Production matters.
Joe has to give Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht credit. How many inventive and interesting ways can one come up with to answer the same question asked a dozen times?
Licht did a hit on “Good Morning Football” seen on NFL Network today. Once again, he was asked about Rueben Bain’s short arms, or perceived short arms.
“Every year, I think, we all seem to invent new ways to overthink things,” Licht said. “The arm length, all the different measurements, they all come into play in all of our meetings, the 1,000 hours of meetings that we log.”
Licht put the subject to bed, as if he hasn’t already, that if a player can play, measurements don’t mean s(p)it.
“If you stare at the tape long enough, I’ve learned, the tape usually wins the argument,” Licht said. “That’s the conclusion that we came to. We never thought [short arms] was a hindrance in his play.
“I’ve said this before but you can probably ask all the tackles in the SEC, Big Ten and ACC if [Bain’s] short arms were a hindrance in his play. They’d probably all agree that it doesn’t.”
It’s simple: The eye in the sky doesn’t lie. If you can play, you can play.
Warren Sapp wasn’t exactly a perfect-sized tackle when he came out of Miami. Aaron Donald surely wasn’t an ideal-sized tackle when he came out of Pitt. There’s no question Khalil Mack wasn’t a desired-sized end coming from Buffalo in the MAC.
But all three could play.
Does Rueben Bain Jr.'s arm length really matter?@Buccaneers GM Jason Licht says you can ask the tackles he faced in college 💪 pic.twitter.com/GjtmMBR1a7
— NFL Network (@nflnetwork) May 8, 2026