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For those experts out there - Emory's arm strength Q?

Accuracy far trumps arm strength at every level. It’s the most overlooked quality of evaluating a quarterback and frankly I’ve never understood it. There’s a guy in NYC right now with Cam who has the consensus #1 team in the country and nobody would say he’s got a rocket arm. But he’s anticipatory and incredibly accurate. This has nothing to do with Emory, per se. I have no idea if he’s accurate enough. But the thread should be about that versus his arm strength.
 
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3FW said:
His arm strength is fine. He’s accurate and processes decisions quicky and correctly. He is a good enough athlete. Until though he shows it consistently in a game, we won’t know if he is a 12 win QB or a 6. I think we’ll see him get 20 snaps against ISU.

Notre Dame is going to return a very good defense and that may not go so well.
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he def isnt accurate in what I saw from him against Clemson and FSU
 
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UMFarArcher said:
I'm certainly not a football authority - and I see this question asked all the time.

Arm strength.

WTF difference does it make if the QB is a slow decision maker - if his vision is too focused - if he can't put the ball where it needs to be?

Just how many long 40 plus yard passes do QB's make per game?

I may have a rifle that will accurately reach out and touch someone at 800-plus meters - but if I can't actually hit the SOB - what difference does it make how far that bullet will go?

A .22 Long Rifle round can go just about a mile in distance. We don't even shoot at targets at half that range.

What we need is a QB that can perform multiple critical tasks extremely effective in the 20-40 yard range in a timely manner, on a regular basis - as opportunities become open.

Then we won't need a steady stream of Hail Mary's - which at least to my game watching over the years - do NOT win that many games.

Because if guys are doing their jobs just - WELL, then we don't have to rely on heroic accomplishments.

He wouldn't be a QB if he can't throw some fairly long passes - but I'd suggest accuracy and vision are much more important.
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Most important is for a qb to be accurate, get the ball to a receiver on the move.
 
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I'm not sure it really matters. Emery has at least enough arm to do the job so that's the last thing I'm concerned about.

Cam had a decent arm but he clearly doesn't have him Stephen Morris level arm strength.

I really think you're focusing on the wrong thing here.
 
hoops156 said:
the legend of emory compared to what he actually looked like on the field is insane. a lot of people gonna be disappointed if we dont land matter
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I've been disappointed since Butch's recruits graduated out of UM - over 20 years. Year after year.

So please, don't scare me like this . . .
 
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If Emory is our QB next yr. I'm somewhat confident he can get the job done!
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UMFarArcher said:
I'm certainly not a football authority - and I see this question asked all the time.

Arm strength.

WTF difference does it make if the QB is a slow decision maker - if his vision is too focused - if he can't put the ball where it needs to be?

Just how many long 40 plus yard passes do QB's make per game?

I may have a rifle that will accurately reach out and touch someone at 800-plus meters - but if I can't actually hit the SOB - what difference does it make how far that bullet will go?

A .22 Long Rifle round can go just about a mile in distance. We don't even shoot at targets at half that range.

What we need is a QB that can perform multiple critical tasks extremely effective in the 20-40 yard range in a timely manner, on a regular basis - as opportunities become open.

Then we won't need a steady stream of Hail Mary's - which at least to my game watching over the years - do NOT win that many games.

Because if guys are doing their jobs just - WELL, then we don't have to rely on heroic accomplishments.

He wouldn't be a QB if he can't throw some fairly long passes - but I'd suggest accuracy and vision are much more important.
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Arm strength is so much more than throwing the ball a long distance. That’s actually the least important thing. If you’re inside the five and the defense is compressed, can you squeeze the ball into a tiny window before the defender can react? Can you pull the ball on an RPO/ wide receiver screen and hit the field side receiver before the defender reads screen? Can you hit the slant against man coverage in that split second between when the receiver crosses the DB’s face and when he gets too close to the linebacker? These are things you need to do as a FBS quarterback. If you have a noodle arm, you can’t and you’re limiting your offense.
 
Nobody is expecting the next QB to be Cam Ward but there’s no reason we shouldn’t have a very capable offense if we have the right guy under center. We don’t need to be the runaway best offense in the nation every year.
 
Dyalect79 said:
No one,.. is going to replace Ward. I’ll say it again for the people in the back.
NO ONE IS REPLACING WARD.
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I remember when noodle arm Walsh replaced cannon armed, Heisman choker Testaverde, then won a national title.

Not saying that will happen with Emory, partly because Mario is no Jimmy Johnson, but arm strength is only part of the equation. Just like WR speed is only part of it.

That being said, Emory will have to be absolutely lights out in the accuracy and decision making to lead this O. It's possible, but I'm sure as heck taking a wait and see approach before saying it'll turn out well.
 
Yeah, the only time Emory played this year he was 11 of 12. The thing NFL scouts look for is can he throw the deep out. If he can make that throw then no worries on arm strength. He's been lighting it up on Greentree all year but the only way to see how he reacts in a real game is to put him in.
 
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