re: Where does arm strength rank in your requirements for qb

It's overvalued when evaluating prospects because most other things can be taught, but arm strength can't be learned.

Arm strength is vital as long as it's properly evaluated in context. A strong arm can benefit a good QB, but it does little to help a bad QB. A lot of times it can be a detriment to a bad QB because he will too often rely on his arm to overcome his other deficiencies.

Steve Walsh was the opposite. He had all the tools to be a good NFL QB, but didn't have the arm strength. He kept getting chances, but eventually teams gave up on him because he didn't have the arm strength.