Thread for topics relating to NFL QBs. The first topic is on the QBs with the strongest arm. Do you agree with the QBs chosen by NFL Throwback?
I think Cam Newton should be on this list. In terms of driving the ball downfield, in terms of line drives, I feel like he had one of the strongest arms. And this raises a related issue–namely, the difference between throwing the ball for distance versus throwing the ball on a rope (i.e., distance with a flat trajectory). A QB can throw it far without necessarily throwing it driving the ball with a flat trajectory. To me, this requires a lot of power. To me, Newton was up there with the best I’ve seen–e.g., Favre, Elway, maybe Marino.
I have a problem with Brady being in there. He didn’t have a weak arm, but he doesn’t seem like he belongs in this group. (I would put Newton above him.) Do you think Brady had a stronger arm than Troy Aikman, Phil Simms, Steve Bartkowski, Neil Lomax, Ken Anderson, Dan Fouts, or what about Jay Cutler?
Yeah I didn’t think Brady had an exceptionally strong arm. I would say stronger than Aikman and Ken Anderson, but right around the rest of the guys you mentioned. The exception is Jay Cutler, who had a great arm, maybe top ten? At least in the conversation with the guys on the video.
You think Bartkowski, Lomax, Simms and Fouts had stronger arms than Aikman and Anderson? I guess, I really can’t remember with any great precision at this point, but I never had a general impression.
Who are the good QBs with the weakest arms or arms on the weaker side? I think I’d put Montana in there; maybe Young and Esiason. I kinda feel like QBs like Romo and Rivers would be closer to this category.
Would you put Aikman, too? I tend not to. To me, his arm strength wouldn’t be among the best, but it’s not in the weaker category either. I kinda feel like Brady would be in here as well.