Zimmer: More recovery needed for Bridgewater

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Alright, it looks like there were more quotes and this one might be taken out of context.....imagine that

More Zimmer on Teddy: "I always remember Teddy as the quarterback who
finished 11-5 (in 2015) and beat Green Bay up there for the division. So
that part of was difficult."

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Zimmer really mourning loss of Teddy as young, franchise quarterback
with whole career ahead of him: "I always told him you and I are going
to be together forever. My career’s going to go as long as your career
goes. But it just didn’t work out that way."

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 "I always told him you and I are going
to be together forever." 

I’m thinking ReBoot !

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So...Teddy was a series of question marks, just as some believed.

He's young, and one never knows if he might be back, someday.  I hope he heals as well as possible above and beyond anything he may do with the Jets.

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@purplefaithful said:
Hence the pickle we were in in regards to keeping him...Wasn't ready to compete for starter and when you have a situation like they had with Cousins hitting the FA market? They did what I as a fan expected them to do. Shoot for the moon and don't compromise tomorrow with draft picks ala Herschel Walker. 

Yep.  The team did the best in the situation presented.  We had an option at a franchise type QB and had to take it. 

Again I go back to Zimmer's media handling of our QB situation last year.  He got blasted by the media and some here for not "choosing" Case as his starter and leaving the door open for Teddy.  Even giving Teddy some snaps in the Cinci game.  Something seemed fishy when he didn't get any snaps later in the year when we were winning against GB and the Bears (?).

But he played the media, making it seem like Teddy was on the cusp of retaking the job.  He let the media continue barking up that tree so it wouldn't be exposed that we only had Case at QB with the sushi raw Sloter as backup.  If GB or one of the other teams knew that, it would have exposed Case to some possible dirty hits.

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@AGRforever said:

@mblack said:
To be honest, I am a bit disappointed in Zimmer for putting this out. All Teddy has done is be loyal to him and the team. I am sure he could have found a way to not provide this detail.
It's great for Viking fans in terms if closure but does not bode well for Teddy, the Jets organization and fans from a PR standpoint. 

On another note I give him props for making it seem like Teddy was ready to takeover if Case faltered. We all believed it.

Agree, why kick the dog?  The dude is gone.  Wish him your best and go on with life.  No need to speculate or tip off other teams that he might not be 100%.  Just say that the organization made a decision to move onto Cousins and be done with it. 

How is he kicking the dog?

I think it is a bit as MB sez, people are going to question Zimmer putting him in the game against Cinci, so maybe he is covering his tracks a bit.  And as I just stated above, I think Zimmer played the media and possibly the NFL injury reporting a bit.  So now he has to clean up the details. 

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I will forever wish the best for teddy (except against the vikes). this kid deserved better (not a blown up knee). Something just doesn't add up - a nonplant leg blowing up in noncontact drills? him not even saying goodbye to the team that drafted him and helped him recover? hmmm... anyway. GUMP had something special about him, its just to bad it had to turn out this way.

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I did not think he had recovered either and the decision was easy.

I don't see how he can play again.  Tough break for sure, but he made good money.

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@Neptizzle said:
I will forever wish the best for teddy (except against the vikes). this kid deserved better (not a blown up knee). Something just doesn't add up - a nonplant leg blowing up in noncontact drills? him not even saying goodbye to the team that drafted him and helped him recover? hmmm... anyway. GUMP had something special about him, its just to bad it had to turn out this way.

Good point about Bridgewater not sending any kind of farewell message to the Vikings team and fans. Very clear he left in a bad mood, probably because the Vikings were being honest about his future.

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@Jor-El said:

@Neptizzle said:
I will forever wish the best for teddy (except against the vikes). this kid deserved better (not a blown up knee). Something just doesn't add up - a nonplant leg blowing up in noncontact drills? him not even saying goodbye to the team that drafted him and helped him recover? hmmm... anyway. GUMP had something special about him, its just to bad it had to turn out this way.

Good point about Bridgewater not sending any kind of farewell message to the Vikings team and fans. Very clear he left in a bad mood, probably because the Vikings were being honest about his future.

Where did you hear this.  Zimmer said Teddy texted him and he replied wishing him well.