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What does Joe Flacco’s arm strength do for the Broncos?

The eye-popping story from the first day of Denver Broncos minicamp was Von Miller claiming Joe Flacco threw a football 80 yards. 80. Yards. Impressive? Absolutely. Necessary? Maybe.

On the MHR Radio Podcast (iTunes, Spotify, and Stitcher), Ian St. Clair asked what it means. Initially, the response is, “neat,” but how will that translate to success on the field? Arm strength is one of those things that can give quarterbacks a certain advantage, but it might not be the most important trait.

The history of the NFL is littered with huge arms.