BuffaloSol Posted March 29, 2018 Posted March 29, 2018 In today's game Flacco and Rodgers seem to complete the longest through the air, not sure who has the strongest though.
offsides#76FredSmerlas Posted March 29, 2018 Posted March 29, 2018 Dan Fouts 3 minutes ago, offsides#76FredSmerlas said: Dan Fouts I was actually surprised to just read in an article that Fouts didn't have a strong arm, surprised me with all his 20 yard throws and deep bombs to Winslow, Chandler,and Jefferson.
buffaloboyinATL Posted March 29, 2018 Posted March 29, 2018 Flacco is up there. I will add one to the list. Dan McGwire, Mark's brother, had a cannon for an arm. He was a first round pick of the Seahawks out of San Diego State University. (ahead of Brett Favre) Ended up being a bust, but he could bomb the ball. He was a big man and has a daughter, Mallory, who is 6'5" and plays basketball for the Oregon Ducks.
Wsam4031 Posted March 29, 2018 Posted March 29, 2018 russel's arm was insane id say him. Vick up there though. that dude threw it 50 yards sitting down
BearNorth Posted March 29, 2018 Posted March 29, 2018 Daryle Lamonica wasn't called the "Mad Bomber" for nothing, he def had arm talent for the day.
Eric Moulds on my A** Posted March 29, 2018 Posted March 29, 2018 Jamarcus Russel, throwing 80 yds.. on his knees from the end zone. Monumental Bust! Now he's tossing pigskins over the mountain with Uncle Rico.
VABills Posted March 29, 2018 Posted March 29, 2018 It was Bert Jones and not sure anyone else was close. Maybe Elway. But Jones could easily throw the ball the length of the field.
BillsSbSoon Posted March 29, 2018 Posted March 29, 2018 9 hours ago, NewDayBills said: I don't think Jeff George and Jamarcus Russell count. Arm strength should be also determined by accuracy and ball placement as well, not just throwing 70 yard Hail Marys. To me it's Aaron Rodgers, it takes arm strength to make those tight throws in insanely small windows. This. I wouldnt say rodgers has the best arm in history, but he still has an absolute cannon
major Posted March 29, 2018 Author Posted March 29, 2018 1 hour ago, BuffaloSol said: Check out this high school kid, I found when looking up throws. In a game he threw it about 74 yards in the air even though it says 77, unfortunately doesn't look like it translated to college QB. https://youtu.be/IGeeDv6g2LY Nice find 1
blacklabel Posted March 29, 2018 Posted March 29, 2018 Chad Pennington! Nah, everyone has pretty much already been named. Byron Leftwich had a pretty strong arm as well. He won the longest throw contest at the Pro Bowl back in '04 or '05 I think. 1 hour ago, SmokinES3 said: I have to go with Favre on this one. Jeff George is a good choice as well. Have you heard some of the Glanville stories on placing prop bets on how far he could throw it into the stands? With Favre, right? Glanville used to call him "Mississippi" and would call him out before games and bet other coaches in opposing team stadiums that Favre could chuck the ball up into the 300s. 1
Augie Posted March 29, 2018 Posted March 29, 2018 8 hours ago, NewDayBills said: No. Accuracy takes arm strength is my point, I think the two are closely related. Yeah, you need both, but accuracy with a slightly weaker arm beats a cannon that can’t hit the broad side of a barn. Brady doesn’t have a cannon, especially at 40.
Bill from NYC Posted March 29, 2018 Posted March 29, 2018 I am really quite surprised that nobody mentioned Ryan Mallett. I once saw him stand flat footed and throw a 50 yard post pattern with NO air under it. It looked like an outfielder throwing a baseball. He was still at the University of Arkansas. You see, I readily admit that back then I thought his abundance of talent would translate into the NFL but he was such a schmuck, he wasted all that skill. Another guy not mentioned was Dan Pastorini. He was not a great qb but he could heave it a mile.
RollBillsRoll Posted March 29, 2018 Posted March 29, 2018 1 hour ago, Wsam4031 said: russel's arm was insane id say him. Vick up there though. that dude threw it 50 yards sitting down I remember watching Jamarcus Russell's pregame warm up in college. He would throw the ball 65 yards from his knees, using nothing but his hips/shoulders...
K D Posted March 29, 2018 Posted March 29, 2018 4 hours ago, Fadingpain said: He commented on that a few months ago during the season. Now if I could only remember what he said. It was that Gilbert could do some type of "trick" that Kelso couldn't believe. Like in practice one day Gilbert sat in a chair on the 50 yard line and threw the ball through the uprights from a seated position, or something like that. Anyone remember what that was? Yes he said from his knees he could throw it through the end zone from the 50. The same type of trick Allen and Boller have done in the past
Bookie Man Posted March 29, 2018 Posted March 29, 2018 I thought I read somewhere that Dez Bryant could throw it 90 yards.. Why don't they have the long ball competition anymore. That'd be fun to watch.
row_33 Posted March 29, 2018 Posted March 29, 2018 11 hours ago, major said: Is Bert the one who threw a ball 100 yards one time? Bert threw it 100 yards to Roger Carr who was placed as designed 50 yards down the field. And Bert screamed at Roger every chance he got over the next 10 minutes over failing to catch it. Doug Williams is my pick, which would be a joke except he unleashed it like a boss in that SB win. 2 hours ago, Epstein's Mother said: I remember they used to talk about the "Elway cross". That was the mark left on the receivers by the tip of the ball. Elway's release while rolling to the other side was incredible.
dave mcbride Posted March 29, 2018 Posted March 29, 2018 Interestingly, Jameis Winston only hit 55 mph at the combine, but his fastball sat in the 93-94 mph range when he was a pitcher for Florida State.
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