Quote:I thought that they considered Velocity the zip part to get the ball in the window before it closes, and the arm strength strictly just the ability to throw the ball down the field. I remember watching the scouting combine stuff when flacco was coming out and they measured arm strength by just having them line up and throw the ball as far down the field as they could, and the velocity, or ability to get it in small windows using a different drill.

 

Velocity requires a strong arm, too. One tests how far, the other tests how fast, but both are testing arm strength. Let's look at two QB's and compare their scores from each test. QB B can throw the ball 15 yards farther, but QB A can throw the ball 30 yards half a second faster. If you look at it as a baseball pitcher, arm strength correlates to mph on a fastball. QB A can throw the ball 13 mph faster than QB B, even though QB B can throw it farther. My point is, to say arm strength is overrated by only looking at how far a QB can throw down the field, is to miss half (the important half) the picture on arm strength.

 

 

                                             QB-A   /   QB-B

 

Velocity:          1.3 seconds*                 1.8 seconds**

 

Arm Strength:          65 yards                  80 yards

 

MPH:                       47.2*                         33.9**            

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