Just pure throwing strength not “arm talent”/aesthetics so guys like
Jeff George are out for me as he threw a beautiful ball and did have a cannon as well.
Strongest 2 for me were Elway and Vick. Even more amazing that they were not tall QBs. Vick was just such a freak. JaMarcus Russell was up there and so was Dan McGuire, Mark’s younger brother who was also 6’6” and could throw the ball 80 yards. Just wasn’t a good QB for the Seahawks.
Elway had the strongest arm I have ever seen. Brady is up there, yes.
His team around him stunk....he was known more for his Lite Beer commercials than his abilities as a QB
Marino
Cunningham
Nagle - wasn't his shtick, that he could throw the ball 70+ yards on his knees?
Jeff George - I always felt a big issue was he'd get pissed due to a drop or wrong route. Then he'd lose all touch and every pass was flung with all he had, making matters worse.
Supposedly this kid on Tennessee (Joe Milton) can throw it a long ways.
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Colts. Were no Ravens then. AFC East Baltimore Colts.
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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
Show me one throw better by Elway than Brady to Moss 2nd last play of SB.. otherwise don't bother disqualifying people..
If posts were QBs, yours would be Johnny Manziel.
But Josh Allen does hold the combine record throwing 62 mph.
Strongest arm I ever saw at Albany camp was Kerry Collins. You could hear the sound of the ball hitting a WR clearly from 30-40 yards away! You didn't hear that from Eli, Warner or any of the other QB's there.
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.
That and the throw to Moss in the SB against us. The ball went 70 yards. Not sure Brady was the strongest but damn his arm was definitely underrated!
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
I was going to say Kerry Collins. The fleaflicker vs IND always stands out. Look how far this ball travels in the air and he hits Toomer right in stride. He throws it from about the 5 yard line.
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Brady might not have topped the velocity list but jeez that was some throw. Just tipped away, man that was way too close.
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Brady might not have topped the velocity list but jeez that was some throw. Just tipped away, man that was way too close.
FWIW, wasn't Tyrod Taylor's throw to Slayton 62 yards in the air?
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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
I was going to say Kerry Collins. The fleaflicker vs IND always stands out. Look how far this ball travels in the air and he hits Toomer right in stride. He throws it from about the 5 yard line. Flea Flicker - ( New Window )
56 yards?
I'm hearing that QBs can have any mix of arm strength and velocity. Velocity can be had without a very strong arm, and vice versa.
Just looked up Deshaun Watson with a very low clocked combine velocity of 45 mph, and yet I think people would say he has good arm strength for deep balls.
Then you have guys without notably strong arms that had plenty of velocity to be hall of famers - Brady, Montana, Brees, P. Manning, Young, Rivers, etc.
I would say velocity is more important for being a top QB, and arm strength is a luxury.
Remember seeing him as a kid. I was just learning the game and didn't really understand how much a weapon having a strong arm was. I just could tell the pass looked different coming out of his hand
Story about Dan Pastorini's arm strength
He was at some kind of conference with several HoF QBs and spotted them on a hotel balcony on the fourth floor. They challenged him to throw a ball up to them from the ground. His words:
"The ball sailed perfectly over their heads, above the balcony, above the next floor and hit a 10th-story balcony.
Jenkins turned to Bobby Layne and said, “Did you see that? Can you believe the arm strength in that kid? Can you believe he threw a football up 10-stories?”
Unitas chimed in, “Yeah, but his receiver was on the fifth floor.”
Story about Dan Pastorini's arm strength
He was at some kind of conference with several HoF QBs and spotted them on a hotel balcony on the fourth floor. They challenged him to throw a ball up to them from the ground. His words:
"The ball sailed perfectly over their heads, above the balcony, above the next floor and hit a 10th-story balcony.
Jenkins turned to Bobby Layne and said, “Did you see that? Can you believe the arm strength in that kid? Can you believe he threw a football up 10-stories?”
Unitas chimed in, “Yeah, but his receiver was on the fifth floor.”
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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
Show me one throw better by Elway than Brady to Moss 2nd last play of SB.. otherwise don't bother disqualifying people..
If posts were QBs, yours would be Johnny Manziel.
I'm waiting to see if you can actually show me a better throw by Elway that shows more arm talent than Brady.. and if you go back to my original post you'll see I'm not even claiming Brady as great Arm talent.. just saying that current guys are far superior..
Supposedly this kid on Tennessee (Joe Milton) can throw it a long ways.
Milton for sure can. He has a true rocket of a right arm.
If I'm not mistaken, didn't Kordell Stewart and like Drew Bledsoe throw it farther than Favre in that epic Pro Bowl competition?
15 yard catch.I said "who the hell is that? "
I was told Y.A. Title