What are some impressions from Week 15 of the NFL season?
This week, I will comment only on the three games I watched (the first two, in a bar in Denver, which added a certain je ne sais quoi to the whole experience). Packers v. ChiefsI think I was making the same face as Aaron Rodgers above for the entire game. It was like Prof. Dumbledore was on the scene and switched Aaron Rodgers and Kyle Orton for the day. Rodgers looked positively mundane and Orton looked precise, powerful and targeted. But it wasn't just Rodgers - the Packers looked distracted, half there and the Chiefs were flipping amped. So how did that happen? I have no idea. Pats v. BroncosThe only rational hope I had for the Broncos winning this game was if the Broncos secondary could shut down the Patriots' medium and long game. As John DeMarchi points out, they did. Just not all of them. You didn't hear much from Gronk or Welker - but that's not enough. The Broncos looked outclassed, with a few moments of excitement and creativity: I thought perhaps McGahee could keep producing after a successful first quarter - but the Pats adjusted and that opportunity went away pretty quickly. Takeaways from this week: 1) The Patriots are calm, cool, collected, professional champions. 2) Brady has a layer of seething emotion under all that cyborg-like precision- he spiked that ball with a bit of vengeance.Hey, DeMarchi - CAN'T WAIT for Christmas Eve. Steelers v. 49ersThe 49ers look good. That defense is full of beasts - most of them named Smith. They weren't too bothered with the Steelers passing game...or running game...or special teams. In closing - listening to Ben Roethlisberger on ESPN today made me want to barf: "I'll play for this team even if I'm at 5%!" Dude, we get it, you were on WWE, etc. You're a tough guy. However, you were not at your best stuck in the pocket, over-throwing, under-throwing, and acting generally like your lower half was stuck in Christmas pudding you were thinking about eating.
Who is the largest quarterback in NFL football?
I don’t know what you mean by largest, so I’ll give you the tallest and heaviest starting QB in NFL football.The heaviest NFL quarterbacks are Carolina Panthers QB Cam Newton and Baltimore Ravens QB Joe Flacco. Both men weigh 245 lbs. Pittsburgh Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger and Indianapolis Colts QB Andrew Luck come in a close second at 240 lbs.The tallest NFL QB is Houston Texans QB Brock Osweiler at 6 foot 8 inches. Joe Flacco comes in second at 6 foot 6 while six more QBs (Ben Roethlisberger, Cam Newton, Arizona Cardinals QB Carson Palmer, San Diego Charger QB Philip Rivers, Jacksonville Jaguars QB Blake Bortles, and Philadelphia Eagles QB Carson Wentz) are 6 foot 5.The lightest QB, weight-wise, is Los Angeles Rams QB Case Keenum. Keenum weighs only 205 lbs. New Orleans Saints QB Drew Brees comes in a close second at 209 lbs.The shortest QB is Seattle Seahawks QB Russell Wilson, measuring only 5 foot 11. Drew Brees comes in a close second at exactly 6 foot while Case Keenum is 6 foot 1.