Whats considered a strong arm in the NFL??

[Frozen700]

i keep hearing that oh romo has an average arm...but how long would he have to throw it to be considered a strong arm...

i kno i can throw a ball 30-35 yards deep(i kno im weak) im guessing romo has twice my arm strength and that would be about...hmmm im guessing he can throw 50-55 yards??

so im guessing a strong arm is considered 65 yards n beyond?..

i dont kno...the passes he threw vs washington(the deep 1's) seemed pretty deep.....or maybe there talking about ZIP wise?

wat u guys think?

 

[theogt]

Unless you're 6 years old you can throw the ball more than 35 yards.

 

[Frozen700]

Unless you're 6 years old you can throw the ball more than 35 yards.

yea ur prolly right.....i was maybe over exaggerating ...im 18 by the way

i still wanna kno wats considered a strong arm?

 

[theogt]

yea ur prolly right.....i was maybe over exaggerating ...im 18 by the way

i still wanna kno wats considered a strong arm?

People say he doesn't have a strong arm because he doesn't throw fastballs when the receiver is 5 yards from him. He can throw a 55 yarder with perfect arc and accuracy. There's not a single play where he'll be required to throw over that.

 

[Frozen700]

People say he doesn't have a strong arm because he doesn't throw fastballs when the receiver is 5 yards from him. He can throw a 55 yarder with perfect arc and accuracy. There's not a single play where he'll be required to throw over that.

yea i guess u make sense..thanks

 

[CF74]

They are just nay sayers who will continue to be silenced.

 

[5Stars]

i keep hearing that oh romo has an average arm...but how long would he have to throw it to be considered a strong arm...

i kno i can throw a ball 30-35 yards deep(i kno im weak) im guessing romo has twice my arm strength and that would be about...hmmm im guessing he can throw 50-55 yards??

so im guessing a strong arm is considered 65 yards n beyond?..

i dont kno...the passes he threw vs washington(the deep 1's) seemed pretty deep.....or maybe there talking about ZIP wise?

wat u guys think?

You can have the strongest arm in the NFL, but, it won't mean a thing unless you know where to PUT the ball when you throw it...

This "strong arm" to me is just crap. Most QB's in the NFL have enough arm strength to get the ball where it needs to go...but, the good ones know HOW and WHERE to throw the ball...that to me is the difference from a good QB to a QB that does not make it...

 

[CalCBFan]

I always thought "arm strength" was measured by the ability to throw the 20 yard deep out. Throw it so hard and fast that the DB could not jump the route and take it to the house. I saw Aikman throw a couple of deep outs, that to this day, I cannot figure out how the DB missed the INT. It was as if the ball just went through his hands and into the WR's. Accuracy is very important, but you can see that with some of these guys the ball appears to just be traveling too slowly for NFL standards. Anyway, Jerry Jones says Romo has at least as much arm strength as Tom Brady. That may not be Aikman or Elway, but it should be good enough...

 

[Bob Sacamano]

People say he doesn't have a strong arm because he doesn't throw fastballs when the receiver is 5 yards from him. He can throw a 55 yarder with perfect arc and accuracy. There's not a single play where he'll be required to throw over that.

it's a known fact Romo puts alot of zip on his passes

he does have an average arm, but that's what they said about Tom Brady too

 

[ravidubey]

You can have the strongest arm in the NFL, but, it won't mean a thing unless you know where to PUT the ball when you throw it...

This "strong arm" to me is just crap. Most QB's in the NFL have enough arm strength to get the ball where it needs to go...but, the good ones know HOW and WHERE to throw the ball...that to me is the difference from a good QB to a QB that does not make it...

Arm strength isn't about distance but more about accuracy and velocity. It's those 8-15 yard sideline patterns-- the famed "deep outs" that must be thrown on a rope. If you can do that then you have arm strength.

Same thing with skinny posts-- if you're standing at midfield the ball has to be drilled into position 15 yards downfield and ten yards to your left or right. There's no sideline so the ball must be thrown to a spot in front of the receiver (who's just started to cross), over the linebacker, and behind the safety. Timing is everything, so you can't float that pass nor can you telegraph it to the safety with a long windup.

Throwing deep downfield (like with a fly pattern) is ironically within the capabilities of many QB's because they mainly need to toss it deep with some arc and the receiver just runs under it. It takes guile to fake out the safety, but if the QB (or play design) accomplishes this the QB can take his time winding up because there's no defender behind the receiver who can react.

Of course a really weak-armed QB will have trouble because a good safety can double back and make a play.

 

[5Stars]

Arm strength isn't about distance but more about accuracy and velocity. It's those 8-15 yard sideline patterns-- the famed "deep outs" that must be thrown on a rope. If you can do that then you have arm strength.

Same thing with skinny posts-- if you're standing at midfield the ball has to be drilled into position 15 yards downfield and ten yards to your left or right. There's no sideline so the ball must be thrown to a spot in front of the receiver (who's just started to cross), over the linebacker, and behind the safety. Timing is everything, so you can't float that pass nor can you telegraph it to the safety with a long windup.

Throwing deep downfield (like with a fly pattern) is ironically within the capabilities of many QB's because they mainly need to toss it deep with some arc and the receiver just runs under it. It takes guile to fake out the safety, but if the QB (or play design) accomplishes this the QB can take his time winding up because there's no defender behind the receiver who can react.

Of course a really weak-armed QB will have trouble because a good safety can double back and make a play.

Yep, you got it...! It's all about eye and ball coordination...and knowing how to play the game itself...you are right!

 

[DeathToTheSkinS]

lots of guys can throw deep....but can they pass deep?

 

[theogt]

it's a known fact Romo puts alot of zip on his passes

he does have an average arm, but that's what they said about Tom Brady too

Actually, it's a known fact that he doesn't throw fastballs when the receivers are less than 10 yards away like Bledsoe and Favre do. You can see this by...you know...watching the game.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

Actually, it's a known fact that he doesn't throw fastballs when the receivers are less than 10 yards away like Bledsoe and Favre do. You can see this by...you know...watching the game.

I've seen him zip some 10 yarders

 

[Seven]

I'll take his quick release with the accuracy ANY day of the week. We don't have receivers that could out run his deep ball any way so there's little to no concern IMO.

 

[Crown Royal]

He doesn't have a laser arm - the ball doesn't get to the sideline as fast as you'd necessarily like on the outs or, more importintly, the hitches, but if he's smart about his reads, it won't be a big deal.

 

[theogt]

I've seen him zip some 10 yarders

Sure he does when he needs to. Other QBs throw the ball as hard as the can regardless of whether there's a need to. People tend to label those QBs as having strong arms. Since Tony doesn't, he's labeled as having an average arm.

 

[Future]

A strong arm I would say is probably 80. This is why a "strong" arm is overrated. I am yet to see a play where a QB can wind up and throw the ball 80 yards. A good measure of arm strength IMO is how well they can throw on the run. I'd say a real strong arm QB can throw accurately about 30 yards on the run, where it is all arm.

Romo's arm will suffice IMO

 

[Cowboys&Caps]

yea ur prolly right.....i was maybe over exaggerating ...im 18 by the way

i still wanna kno wats considered a strong arm?

Im 18 and have an above average arm for someone in High school by throwing the ball 55 yards accurately.

 

[dogberry]

I've seen mph used on QBs. Do they use a radar gun and measure the speed of the QB's various passes?