(03-11-2019, 12:39 PM)JackCity Wrote:

(03-11-2019, 12:01 PM)NYC4jags Wrote: Eh. 

With the exception of a few outliers, the numbers reflect pretty accurately to tape concerning perceived velocity to my eye. 

The issue here is that velocity is merely one aspect of a complex equation.

It’s very relevant here because three or four posters were trying to harp on some weak narrative about Grier’s weak arm. Which is complete nonsense. 

He clearly made a point at the combine to dispel that. If you watched the passing drills, he eliminated most of the high arc throws that people were criticizing him for and displayed good velocity and accuracy in the process.

Well take this year for instance, nobody seriously thinks Grier and Ryan Finley have stronger arms than Drew Lock or Tyree Jackson do they?  

As I've posted before I think Grier has an average arm that he gets the most out of with a quick set up and release. For college that's perfectly fine, for the NFL less so but you can still be very effective if you have the other traits needed. Grier for instance has high level accuracy and touch , so it's less of a concern. It's not an unpopular opinion that Grier doesn't have a strong arm though.

Popular, unpopular, I don’t even take that into account with QB evaluation anymore. 

I could literally cull through Grier takes on Twitter and find starkly contrasting takes on his accuracy, his arm strength and his ability to read a defense, and they’d all have some sort of “stat” or “evidence” to back it up. Tons of contrast from analysts on this guy and several others. 

I happen to believe NFL level arm strength is not an issue for him in the slightest. A humble opinion formed strictly by watching him throw the football. 

I think that popular opinion you refer to is just weak evaluation stemming from his tendency to put too much air under the ball at times.
His combine performance showed me he’s capable of throwing intermediate and deep stuff with lower trajectory and higher velocity. For me - that confirms my opinion.

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