Draft Grades

[Riffer X]

No answer. Trust me folks, this is one of the biggest issues in sports that is pure bullshit. These guys are NFL QB's. It's about the grip and throwing accurately, not some howitzer arm crap that cuts though the winds.

You may have one pass in a game that meets the Bledsoe standards of a deep out on a rope. And if they want to get in the box, then you go up top. Doesn't mean you have to throw a 60 yard rope to do it.

[Brown Warrior]

I agree, Riff... and there's evidence of it. But Trent Edwards got run out of Buffalo because he has a light arm and it showed up most in weather. I've also read that a "tight ball" matters more in the wind.

[YtownBacker]

Tight ball, accuracy and quick release are far better measurements then arm strength. You just have to be smart with your play calling in bad weather. You don't keep slinging it down field when it's 0* and 20 mph winds.

Sipe managed the bad weather with a arm about equal in strength. We are talking a couple of games not most of the season. Game plans should put a team in the best position to win, dumb is the game plan in bad weather that calls for any QB to test his arm against mother nature. The WCO is perfect for QBs not gifted with great arm strength and perfect for managing bad weather.

I'll take accuracy over a big arm any day. If you can get both, you have a HOFer. But, there are guys in the HOF who were noted for better accuracy then arm strength. Guys with "enough arm" can win in the NFL. Holmgren said Montana and Young proved there is a lot more to being a winning QB then having a big arm.