Sam vs Teddy Revisited
I was listening to Chicago sports radio this afternoon and they were talking about teams around the NFL and who had a good weekend and who didn't. Some of the teams they mentioned have bad QB's and have had for a few years now.
It got me to thinking about this whole Sam/Teddy debate that goes back and forth between some of the fans on this and other boards. No matter who you like in this debate, you have to admit it's good to have guys that are at the very least, decent QB's.
You may not like Sam, but he by no means will ever be a Christian Ponder, Tarvaris Jackson, or any of the 3rd rate QB's the Vikings had actually starting games for them. You may not like Teddy, but he's at the very least a guy you can get behind and have to love his upside if he can overcome the knee injury.
Look what Houston has gone through over the years with a great defense and nobody to play QB for them. The 49ers signed not one, but two guys that the Bears didnt want anymore. The Bears for God's sake!
I know everyone wants a Peyton Manning or Tom Brady, or even Aaron Rodgers, but those guys are really few and far between. Be glad we have a guy who given time to throw can light up defenses, and a guy who with a little more time could be a guy who plays for a very long time.
I for one would rather be in this position than where this team used to be, searching for a half way decent QB every season and coming up short.
Also, the line played very well last night. It was good to see that progress has been made in that area.
Its literally Sam's job to lose.
Not only is it just 1 game of the 2017 season, I think Bradford has already played to that level in Purple. Sam was an absolute stud up to our meltdown last year. Things got goofy fast.
Personally, I want consistency. Week 1 here certainly shows that Bradford can play at an elite level. He's started two seasons now in Purple red hot.
Im ultimately more impressed with what he achieved than his good performance. I mean, he played a perfect game. Absolutely perfect. Is he going to play perfect games like that all season? That would be something else! ... probably not. But when he is hot, hes very impressive.
... i think we all knew that. Crow was served last year early to those who doubted the trade. The "doubt" about Bradford arose from a shitty offensive line; him overcoming it early and then watching it catch up and swallow the offense. We quickly went from happy crow eating to questioning a lot of things.
He really just needs to be consistent and lead this offense like he did on MNF, like he did early in 2016, and push through adversity when it comes. When he's at the top of his game, our offense can tread above adversity and dominate.
As far a Teddy goes, its all backup talk until otherwise. And thats a good thing; we have a lot of weapons on offense, our defense looked really good. If Teddy can come around we'll have another piece of insurance to go with Keenum. I dont have any problem wishing he was here, as I dont think there even would be any real controversy unless the wheels fall off again.
@"dukes" said: The Vikes need to trade Bridgewater while he still has some value. A 1 and a 2 should do it.Never get that amount of trade value with his injury and likely no playing time until 2018. GM's will have lots of questions and no real answers. Love Teddy but he won't recover the cost of the Bradford trade..
There was no problem in trading Sam Bradford with all his injuries.
@"dukes" said: There was no problem in trading Sam Bradford with all his injuries.
He was healthy and proved he could play. Teddy isn't even cleared for contact and cant even practice until after week 6. You aren't getting anything for him at this point. No reason to either.
Bradford was the unanimous best prospect in the 2010 draft and many teams wanted to pick him; Spielman probably fantasized about drafting him.
Bridgewater was a good prospect but 31 teams decided he was not worth their #1 pick. To give a #1 and #2 for him, some team would need to believe his 4 seasons in the NFL - a couple of 14 TD seasons, many handoff, and a devastating injury - have increased his value.
I have never seen anything to support the idea Bridgewater is as hugely respected around the league as by his local devotees.
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