Last year, it was hand size. The combine was dominated by talk of hand size of the two quarterbacks who ultimately became the two top picks in the draft.
This year’s NFL combine, the discussion has turned to the hands of college offensive linemen. More specifically, it’s where their hands are positioned before the snap.
That’s not on the ground. And that leaves this league — and especially the Seahawks, who are desperate for quality blockers — somewhat up in the air.
Many college linemen who completed their on-field workouts inside Lucas Oil Stadium on Friday have spent their last three and four years in stand-up, two-point stances inside the spread offenses that proliferate the NCAA.