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Which Giant QB had the best arm?

jnoble : 4/22/2014 6:41 pm
Simms, Collins, or Kent Graham who at one point in '99 was touted as having one of the strongest arms in the league. I'm going to give the edge to Kerry over Simms, but I could be wrong.
I 2nd Kerry  
Nick from Goa : 4/22/2014 6:42 pm : link
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I think  
Walt in MD : 4/22/2014 6:43 pm : link
Collins did.
The guy with the 10 cent head  
mamamia : 4/22/2014 6:44 pm : link
Kerry Collins
Collins could gun that ball all day  
Bold Ruler : Mod : 4/22/2014 6:47 pm : link
huge arm.
Hostetler's arm was stronger than Simms  
GeofromNJ : 4/22/2014 6:56 pm : link
Simms might have been more accurate, but Hoss could really gun it. Between Hoss and Collins it might be a draw.
Kerry  
Tuckrule : 4/22/2014 7:09 pm : link
Easily one of the best arms I've seen in football.
Kent Graham  
GGGmen : 4/22/2014 7:12 pm : link
Had a gun. If it is based on Arm alone probably him.
Bomar  
gtt350 : 4/22/2014 7:16 pm : link
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Weakest:  
napoleon : 4/22/2014 7:20 pm : link
Kanell?!
Gotta be Collins. Lorenzen had a gun too although we never  
NYG in NC : 4/22/2014 7:44 pm : link
saw it with the Giants
the hefty lefty.....  
thrunthrublue : 4/22/2014 7:44 pm : link
threw a tight spiral.....
Kerry  
Chef : 4/22/2014 7:48 pm : link
Collins
So, it looks like  
Blackbeard : 4/22/2014 7:53 pm : link
brain beats brawn.
Kerry Collins  
Hades07 : 4/22/2014 8:27 pm : link
But Graham had a cannon also.
Mike Cherry or Kent Graham or Rhett Bomar  
RAIN : 4/22/2014 8:27 pm : link
Arm talent.
Collins  
old man : 4/22/2014 8:34 pm : link
and Hoss.
GeoNJ  
Emlen'sGremlins : 4/22/2014 8:41 pm : link
Hoss Had A Stronger Arm Than Simms? LOL!!
Of those mentioned Collins  
steve in ky : 4/22/2014 8:51 pm : link
But YA Tittle probably had an even stronger arm
Jack Kemp- because he could stand in one end- zone  
Bobby Epps : 4/22/2014 9:18 pm : link
and pass into the other end-zone on the fly.
Joe Pisarcik had a cannon of an arm when he first came out  
Rich Houston-NYG-WR-1971 : 4/22/2014 9:54 pm : link
very accurate.just on a bad team
I  
CapeGman : 4/22/2014 10:56 pm : link
know it might sound a little crazy but I watched them all and would go with KG. Threw One heck of a deep ball.
YA Tittle lived off the long ball  
Del Shofner : 4/22/2014 11:11 pm : link
to Del Shofner and others.

But probably if you measured arm strength Kerry Collins would come out on top.
in the style of the NFL in that day  
Del Shofner : 4/22/2014 11:13 pm : link
YA Tittle put much more air under the ball. Guys like Collins and for that matte Graham threw it more on a rope.
Rich- Pisarcik accurate?  
DG : 4/22/2014 11:46 pm : link
hmmm..

I've been watching the Giants since 1968 and Pisarcik was the worst starting Giants QB since then in my opinion. Worse than Dave Brown. He was extremely inaccurate but he did have a strong arm.

I think Collins had the strongest arm. Of all the old-time QBs that i saw play, i'd say Jurgensen had the strongest arm, stronger than Collins'.
Collins.  
guitarguybs07 : 4/23/2014 12:03 am : link
This play gave me all the evidence I needed. 65+ yards in the air
Collins - Toomer Flea Flicker - ( New Window )
DG  
jnoble : 4/23/2014 7:11 am : link
he wasn't very accurate but I recall Dave Brown having a pretty decent arm as well. The Giants didn't air it out much during the Reeves era
I'd go with  
LS : 4/23/2014 7:24 am : link
Kerry Collins too.
Kerry Collins  
AnyoneButPhilly : 4/23/2014 8:21 am : link
Could throw a cupcake through a battleship
Awww, look at Shockey and Toomer hugging.  
Curtis in VA : 4/23/2014 8:27 am : link
That was before the sh*t hit the fan between those two lol
In the modern era, Collins  
David B. : 4/23/2014 8:29 am : link
and it's not even close. Followed by Simms. Graham had a big arm, but he couldn't hit water if he fell out of a boat, so he doesn't really count IMO. Any more that LT -- who could stand on one goal line, and hit the crossbar at the other end of the field. (Madden says he saw this).
Collins had the best arm,  
rebel yell : 4/23/2014 9:47 am : link
but Hoss was the absolute toughest SOB I'd ever seen. Some of the hits he took and injuries he played throuh were incredible.
Depends what you mean by "best arm"  
NYGmen58 : 4/23/2014 10:29 am : link
If you mean arm strength/ability to make any throw, Eli is as good as anyone we've ever had, but he doesn't throw the tightest of spirals and his velocity is not great.

Collins was the best deep ball passer though. Through the prettiest ball downfield I've ever seen.
Pure strength had to be Joe Pisarcik. No touch at all though  
Victor in CT : 4/23/2014 11:37 am : link
Collins threw the prettiest ball, Simms the tightest spiral. Eli has the balls to put it anywhere.
Mike Cherry  
John in CharlotteNC : 4/23/2014 12:08 pm : link
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I came  
Amtoft : 4/23/2014 1:10 pm : link
to add that it is Mike Cherry also.
Probably Collins.  
Big Blue Blogger : 4/23/2014 6:15 pm : link
Phil had a rocket too, but the beating he took in his early years diminished everything. And what sort of deep threat did he have back then? Still, the throws he made up the seam to Mowatt and Bavaro in the mid-80s gave a hint of what he could do.
Another for Collins  
regulator : 4/23/2014 6:19 pm : link
that fleaflicker to Toomer @ Indy in 02 was one of the nicest deep balls I have ever seen... shades of Daryle Lamonica with that throw.
Regulator: Yup, 54 yards in the air.  
Big Blue Blogger : 4/23/2014 6:29 pm : link
Hit Amani right in stride. Nice touch too. Very catchable ball.
Collins to Toomer. - ( New Window )
Kerry ...  
Mike in Raleigh : 4/23/2014 8:07 pm : link
Collins ... then I'd say ... Graham ... then Simms.
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