Strongest NFL arm you have seen

Jeff George is the first man to come to mind. Of course he made up for that with a two cent head.

When Vick would just flick his wrist and the ball would fly 70 yards down field.

But George, Vick and Cunningham are right there.

Elway.

But best pure passer with arm strength? Marino. He would just flick his wrist and the ball would go 50 yards.

a cannon.

Vick had amazing mechanics to flick the ball but not sure it was as strong as Elway. George had a strong arm but just seemed like such a dick I couldn’t watch him often 😂🤣.

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Brady's throw in SB 42 to Moss on the second to last play was way more arm talent than Elway has ever shown.. and Guys like Allen have a much better arm than Brady.. so I really doubt that Elway and Marino had better arm talent.. may be if you adjust it for respective time period..

I think both of them are from the same planet in another universe that produces these freaks.

Google the "Elway Cross" to get a better idea of Elway's arm.

Farve was reputed to have an extremely strong arm.

Elway threw a very hard ball that was difficult to catch.

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I could not believe how effortless his throwing motion was with a tight spiral

the other day that Bert Jones is the most underrated thrower of a football he has ever seen. He said he could a football through a carwash, and it wouldn't get wet.

In comment 16397217 bw in dc said:

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the other day that Bert Jones is the most underrated thrower of a football he has ever seen. He said he could a football through a carwash, and it wouldn't get wet.

EA loved Bert. Haha.

I saw Jeff George in person for the Redskins - it didn't seem human.

I agree with those saying Marino, Elway, and George. I'd include Rodgers, Allen, and Mahomes of the current guys.

I'll also mention Warren Moon, who was as clean a thrower as you could want, so I have an excuse to post this GIF. Great thrower.

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In comment 16397217 bw in dc said: Quote: the other day that Bert Jones is the most underrated thrower of a football he has ever seen. He said he could a football through a carwash, and it wouldn't get wet. EA loved Bert. Haha.

He was on Russo's show a few weeks ago discussing the Lions last championship. It was an awesome listen...

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Great Arm - Yes
Rarely was above 60% completion %
Almost twice as many Picks as TDs if I recall
On a bunch of teams (wore out his welcome quickly) . . .

Why?

Head Case, un-coachable, but most of all suffered from this ailment . . .

My Arm will set me free - no it won't.

Saw him throwing 40 yarders on a rope! Underrated QB, as well. He had a seriously strong arm. Another guy was Jeff George.

But he was a moron. The archetypal “million dollar arm, ten cent head” guy. He could make every throw on the field - both high velocity and touch passes.

I still think Elway had a bit stronger arm, but he didn’t have the same touch George had.

Kerry Collins had a bazooka of an arm

Cunningham. Once saw him throw 70 yards rolling out.

because lots of guys with strong arms were bad QBs, as noted above. Jeff George. JaMarcus Russell, too, I think. I don't remember Dan McGuire's arm, but maybe.

According to news accounts at the time, Elway's receivers in college would talk about getting the "Elway cross": The seams on the tip of the ball would hit their hands so hard it would leave a mark. I've never heard of anything like that before or since.

what you're looking for. Fastball or distance or both?

I think Mahomes and Allen went back and forth for a while passing each other in longest distance and I want to say it was something like 80 yards. I think Mahomes might have even thrown a ball close to 80 yards at his pro day.

I believe Baker Mayfield has the longest pass completion (on a ball traveling in the air not like Victor Cruz 99 yard reception) and it was a 70-yard hail mary (ball traveled 70 yards in the air).

but if you're talking pure fast ball guys like Favre and George have to be near the top.

I don't know those older guys ever tried to see how far they could throw it. They probably did. They should bring back those types of contests like from the Sehorn days and have them at the pro-bowl. until someone gets hurt. lol. Make the NFL pro-bowl like the NHL all-star game and it would be more fun.

but I'm going Marino, Elway and Cunningham.

Someone out to dig into some of the old Pro Bowl distance throwing competitions and see if we are missing any diamonds in the rough.

Here's one, for instance...
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but worth noting are Jay Cutler and Michael Bishop. Bishop’s was on display at Kansas St. but he never made it in the NFL, I think he bounced around for a few years. But he had a cannon when watching him in college.

In comment 16397198 chuckydee9 said:

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Brady's throw in SB 42 to Moss on the second to last play was way more arm talent than Elway has ever shown.. and Guys like Allen have a much better arm than Brady.. so I really doubt that Elway and Marino had better arm talent.. may be if you adjust it for respective time period..

Brady? More arm talent than Elway?

You are disqualified from ever talking football again

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the other day that Bert Jones is the most underrated thrower of a football he has ever seen. He said he could a football through a carwash, and it wouldn't get wet.

