FYI: What Gives Ravens Quarterback Joe Flacco His Mutant-Like Throw?
Joe Flacco Keith Allison/Wikimedia CommonsFlacco has a killer arm. What makes him--and other pro quarterbacks--so special? As Super Bowl XLVII approaches, NFL fans are debating and predicting what will give the Baltimore Ravens the edge over the San Francisco 49ers, and vice versa. In the Ravens' corner: quarterback Joe Flacco, who might have the strongest arm in the NFL. In college, he won the distance throwing competition in ESPN's State Farm College Football All-Star Challenge with an improbably awesome 74-yard toss. He takes advantage of that ability, too: In October, he was tied in the NFL for number of deep passes thrown 20 yards or more. That just does't seem fair. Why does Flacco get the mutant-like throwing ability? Don't be too jealous; a monster throw doesn't come easy. The forward football toss has been called "the most complex motor skill in all of sports." Every part of the body gets...