Ryan Mallett, the man with the almost mythical arm, was released this week by the Houston Texans and it had nothing to do with his arm.
Mallett was drafted in 2011 but had to watch other quarterbacks like Christian Ponder, Blaine Gabbert and Jake Locker be picked ahead of him, and it had nothing to do with his arm.
Of all the guys who were blessed to play quarterback at the University of Arkansas, Mallett and Joe Ferguson had the best arms. Ferguson played 17 years in the NFL. Mallett made it 4 1/2 years, mostly as a backup, and it had nothing do with his arm.