Keith Handlos

I often find it humorous when ppl tell us how much “height” of a QB affects one’s ability to “see” the field!! Bc too often we are asking the WRONG questions on these types of things! Bottom line is, only the QB truly knows how much it affects them & just bc you have no problem physically seeing the defense, it has no bearing on if you can truly “see” (read) the defense! There is also something to what height do you play at - maybe this would be a great NEW weight to MEASURE the height of a QB - some QBs play with more or less knee bend, so a 6’4 QB could play like a 6’2 guy or a 6’0 guy play like a 6’2 based on their stance in the pocket! I was barely over 6’1 1/2 & I rarely (I believe all QBs are shielded at times) had a vision problem when playing in the NFL & I felt I could “see” the defense as well as anyone who ever played! Drew Brees is considerably shorter than me & he could “see” the field as well as anyone who ever played the game! My son @elijah13warner is 6’0 foot and I would put his ability to see the field up against anyone in college football based off watching every one of his snaps and MORE importantly asking him what he saw on each play!! So does height play a role in physically seeing at times - I’m sure it does! Is there a cut off line - maybe, but only shorter QBs could tell you that - bc I’ve seen many guys shorter than me “see” the field really well! And more than anything what I want to know is if a QB can “see” the field - see it physically and more importantly process what they see mentally - and for me it’s pretty easy to tell when watching tape who can “see” it and who can’t! The only question that remains is who can’t see it bc they are blocked physically and who can’t see it bc they are blocked mentally!

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