Now that we’ve covered some of traits important to the quarterback position, such as arm strength, competitive toughness and processing speed, we can move on to one of the more important traits in my mind: Accuracy. As with each of the previous traits discussed, there are layers to this portion of the evaluation. General accuracy is one component, but the other is ball placement. As we are about to see, there is a critical distinction.
General accuracy refers to the ability of the quarterback to put the football on his target in a spot where the receiver can catch the ball.