Atmospheric river watch for Sat.1/20/24

Originally posted by scooterhd:
You want to make a strawman about handsize, because theres little evidence of Purdy playing well in the rain. Which could easily be explained by sample size, but could also be a potential issue.

What about last years Wild Card round against Seattle? It rained that day and Purdy had a huge game. The the same amount of rain is predicted for Saturday, so

Originally posted by scooterhd:
You want to make a strawman about handsize, because theres little evidence of Purdy playing well in the rain. Which could easily be explained by sample size, but could also be a potential issue.

Burrow's hand size is 9 inches, Mahomes hand size is 9 1/4, the same as Purdy. The whole hand size discussion is overrated. QB's don't fail because of the size of their hands but rather what is going on between their ears.

Originally posted by swoosh6996:

Originally posted by scooterhd:
You want to make a strawman about handsize, because theres little evidence of Purdy playing well in the rain. Which could easily be explained by sample size, but could also be a potential issue.

What about last years Wild Card round against Seattle? It rained that day and Purdy had a huge game. The the same amount of rain is predicted for Saturday, so

it was a rainy season last year with some games in the rain, some weeks we had practice in the rain up to a home game. Philly game had rain up until the game

These 9ers are weather tested

Originally posted by Overkill:
Meh, weather can play equalizer to some extent, which isn't great news when you're the more talented team, but GB had one of the worst rushing defenses in the league during the season. Even if the weather impacted the passing game, it's not like that tilts things in their favor.

Our rushing attack > GB's
Our rushing defense > GB's

Personally, I hope the game falls into a window between storms as is currently predicted, simply because that makes for a better game to watch imo. But I'm not worried about the weather costing us the game.

only if we fall behind and it starts raining late. I know it was a monsoon in Chicago last year, but it's why we lost. We let Chicago hang around, then they took the lead, and the weather was too bad for us to catch up. Rain can be unpredictable. I'd rather be up 24-17 late in the 4th quarter in a drizzle / rain shower with GB having the ball THAN being down 24-17 late in the 4th quarter in a drizzle / rain shower with SF having the ball. We can deny it all we want, but weather does influence the outcome of games, for better or worse. If it's going to rain in spots during the game, we damn well better be up by a large margin leaving no opportunity for mistake. If GB surprises us and takes the lead, and we spend the majority of game playing catch up, Im pretty sure even a light drizzle will hinder our chances.

Originally posted by DrEll:

Originally posted by Overkill:
Meh, weather can play equalizer to some extent, which isn't great news when you're the more talented team, but GB had one of the worst rushing defenses in the league during the season. Even if the weather impacted the passing game, it's not like that tilts things in their favor.

Our rushing attack > GB's
Our rushing defense > GB's

Personally, I hope the game falls into a window between storms as is currently predicted, simply because that makes for a better game to watch imo. But I'm not worried about the weather costing us the game.

only if we fall behind and it starts raining late. I know it was a monsoon in Chicago last year, but it's why we lost. We let Chicago hang around, then they took the lead, and the weather was too bad for us to catch up. Rain can be unpredictable. I'd rather be up 24-17 late in the 4th quarter in a drizzle / rain shower with GB having the ball THAN being down 24-17 late in the 4th quarter in a drizzle / rain shower with SF having the ball. We can deny it all we want, but weather does influence the outcome of games, for better or worse. If it's going to rain in spots during the game, we damn well better be up by a large margin leaving no opportunity for mistake. If GB surprises us and takes the lead, and we spend the majority of game playing catch up, Im pretty sure even a light drizzle will hinder our chances.

The rain wasn't the reason we lost. it was a bad turnover and a QB who was inaccurate

Originally posted by Phoenix49ers:
Burrow's hand size is 9 inches, Mahomes hand size is 9 1/4, the same as Purdy. The whole hand size discussion is overrated. QB's don't fail because of the size of their hands but rather what is going on between their ears.

Nobody is claiming hand size is imperative to play QB. I'm talking about playing in the rain. Physically, a wet ball is harder to hold then a dry ball. At some point, somebodys physical qualities come into play. Hand size, hand strength, etc. You can be the best formula 1 driver, but if the track is wet, you need the right tires for the conditions.

