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Geno throws the ball hard and accurately with little seeming effort, so his hands are obviously big enough for normal circumstances.  I like the way that his motion and the football's velocity do not seem to be much different on 45 yard passes as they are on 25-30 yard passes.

 

All I'm saying is that at 9¼ in, his hands are on the average side and during severely cold weather, like 15° or so, it can affect his throwing.  For that reason large hands are considered desirable for a QB, though average hand size is not disqualifying.  I have heard 9½ in being the standard for good size QB hands, and Geno is just a tick below that.

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Wind expected to be a factor in Buffalo on Sunday

 

Posted by Josh Alper on November 17, 2013, 10:29 AM EST

 

If you played Sunday’s Jets-Bills game in perfect conditions, there probably wouldn’t be gaudy passing numbers when the final whistle blew.

 

The Bills are playing without wide receivers Stevie Johnson and Robert Woods and they haven’t been piling up yards and points when they’re healthy. The Jets, meanwhile, are coming off a game that saw Geno Smith complete just eight passes in what was a successful offensive game plan in a victory over the Saints. Take those things together and it looks like a day for the running backs.

 

When you throw in the weather report, it is even more likely that we’ll be watching an earthbound game on Sunday. Forecasts are for sustained winds of 25 miles per hour during the game with gusts up to 45 mph on a day where weather is expected to be a factor in several games. Bills coach Doug Marrone is concerned with the potential impact on the kicking game as well.

 

“The thing I get most concerned about is Brian [Moorman], holding that ball [on his punt drops],” Marrone said, via the team’s website. “He cradles the ball and when you do that and the ball drops and the wind is going, for him to kick it, the tip of that ball starts to move. That’s the one concern I have.”

 

Jets kicker Nick Folk has yet to miss a field goal this season, but he could also be affected by the winds blowing through Buffalo on Sunday afternoon.

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