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the list of great QB's is actually full of guys that don't have the prototypical rifle arm. Drew Brees throws deep alot and is accurate, but throws a rainbow. This is also why he throws lot of interceptions, IMO. Brady? not a big arm. Super accurate, peerless decision maker, but not a big arm. Peyton Manning has described his own arm as 'average' in at least one interview I've seen. I think when healthy he's above average as he doesn't get 'air' like, say, Brees does. Some of those Brees passes look like a tightly spiraled punt.
You guys are reaching. You're putting WAY too much emphasis on over the top arm strength. Alex Smith has averagish NFL starting QB arm strength. It's plenty good enough to be effective. He is, by all accounts, accurate, and THAT is the more important of the physical throwing attributes. If you want to question something, question his decision making-and it seems even Reid is working on THAT.
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