What is Arm Strength?

Alright, the title might need some work but it's more of a point than an actual question. "What is arm strength" is me saying that the NFL scouts, draft projections and talking heads all over the nation are wrong on college quarterbacks.

I am not knowledgeable enough about quarterbacking abilities and all the other stuff needed to make an educated guess about which college quarterbacks will be great. However, I am smart enough to know every draft class has at least one good pro quarterback in it.

Maybe it's little Tom Brady from Michigan drafted in the 7th round. Did Mel Kiper Jr. say that Brady had the arm strength? Ran a pro style offense? Did he have "intangibles"? (Definition of Intangible from dictionary.com "incapable of being perceived by the senses"). So really, no one knows who has intangibles.

Jamarcus Russell has enough arm strength to hold up the world like Atlas (the Greek god) but he is a sub-par NFL quarterback. However, other guys, like Doug Flutie, are told they don't have what it takes to be an NFL quarterback.

So next time you are perusing the latest mock draft, looking at player profiles and seeing who will be the next Matt Ryan, remember that no one thought Matt Ryan could do it.

-The Kicker