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11-25-2005, 12:57 AM
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Re: How long could John Elway throw a football in his prime
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[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] In his biography Bo Jackson claimed he could throw it over 100 yards. On those old beer ads from like 5 years ago I remember them saying that Elway throw a baseball from homeplate for a homerun over the wall which is probably like 120 yards but thats a baseball. [/ QUOTE ] This is complete BS. If Bo jackson could throw the ball 100 yards we would all know it because a coach would have had him throw a hail mary at the end of the game when his regular QB couldn't get it to the endzone. Use some common sense. [/ QUOTE ] How often does a team need to throw a ball 100 yards -- even on a hail mary? If your regular QB can throw the ball 80 yards, that's usually more than enough to get a final throw into the endzone. It's not like it's a regular occurence for a team to be back at their own 10 yard line for the final play of the game. Use some common sense. [/ QUOTE ] Have you ever watched an NFL game? Regular QBs can not throw the ball 80 yards. Most teams need to get to their own 40 before they even try a hail mary. Am average NFL QB can throw the ball 65-70 yards if they really get off a good throw. The pass itself happens a couple yards back of the line of scrimmage and has to get all the way to the end zone. The Kordell Steward hail mary against Michigan is generally conssidered to be the longest Hail Mary completed and it was a 64 play that needed to be tipped by another WR to reach the endzone. It traveled 73 yards in the air accoring to ESPN Classic . The Flutie play was a 48 yard TD that travelled 60 yards in the air. Bo Jackson saying he could throw a football 100 yards is BS. 
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11-25-2005, 01:22 AM
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Re: How long could John Elway throw a football in his prime
Plenty of guys can throw a baseball for a homerun. Probably every decent rightfielder and catcher in the league, and most pitchers.
And there is no way John Elway could throw a football 100 yards in the air. Real NFL teams will at times use a strongerarmed backup for longer Hail Mary plays, so if Jackson could really throw it 100 yards he almost certainly would've been asked to do that from time to time. More importantly, if he could throw it 100 yards at all he likely would've been able to throw it 40+ accurately and he would've been an NFL QB.
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11-25-2005, 11:46 AM
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Re: How long could John Elway throw a football in his prime
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In his biography Bo Jackson claimed he could throw it over 100 yards. On those old beer ads from like 5 years ago I remember them saying that Elway throw a baseball from homeplate for a homerun over the wall which is probably like 120 yards but thats a baseball. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is complete BS. If Bo jackson could throw the ball 100 yards we would all know it because a coach would have had him throw a hail mary at the end of the game when his regular QB couldn't get it to the endzone. Use some common sense. [/ QUOTE ] Um, no Bo Jackson did claim he could throw it 100 yards. If you want to call Bo Jackson a liar fine but dont insult my intelligence because you lack the reading skills to properly grasp my post.
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11-25-2005, 02:25 PM
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Re: How long could John Elway throw a football in his prime
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[ QUOTE ] In his biography Bo Jackson claimed he could throw it over 100 yards. On those old beer ads from like 5 years ago I remember them saying that Elway throw a baseball from homeplate for a homerun over the wall which is probably like 120 yards but thats a baseball. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is complete BS. If Bo jackson could throw the ball 100 yards we would all know it because a coach would have had him throw a hail mary at the end of the game when his regular QB couldn't get it to the endzone. Use some common sense. [/ QUOTE ] Um, no Bo Jackson did claim he could throw it 100 yards. If you want to call Bo Jackson a liar fine but dont insult my intelligence because you lack the reading skills to properly grasp my post. [/ QUOTE ] Clearly I am calling Bo Jackson a liar. I question the intelligence of anyone who believes him. Comprehend that?
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#5
12-02-2005, 08:20 PM
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Re: How long could John Elway throw a football in his prime
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Elway throw a baseball from homeplate for a homerun over the wall [/ QUOTE ] I've done that. A few of the baseball players I know could as well.
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#7
11-26-2005, 06:17 PM
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Re: How long could John Elway throw a football in his prime
I don't know about Elway, but I know for a fact that Uncle Rico can throw a pigskin a quarter of a mile.
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#8
11-26-2005, 06:35 PM
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Re: How long could John Elway throw a football in his prime
Okay, we all saw Napoleon Dynamite. It's a funny joke. I was going to make it myself, but I saw that others had.
So, from now on, I propose that if you want to answer "a quarter mile" or "over them mountains," just post "ND" and we will know that you are clever in a shorter amount of time. P.S. ND
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#9
11-26-2005, 11:40 PM
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Re: How long could John Elway throw a football in his prime
We'll do whatever we feel like, gosh.
I'm outta here, gotta go do some wolverine hunting. Vote for Pedro.
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#10
12-01-2005, 06:05 AM
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