Fitz vs Edwards vs Flutie

[Charles Romes]

The best arm I saw was Bledsoe's- he really has a nice throw. It is too bad his pocket presence deteriorated precipitously while in Buffalo.

 

Bledsoe

Kelly

Fitzpatrick

Flutie

Reich

Losman

Edwards

Collins

Johnson

Hobert

 

 

Reich stonger arm than RJ? RJ is in the top 3, and Reich is in the bottom 3 on this list. The thing about Fitz is that he CONSISTENTLY shows the deep ball. Not all that accurate but he's smart enough not to throw it up for grabs and Nix has given him physical receivers who will battle for the ball when it comes in off target.

[C.Biscuit97]

Arm strength in the NFL is very overrated. How many guys with cannons have washed out? It is all about pre-snap adjustments, finding the best matchups, and placing the ball in the right place. That's how someone like Fitz can have success because he is great at all those things.

 

But to answer your question:

 

1) Edwards = I think by a long shot. Trent had a very strong arm. He was just scared to use it.

 

2) Fitz

 

3) Flutie - He often made plays by running around and having receivers get open. Brokne plays.

[loserlovers]

Arm strength in the NFL is very overrated. How many guys with cannons have washed out? It is all about pre-snap adjustments, finding the best matchups, and placing the ball in the right place. That's how someone like Fitz can have success because he is great at all those things.

 

But to answer your question:

 

1) Edwards = I think by a long shot. Trent had a very strong arm. He was just scared to use it.

 

 

 

wow, its amazing how clueless some are on this board, trent had a very weak "throw" his arm looked strong but he only used his forearm while throwing and never developed an over the shoulder motion. This is partly why he completely sucked...when even trying to go deep, the motion didnt have the necessary power and he would force the throw with a high powered "wrist flick" that had lttle accuracy when overdone. His long ball always looked like a long fade route type throw and I never once saw edwards rear back and heave one, and I know noone else has either, because it didnt exist. Like his fear of taking chances down the field, he also had a fear to throw like a man. Strong or not physically, his motion gave him a quick but very weak throw.

 

fitz has average power but drops his head to the side when he chucks it which makes him look like he "has" to put his whole body into it, this i believe is really to add velocity, not distance, since he often throws deep and mid range balls with good power and little effort

 

flutie used his little arm and body for all it was worth, so much nicer to see a man use his potential rather than hide from it like a scared little girl (edwards)

Edited September 13, 2011 by loserlovers

[RLflutie7]

wow, its amazing how clueless some are on this board, trent had a very weak "throw" his arm looked strong but he only used his forearm while throwing and never developed an over the shoulder motion. This is partly why he completely sucked...when even trying to go deep, the motion didnt have the necessary power and he would force the throw with a high powered "wrist flick" that had lttle accuracy when overdone. His long ball always looked like a long fade route type throw and I never once saw edwards rear back and heave one, and I know noone else has either, because it didnt exist. Like his fear of taking chances down the field, he also had a fear to throw like a man. Strong or not physically, his motion gave him a quick but very weak throw.

 

fitz has average power but drops his head to the side when he chucks it which makes him look like he "has" to put his whole body into it, this i believe is really to add velocity, not distance, since he often throws deep and mid range balls with good power and little effort

 

flutie used his little arm and body for all it was worth, so much nicer to see a man use his potential rather than hide from it like a scared little girl (edwards)

 

 

I voted Flutie, Fitz, Edwards. But QBs have different types of balls that they throw.

 

It's always ticked me off when people say Flutie had a weak arm. He didn't. He may not have been able to throw for great distance, but he had a "live" arm. He put very little effort in short and medium range throws. He couldn't throw for raw distance, but he could put zip on the ball.

 

Fitz probably has better raw distance but a little less zip in the ball than Flutie.

 

Edwards had no arm strength at all. No distance, power or speed.

 

As far as other QBs, Bledsoe had the strongest arm, plus he threw a very catchable ball. Kelly had a great arm and could really throw the ball. He got great rotation on the ball and he had a great deep ball. Kelly was, and still is, the best QB the Bills ever had.

[Beebe's Kid]

Trent didn't lack arm strength, he lacked conviction. To act like Trent had a weak arm because you didn't like him is absurd.

 

The order of this list is Edwards, Fitz, Flutie...

 

That being said: Who do you want under center when you need to drive the field and win?

 

As of right now, I'd still say it's a toss up, and Edwards isn't at the party. Fitz is a smarter QB than Flutie, but Flutie was just so !@#$ing lucky.