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Evaluating the quarterback position: Arm talent a critical, and obvious, trait to assess

Summer school rolls on here at Big Blue View, as we do our best to shine light on various aspects of the game we all love and obsess over. Continuing our look at evaluating the quarterback position, we move from processing speed to arm talent. Throughout the entire draft process there might be no more nebulous term than “arm talent?” Every quarterback profile uses that phrase in one way or another, but what exactly goes into that trait and how does one identify it in a prospect?

The first thing that comes to mind when talking about a quarterback’s pure ability to throw the football is arm strength.