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Quote:Precisely.

 

Attention to detail...thats why I'm so good in judging players!!

 

Most people missed Gabbert's "hitch" too

 

You mean Garrards...

Quote:We'll never know who was really the best QB. We'll know who had the best won-lost record or career. Because it's a team game with so many dependent parts, with so many variables, we'll always be left to wonder what if.

You're right. I often compare Marino to Gabbert and it seems obvious to say Marino was better. He had may more starts and many more wins. He had much better stats as well. But can we honestly say he was better than Gabbert? I mean, there are 10 other teammates on the field at the same time all of which have a hand in how the offense runs and making sure it runs efficiently. I guess we'll never know.

Quote:Precisely.


Attention to detail...thats "why I'm so good in judging players!! "ninja:


Most people missed Gabbert's "hitch" too

. Sarcasm right?

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/754...idgewater#!NDAbv

 

Quote:<p style="font-family:Cambria, 'Times New Roman', serif;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);">Walsh told him functional arm strength isn't always about RPMs. For instance, he said, look at Joe Montana's throws. Whereas some quarterbacks throw rockets that peter off when they get to the receiver, Montana's passes always look like they are gaining ground. They carry through the receiver. Walsh told him that quality is more important than sheer arm strength.

<p style="font-family:Cambria, 'Times New Roman', serif;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);">Turner paid particular attention to how Bridgewater's passes traveled through the air. As much as he looked for it, he saw no evidence of insufficient arm strength.

 

 

 

Quote:One week before the Vikings' private workout with Bridgewater, they sent him a condensed version of their playbook and told him they would ask him to teach the coaches the offense at the workout.

 

When Bridgewater explained the Vikings offense to the Turners, it was clear he had absorbed it well, and he could communicate what he had absorbed.

 

 

Quote:<p style="font-family:Cambria, 'Times New Roman', serif;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);">The Turners also asked Bridgewater to make every throw that he would be making in their scheme. It was a long workout, because the Vikings coaches wanted see if his mechanics held up when he was fatigued. They had Bridgewater throw 15 routes to four receivers, and they had him throw a number of them over again. So he might have thrown as many as 80 passes.

<p style="font-family:Cambria, 'Times New Roman', serif;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);">His mechanics held up, and his throws were strong and on target. Some of it may have been because of his handwear. But that didn't bother Norv Turner.

<p style="font-family:Cambria, 'Times New Roman', serif;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);">He has seen other quarterbacks through the years who throw better wearing a glove because it gives them a better grip on the ball. Watching Bridgewater, he was reminded of Kurt Warner and how much more effective he was wearing gloves.

 

 

Pretty much, the Vikings, and Norv Turner specifically,  saw a lot of what many "non-experts" saw in Teddy Bridgewater. When they peeled away at the hoopla of Manziel, the potential of Blake Bortles, and Bridgewater's bad pro day...what they found out was a QB who has everything you need and want from a QB.

Quote:Bridgewater is still the best QB to come out of this class, Bortles might have more potential but Bridgewater was certainly more pro ready.

Not true. He played nobody yet he's pro ready. Oh he beat Florida right? The same team that won how many games this year? Pro Ready. We shall see by week 6.

Quote:http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/754...idgewater#!NDAbv

 

 

 

 

 

Pretty much, the Vikings, and Norv Turner specifically,  saw a lot of what many "non-experts" saw in Teddy Bridgewater. When they peeled away at the hoopla of Manziel, the potential of Blake Bortles, and Bridgewater's bad pro day...what they found out was a QB who has everything you need and want from a QB.

 

...of the second tier QBs.

Quote:I was thinking that Bortles might have expected to be drafted by Minnesota, given his choice of attire that evening. Wasn it it close to a "purpleish" color sport jacket and tie?

 

Blake Bortles said he felt good about his chances of getting picked everywhere he went. According to Gus Bradley, he only wanted to be a Jaguar.

Ahh JW, you're back!

Quote:...of the second tier QBs.

There were first-tier QBs in this draft?

Sorry guys, Bortles is better than TB, the future will bear this out.

"has everything you need and want from a QB"

 

Quote:...of the second tier QBs.

 

That addendum doesn't even make sense, given that what "you need and want from a QB" doesn't change. You need and want the same thing from each quarterback regardless of tier.

 

But then again, that's expecting too much out of you at this point.

Quote:There were first-tier QBs in this draft?

 

Only Bortles.

Quote:"has everything you need and want from a QB"

 

 

That addendum doesn't even make sense, given that what "you need and want from a QB" doesn't change. You need and want the same thing from each quarterback regardless of tier.

 

But then again, that's expecting too much out of you at this point.

 

They got what they felt was best of the leftovers.

 

Yippe.  Good for them.  And good for us.

Zimmer just announced TB will take the first team reps in Vikings' first OTAs. Anyone surprised?


Aside from being considered as the most pro ready, one big advantage that TB has over the other rookie QBs is Norv Turner. Turner might not be a good head coach, but he's a QB guru who knows how to maximize an offense.

Not in the least. OTAs are "non-contact" drills, essentially walkthroughs of the team's offense. It wouldn't surprise me if any of the three first-round QBs are starters in game one (though I do hope Bortles sits for a year), but the only one I'm really expecting to start--whether he wins the job or not--is Manziel. Bridgewater getting first-team reps in OTAs doesn't necessarily signal that coaches will keep him with the first team in training camp and the preseason.