. "I wasn't really thinking about it," Trubisky said. "Just thinking about getting the first down, knowing the situation, trying to communicate. We just made it happen." That drive was Trubisky battling, but so much of the past three games have been easy. Trubisky started last week's contest by completing his first 12 throws, which ran his streak of consecutive completions to 30. That was a school record. Overall this season, he's completed 74.5 percent of his throws, second nationally, despite the fact that he has thrown more deep balls (passes of 20 yards or more in the air) than all but nine other Power 5 quarterbacks.

Dec 26, 2016 at 6:04 AM

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Will probably be a niner if Garrett is taken 1

Dec 26, 2016 at 6:20 AM

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Originally posted by NYniner85:
Where you hearing that? And what's considered small?

If he's smart he'll get some nice hand "massages" before the combine. I did notice a picture of him on one article where his hands did look tiny, almost photoshopped like around the ball.

I think that whole thing is overrated but I'd certainly rather have a QB with huge hands just in case. But certainly wouldn't be a deal breaker

Dec 26, 2016 at 6:29 AM

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Originally posted by genus49:
If he's smart he'll get some nice hand "massages" before the combine. I did notice a picture of him on one article where his hands did look tiny, almost photoshopped like around the ball.

I think that whole thing is overrated but I'd certainly rather have a QB with huge hands just in case. But certainly wouldn't be a deal breaker

Yeah I'd just like to hear where that's coming from? Does he a fumbling problem?

I think hand size is important but not sure what the cut off is that makes them "small" under 9 inches?

Kap is regarded as having small hands and I didn't really hear about it being a issue until the Chicago game this yr

Dec 26, 2016 at 7:49 AM

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Originally posted by NYniner85:

Originally posted by genus49:
If he's smart he'll get some nice hand "massages" before the combine. I did notice a picture of him on one article where his hands did look tiny, almost photoshopped like around the ball.

I think that whole thing is overrated but I'd certainly rather have a QB with huge hands just in case. But certainly wouldn't be a deal breaker

Yeah I'd just like to hear where that's coming from? Does he a fumbling problem?

I think hand size is important but not sure what the cut off is that makes them "small" under 9 inches?

Kap is regarded as having small hands and I didn't really hear about it being a issue until the Chicago game this yr

Under 9.5 I think.

Aaron Rodgers 9.38

Tony Romo 8.86

Colin Kaepernick 9.13

Dec 26, 2016 at 9:41 AM

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Originally posted by NYniner85:
Originally posted by genus49:
If he's smart he'll get some nice hand "massages" before the combine. I did notice a picture of him on one article where his hands did look tiny, almost photoshopped like around the ball.

I think that whole thing is overrated but I'd certainly rather have a QB with huge hands just in case. But certainly wouldn't be a deal breaker

Yeah I'd just like to hear where that's coming from? Does he a fumbling problem?

I think hand size is important but not sure what the cut off is that makes them "small" under 9 inches?

Kap is regarded as having small hands and I didn't really hear about it being a issue until the Chicago game this yr

yes below 9 is small... Tony Romo has like 8 1/4 inch hands.. actually just saw Romo as 8 3/4

[ Edited by Zachary13White on Dec 26, 2016 at 9:43 AM ]

Dec 26, 2016 at 10:01 AM

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Originally posted by Zachary13White:

Originally posted by NYniner85:

Originally posted by genus49:
If he's smart he'll get some nice hand "massages" before the combine. I did notice a picture of him on one article where his hands did look tiny, almost photoshopped like around the ball.

I think that whole thing is overrated but I'd certainly rather have a QB with huge hands just in case. But certainly wouldn't be a deal breaker

Yeah I'd just like to hear where that's coming from? Does he a fumbling problem?

I think hand size is important but not sure what the cut off is that makes them "small" under 9 inches?

Kap is regarded as having small hands and I didn't really hear about it being a issue until the Chicago game this yr
yes below 9 is small... Tony Romo has like 8 1/4 inch hands.. actually just saw Romo as 8 3/4

I'd say anything under 9.5" is small, but 10" is preferred.

Romo's hands are 8 7/8", Tannehill's are 9", Goff's and Kaepernick's are 9 1/8" and, Bridgewater's are 9 1/4" (and his hands were considered small). Most starting QBs fall in the 9.5"-10.25" range.

Dec 26, 2016 at 10:33 AM

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the more this quarterback class is evaluated I believe the top of this class will trump the top of last year's class with Kizer and Trubisky being seen as superior prospects over Goff and Wentz, with Watson viewed in the same breath as Paxton Lynch

Dec 26, 2016 at 10:43 AM

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I want to see how Trubisky performs under the spotlight and pressure of a bowl game.

Dec 26, 2016 at 10:46 AM

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Originally posted by genus49:
If he's smart he'll get some nice hand "massages" before the combine. I did notice a picture of him on one article where his hands did look tiny, almost photoshopped like around the ball.

I think that whole thing is overrated but I'd certainly rather have a QB with huge hands just in case. But certainly wouldn't be a deal breaker

I mentioned a few months back that his hands could turn out to be on the smaller side, at which point his struggles in rainy conditions would be revisited.

Dec 26, 2016 at 10:47 AM

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Originally posted by ChaunceyGardner:
I want to see how Trubisky performs under the spotlight and pressure of a bowl game.

The game against Stanford has the potential to really help his case if he does well.

Dec 26, 2016 at 11:19 AM

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Originally posted by NYniner85:

Originally posted by NinerSickness:
Rumors are Mitch has smaller hands for a QB. That's a concern if true, We won't know 'til the combine, but if it's true, that's a problem.

Where you hearing that? And what's considered small?

It's just going around because of some pic's of his hands. What's considered small? Well, David Carr has 9 1/4 size hands, and that's a little bit on the smaller size. Goff was 9 even, which is tiny. I'm not sure there's anything to it yet.

[ Edited by NinerSickness on Dec 26, 2016 at 11:21 AM ]

Dec 26, 2016 at 11:25 AM

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Originally posted by NinerSickness:
It's just going around because of some pic's of his hands. What's considered small? Well, David Carr has 9 1/4 size hands, and that's a little bit on the smaller size. Goff was 9 even, which is tiny. I'm not sure there's anything to it yet.

Word just haven't heard and numbers...something to keep in mind during the draft process

Dec 26, 2016 at 11:54 AM

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Watson looks like he has pretty big hands. I've seen him sell a couple pump fakes that would have had the ball squirt out of a QB with small hands.

Dec 26, 2016 at 12:02 PM

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Originally posted by NYniner85:

Originally posted by NinerSickness:
It's just going around because of some pic's of his hands. What's considered small? Well, David Carr has 9 1/4 size hands, and that's a little bit on the smaller size. Goff was 9 even, which is tiny. I'm not sure there's anything to it yet.

Word just haven't heard and numbers...something to keep in mind during the draft process

lol baby hands

Dec 26, 2016 at 12:05 PM

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Originally posted by susweel:
lol baby hands