Best and Worst long balls?

[rickmitchell22]

Who throws the best and worst deep balls in the league 2010?

Best: Favre, McNabb, Brady

Worst: Orton, Pennington

[cubsball899]

i heard jamarcus russell can throw the ball 80 yards from his knees

i think the guys you've mentioned about sums it up, i'd say keep an eye on stafford and flacco though too

[bkrich83]

Homer alert. But San Diego with Phillip Rivers throws the ball down the field as often and as well as anyone.

I think in 2008 Rivers set a record for getting to 4,000 yards on the fewest attempts.

[Chrisksaint]

Obv somewhat homer but hard to argue with Brees on his accuracy on long balls
http://www.nfl.com/videos/new-orlean...38-yard-TD-rec prolly could have found better play but yeah

[CW McGraw]

It's a bit odd that the two best deep ball QBs in the league, Drew Brees and Philip Rivers, have pretty pedestrian NFL arms. There's clearly more to being an effective down field passer than arm strength.

[mestevo]

Brady Quinn's 3 consecutive throws out of bounds on hail marys were the worst deep throws I saw all season last year.

[bkrich83]

Quote: Originally Posted by CW McGraw

It's a bit odd that the two best deep ball QBs in the league, Drew Brees and Philip Rivers, have pretty pedestrian NFL arms. There's clearly more to being an effective down field passer than arm strength.

Drew Brees has done a great job on his core strength, and I think that has improved his arm strength. While he will never be confused with John Elway, there's no throw in the book he can't make.

Rivers, has better arm strength than people think although it's not elite.

With these two guys, it's a matter of anticipation, timing and ball placement.

Dan Fouts was one of the better downfield passers of all time. His arm strength was average at best. Anticipation, timing and ball placement, again. That and being in an offense that creates downfield opportunities.

[ProfessaPackMan]

Best: Rivers, Brees, Manning, Brady, Schuab, Campbell, Favre and Rodgers

Worst: McNabb, Delhomme, Leinart, Hasselbeck.