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I think the height arguments are WAY overrated for Troy Smith... Look at guys like Michael Vick, Drew Brees, Mark Brunell... All of those guys have been successful in the NFL despite the height descrepancy...
Now the big problem with small quarterbacks is being able to see over the lineman, correct? Well do you guys realize that Troy Smith managed to be one of the BEST quarterbacks in the country despite having one of the TALLEST offensive lines in the country? Let's take a look at this, shall we?
Alex Boone = 6'8
Kirk Barton = 6'6
TJ Downing = 6'4
Steve Rehring = 6'8
Doug Datish = 6'5
That's the starting Buckeye line right there... They average a height of 6'6 feet per starter... Now let's take a look at the Brown starting offensive line... (As of opening day, including Fraley instead of Bentley)
Kevin Shaffer = 6'5
Joe Andruzzi = 6'3
Hank Fraley = 6'2
Cosey Coleman = 6'4
Ryan Tucker = 6'6
That's the starting Browns offensive line, tentatively... They have an average of 6'4 per offensive lineman... Well hmm... That's 2' inches shorter than, on average, an Ohio State lineman... The tallest offensive lineman for the Browns is Nat Dorsey, who stands 6'7... That's no where near the Buckeye offensive lineman who are taller than that starting...
Using the "height" argument on Smith is stupid considering how successful he has been at the college level despite one of the taller offensive lines in the country...
Now when you think about that, do you really believe that his height would be that much of an issue? I mean come on.. There's no reason why his height should be looked at as a huge negative or a thing that should keep him out of the top half of the first round... Because he's got all the talent the top quarterbacks have, maybe even more, but the stupid height argument is the thing that people look WAY too much into...
Now the big problem with small quarterbacks is being able to see over the lineman, correct? Well do you guys realize that Troy Smith managed to be one of the BEST quarterbacks in the country despite having one of the TALLEST offensive lines in the country? Let's take a look at this, shall we?
Alex Boone = 6'8
Kirk Barton = 6'6
TJ Downing = 6'4
Steve Rehring = 6'8
Doug Datish = 6'5
That's the starting Buckeye line right there... They average a height of 6'6 feet per starter... Now let's take a look at the Brown starting offensive line... (As of opening day, including Fraley instead of Bentley)
Kevin Shaffer = 6'5
Joe Andruzzi = 6'3
Hank Fraley = 6'2
Cosey Coleman = 6'4
Ryan Tucker = 6'6
That's the starting Browns offensive line, tentatively... They have an average of 6'4 per offensive lineman... Well hmm... That's 2' inches shorter than, on average, an Ohio State lineman... The tallest offensive lineman for the Browns is Nat Dorsey, who stands 6'7... That's no where near the Buckeye offensive lineman who are taller than that starting...
Using the "height" argument on Smith is stupid considering how successful he has been at the college level despite one of the taller offensive lines in the country...
Now when you think about that, do you really believe that his height would be that much of an issue? I mean come on.. There's no reason why his height should be looked at as a huge negative or a thing that should keep him out of the top half of the first round... Because he's got all the talent the top quarterbacks have, maybe even more, but the stupid height argument is the thing that people look WAY too much into...