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Originally Posted by Red Dawg
When he sets his feet and wants to throw a dart it gets there in a hurry.
Arm strength is underrated as a QB tool.
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Yeah, people saw so many guys like Boller fail that they forget what arm strength means. They went too far the other direction and suddenly arm strength was a throwaway. It isn't - it's very important and it increases your margin for error a great deal.
I did the math on Mahomes vs. Watson and Mahomes velocity meant that a 15 yard out gets to the WR 4 ft ahead of a pass thrown by Watson. That would be roughly .15 seconds. That's easily enough to be the difference between a completion and a pick.
Think of how badly we crush a WR for running a 4.64 instead of a 4.49. That .15 seconds can be huge for a QB. Especially when you realize that the WR is catching a pass from him that would still be a full arm's length + away if thrown by Smith.
Additionally, the harder you have to throw it, the less accurate you are. When Mahomes can get it there without having to 'max effort' the throw, it's going to be that much more accurate.
Arm strength isn't the end all, be all - but it's a damn good thing to have. It's still extremely important.