This was definitely the way I recall him being spoken about. Was too young to really appreciate him.

so I'll throw a really random name that I'm not even sure is an appropriate entry: Browning Nagle.

I honestly have very little recollection of his arm, but I vaguely remember something about him being able to throw it 50+ yards from his knees.

George and Elway.

Plunkett, Unitas, Namath, and Bradshaw

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and didn't he throw it like 60 yards on his knees?

Elway for me was the strongest arm

Billy Wade, George Mira, Sonny Jergensen.

Longest NFL throw I've ever seen, personally is this one - Justin Herbert from his 35 to the end-zone to receiver Jalen Guyton (against the Giants in 2021). I was seated in a end-zone seat. The came in like a howitzer shell ....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YCeBSahkzQ

But that's not the most impressive arm I've ever seen. I grew up with a kid (in Texas) who I saw throw a ball end-zone to end-zone. Don't know what happened to him, probably prison where many of those young men ended up, back then.

In comment 16397249 BigBlueShock said:

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In comment 16397198 chuckydee9 said: Quote: Brady's throw in SB 42 to Moss on the second to last play was way more arm talent than Elway has ever shown.. and Guys like Allen have a much better arm than Brady.. so I really doubt that Elway and Marino had better arm talent.. may be if you adjust it for respective time period.. Brady? More arm talent than Elway? You are disqualified from ever talking football again

Show me one throw better by Elway than Brady to Moss 2nd last play of SB.. otherwise don't bother disqualifying people..

thats a 67+ yard throw in game hitting the WR in stride. and not a heave like a hail mary..
Brady Throw - ( New Window )

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In comment 16397242 pjcas18 said:

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what you're looking for. Fastball or distance or both? I think Mahomes and Allen went back and forth for a while passing each other in longest distance and I want to say it was something like 80 yards. I think Mahomes might have even thrown a ball close to 80 yards at his pro day. I believe Baker Mayfield has the longest pass completion (on a ball traveling in the air not like Victor Cruz 99 yard reception) and it was a 70-yard hail mary (ball traveled 70 yards in the air). but if you're talking pure fast ball guys like Favre and George have to be near the top. I don't know those older guys ever tried to see how far they could throw it. They probably did. They should bring back those types of contests like from the Sehorn days and have them at the pro-bowl. until someone gets hurt. lol. Make the NFL pro-bowl like the NHL all-star game and it would be more fun.

Thats the point I am trying to make.. For all intensive purposes, Mayfield has a below average arm.. yet he throws in game much further than guys like Elway, Marino ever did in game.. throwing in backyard with shorts on is different..

Kent Graham?

Kent Graham?

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Other strong but a bit further down that best list are Josh Allen, Bert Jones and Terry Bradshaw.

The guy had a cannon. Elway and Mahomes might have been better, maybe, but if so, not by a lot.

Elway Cross...see attached.
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excellent arm but Allen and Herbert both have stronger arms.

.....I remember John Madden showing the point of ball and showing on the Telestrator how it spun lol, and saying that's what was imprinted on the chest of receivers.

But Elway "looked" like he was trying to throw it that hard, a lot of effort.

Marino also comes to mind too but his quick release was his calling card. But he could wing it.

I've never seen a QB throw as effortlessly as Aaron Rodgers. It's almost like he flicks his wrist and out it comes with velocity.

Maybe a bit overlooked, in terms of pure strength - Randall Cunningham was rumored to be able to throw it 100 yards (or close to it IIRC). But his release was so long and deliberate.

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thats a 67+ yard throw in game hitting the WR in stride. and not a heave like a hail mary.. Brady Throw - ( New Window )

Two things there:

1. Great play by Webster
2. Realy glad Moss did not high point that...luckily it wasn't underthrown a bit.

Brady is proof arm strength can be developed.

threw the hardest, Vick for the distance with ease.

Side bar Warren Moon threw the most perfect looking balls
Tight spirals and soft arcs. Its him and Steve Young but that lefty motion screws it up.

In comment 16397298 BillKo said:

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.....I remember John Madden showing the point of ball and showing on the Telestrator how it spun lol, and saying that's what was imprinted on the chest of receivers. But Elway "looked" like he was trying to throw it that hard, a lot of effort. Marino also comes to mind too but his quick release was his calling card. But he could wing it. I've never seen a QB throw as effortlessly as Aaron Rodgers. It's almost like he flicks his wrist and out it comes with velocity. Maybe a bit overlooked, in terms of pure strength - Randall Cunningham was rumored to be able to throw it 100 yards (or close to it IIRC). But his release was so long and deliberate.

Cunningham is said to have thrown it 76 yards in a QB competition in 1993, not 100 yards lol....but it was a good story :)

He had an absolute cannon