At the end of the day, in normal condition, the farthest I've seen Schaub thrown the ball is 47 yards straight down the middle of the field (from the LOS).
I've seen Keenum went for 50 yards.
(And I have reviewed all of Schaub's throws while I haven't reviewed all of Keenum's throw; ie. he may have one longer than that.)
You take that radius and project it to any throw outside the numbers, using simple trigonometry.
One of Keenum's TD pass to Edward in the Rice game (a skinny post route) was with Edward catching the pass some 41 yards from the LOS and ran another 23 yards for the TD.
This projected to some 48 yards straight down the middle.
And Keenum didn't even step into his throw.
He took a 3-step drop from the shotgun, hopped twice in roughly the same spot such that when he delivered the ball, he was about 10 yards behind the LOS.
This is equivalent to a 7-step drop from under Center.
However, when Schaub took such a 7-step drop, he normally stepped up a few yards (3-4 yards with a left-right-left) before he delivered the throw.
However, when Schaub took such a 7-step drop, he normally stepped up a few yards (3-4 yards with a left-right-left) before he delivered the throw.
Keenum, on the other hand, hop-stepped in pretty much the same position where he dropped back to, and took only one slight step with the left foot forward to deliver the ball.
And he still threw the ball one yard further (from the LOS) than Schaub ever did.
If you count from the spot Keenum's front foot was, he actually threw the ball 4-5 yards longer than Schaub ever did without needing the momentum of the forward motion.
His arm is stronger than Schaub.
(At the moment, there was no rain drop and there wasn't any sign of a breeze from the palm trees in the corner of one end zone. A few minutes later, there was a very slight breeze showing, but nothing to suggest any adverse condition.)
It was then that Keenum connected with Edwards outside the numbers again (at roughly the same distance, without needing to step into his throw either.)
This clearly demonstrates his arm strength.
And we can end all the discussion about his lack of arm strength that would hinder his effectiveness outside the numbers right here because it is simply ridiculous.
No, he doesn't have a gun; but he does have better arm strength than Schaub.
I've seen Keenum went for 50 yards.
(And I have reviewed all of Schaub's throws while I haven't reviewed all of Keenum's throw; ie. he may have one longer than that.)
You take that radius and project it to any throw outside the numbers, using simple trigonometry.
One of Keenum's TD pass to Edward in the Rice game (a skinny post route) was with Edward catching the pass some 41 yards from the LOS and ran another 23 yards for the TD.
This projected to some 48 yards straight down the middle.
And Keenum didn't even step into his throw.
He took a 3-step drop from the shotgun, hopped twice in roughly the same spot such that when he delivered the ball, he was about 10 yards behind the LOS.
This is equivalent to a 7-step drop from under Center.
However, when Schaub took such a 7-step drop, he normally stepped up a few yards (3-4 yards with a left-right-left) before he delivered the throw.
However, when Schaub took such a 7-step drop, he normally stepped up a few yards (3-4 yards with a left-right-left) before he delivered the throw.
Keenum, on the other hand, hop-stepped in pretty much the same position where he dropped back to, and took only one slight step with the left foot forward to deliver the ball.
And he still threw the ball one yard further (from the LOS) than Schaub ever did.
If you count from the spot Keenum's front foot was, he actually threw the ball 4-5 yards longer than Schaub ever did without needing the momentum of the forward motion.
His arm is stronger than Schaub.
(At the moment, there was no rain drop and there wasn't any sign of a breeze from the palm trees in the corner of one end zone. A few minutes later, there was a very slight breeze showing, but nothing to suggest any adverse condition.)
It was then that Keenum connected with Edwards outside the numbers again (at roughly the same distance, without needing to step into his throw either.)
This clearly demonstrates his arm strength.
And we can end all the discussion about his lack of arm strength that would hinder his effectiveness outside the numbers right here because it is simply ridiculous.
No, he doesn't have a gun; but he does have better arm strength than Schaub.