Whether it rains cats or dogs -- I do know one thing. It's not going to affect Brock Purdy. The man played in weather conditions that were far worse in Iowa. Much worse than anything Mother Nature throws at the Left Coast. Make no doubt about it, Brock Purdy played well in those nasty weather games. Well enough to earn the honored distinction of becoming the last pick in the NFL draft.

The only thing that might affect Glock is if Green Bay's defense suddenly transforms into the Ravens or Browns squads that gave him trouble. I do expect Glock to be a bit rusty in the first quarter thanks to three weeks of inactivity. But that won't be weather related.

I do love me some 49er bad weather playoff games though. I have pleasant memories of those. Most 49er fans do.

Originally posted by swoosh6996:
What about last years Wild Card round against Seattle? It rained that day and Purdy had a huge game. The the same amount of rain is predicted for Saturday, so

The rain was heavy in the first half and he was 9-19. We were losing 17-16. After halftime the rain lightened up and he was 9-11

Originally posted by Phoenix49ers:

Originally posted by scooterhd:
You want to make a strawman about handsize, because theres little evidence of Purdy playing well in the rain. Which could easily be explained by sample size, but could also be a potential issue.

Burrow's hand size is 9 inches, Mahomes hand size is 9 1/4, the same as Purdy. The whole hand size discussion is overrated. QB's don't fail because of the size of their hands but rather what is going on between their ears.

Neck size has shown to be a more important measurement than hand size.

Originally posted by Hysterikal:

Originally posted by Phoenix49ers:

Originally posted by scooterhd:
You want to make a strawman about handsize, because theres little evidence of Purdy playing well in the rain. Which could easily be explained by sample size, but could also be a potential issue.

Burrow's hand size is 9 inches, Mahomes hand size is 9 1/4, the same as Purdy. The whole hand size discussion is overrated. QB's don't fail because of the size of their hands but rather what is going on between their ears.

Neck size has shown to be a more important measurement than hand size.

Which neck are we talking about?

Originally posted by scooterhd:
The rain was heavy in the first half and he was 9-19. We were losing 17-16. After halftime the rain lightened up and he was 9-11

For my memory, he had one really bad throw that could be attributed to grip issues… his first. I don't recall every incompletion but I do remember he had two throws on slants over the middle that were knocked down by defenders. Those were decision making issues not accuracy problems.

Scoring 16 points in a half is pretty good.

Originally posted by Alfienator:

Originally posted by Hysterikal:

Originally posted by Phoenix49ers:

Originally posted by scooterhd:
You want to make a strawman about handsize, because theres little evidence of Purdy playing well in the rain. Which could easily be explained by sample size, but could also be a potential issue.

Burrow's hand size is 9 inches, Mahomes hand size is 9 1/4, the same as Purdy. The whole hand size discussion is overrated. QB's don't fail because of the size of their hands but rather what is going on between their ears.

Neck size has shown to be a more important measurement than hand size.

Which neck are we talking about?

All I know is it's girth not length that's important or the Texans wouldn't have needed Stroud.

Originally posted by Hysterikal:
Neck size has shown to be a more important measurement than hand size.

Again. This has nothing to do with playing in heavy rain...

Originally posted by scooterhd:

Originally posted by Hysterikal:
Neck size has shown to be a more important measurement than hand size.

Again. This has nothing to do with playing in heavy rain...

Oh you're taking rain seriously like any football player gives a s**t.

Originally posted by Hysterikal:

Originally posted by Phoenix49ers:

Originally posted by scooterhd:
You want to make a strawman about handsize, because theres little evidence of Purdy playing well in the rain. Which could easily be explained by sample size, but could also be a potential issue.

Burrow's hand size is 9 inches, Mahomes hand size is 9 1/4, the same as Purdy. The whole hand size discussion is overrated. QB's don't fail because of the size of their hands but rather what is going on between their ears.

Neck size has shown to be a more important measurement than hand size.

Takeo Spikes would have been the GOAT QB. What a waste of talent.