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Cool Thad Lewis article

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Post by CameronBornAndBred » July 28th, 2010, 8:41 pm

My favorite part..
Lewis was listed at 6’1 and 215 pounds but probably stands just a notch below that. Ultimately, that kept Lewis from landing anywhere during the draft.

“I heard it a lot,” Lewis said. “That’s the biggest thing people knocking on my height. Can he throw the ball? Will it get batted down a lot? Things like that. Do you want to take a chance on a guy that is not tall enough? Those are the things I heard about me for not getting drafted. At the end of the day, you’re a quarterback no matter how tall you are. If you are a quarterback, you are a quarterback. If you can go out on the field at any height and produce then I am pretty sure if you do it in college, you can do it on the next level, too.”
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Re: Cool Thad Lewis article

Post by devildeac » July 28th, 2010, 8:51 pm

CameronBornAndBred wrote:My favorite part..
Lewis was listed at 6’1 and 215 pounds but probably stands just a notch below that. Ultimately, that kept Lewis from landing anywhere during the draft.

“I heard it a lot,” Lewis said. “That’s the biggest thing people knocking on my height. Can he throw the ball? Will it get batted down a lot? Things like that. Do you want to take a chance on a guy that is not tall enough? Those are the things I heard about me for not getting drafted. At the end of the day, you’re a quarterback no matter how tall you are. If you are a quarterback, you are a quarterback. If you can go out on the field at any height and produce then I am pretty sure if you do it in college, you can do it on the next level, too.”
And if they had lowered the track during his time at Duke, just think how many more records he would have broken as it probably would have made him "appear" taller. :D
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Re: Cool Thad Lewis article

Post by lawgrad91 » July 28th, 2010, 9:54 pm

CameronBornAndBred wrote:My favorite part..
Lewis was listed at 6’1 and 215 pounds but probably stands just a notch below that. Ultimately, that kept Lewis from landing anywhere during the draft.

“I heard it a lot,” Lewis said. “That’s the biggest thing people knocking on my height. Can he throw the ball? Will it get batted down a lot? Things like that. Do you want to take a chance on a guy that is not tall enough? Those are the things I heard about me for not getting drafted. At the end of the day, you’re a quarterback no matter how tall you are. If you are a quarterback, you are a quarterback. If you can go out on the field at any height and produce then I am pretty sure if you do it in college, you can do it on the next level, too.”
I guess none of the people drafting watched the Super Bowl. Drew Brees wasn't exactly the tallest guy in the stadium, but he looked pretty damn tall holding the Vince Lombardi Trophy.
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Re: Cool Thad Lewis article

Post by captmojo » July 29th, 2010, 5:52 am

lawgrad91 wrote:
CameronBornAndBred wrote:My favorite part..
Lewis was listed at 6’1 and 215 pounds but probably stands just a notch below that. Ultimately, that kept Lewis from landing anywhere during the draft.

“I heard it a lot,” Lewis said. “That’s the biggest thing people knocking on my height. Can he throw the ball? Will it get batted down a lot? Things like that. Do you want to take a chance on a guy that is not tall enough? Those are the things I heard about me for not getting drafted. At the end of the day, you’re a quarterback no matter how tall you are. If you are a quarterback, you are a quarterback. If you can go out on the field at any height and produce then I am pretty sure if you do it in college, you can do it on the next level, too.”
I guess none of the people drafting watched the Super Bowl. Drew Brees wasn't exactly the tallest guy in the stadium, but he looked pretty damn tall holding the Vince Lombardi Trophy.
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Re: Cool Thad Lewis article

Post by ArkieDukie » July 29th, 2010, 10:21 pm

Guess I need to attend a Rams game this year...
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