per rotoworld
Louisville QB Teddy Bridgewater passed the seven metric "Parcells Rules" and amassed an elite 0.6 percent bad decision rate against BCS opponents, ESPN's KC Joyner writes.
Technically, Bridgewater fell short in one criteria, because he bolted school after his junior year, but Bill Parcells himself ruled that Teddy B gets a free pass because he graduated in December. Joyner's research showed that Bridgewater made zero mistakes on passes thrown 10 or fewer yards downfield, and a spectacular 1.8 percent BDR on vertical passes (slightly worse than Andrew Luck's rate, and much better than Robert Griffin III and Cam Newton). "History shows players of this caliber are very rare, and that scarcity should make Bridgewater one of the top picks in the 2014 NFL draft," Joyner writes in summation of the in-depth study. "If he slides down the board at all, he could develop into one of this year's draft steals."
Not a fan of Teddy, there is just something with him that i as a GM picking in a top pick pass on.
Quote:Not a fan of Teddy, there is just something with him that i as a GM picking in a top pick pass on.
Elaborate on what that something is.
Quote:Elaborate on what that something is.
Bad Pro Day?
The pro day for one, i also question his size yes you can attack Johnny football for being small, but i think he would get up after taking a hit, Teddy i question how long he would be able to take hits with his size. I hope i am wrong and Teddy becomes a Cam Newton like QB as long as its not with Houston, Indy or Tenn.
Bridgewater, and the 'situation' surrounding him and his draft status, reminds me a lot of Matt Ryan when he was drafted.
While Bridgewater has/had more offensive weapons at his disposal than Ryan, he was still the primary force that moved that offense. Everyone was talking about how Ryan's arm was not that strong and how he may not be ready for the uptick in competition. Granted, the organization has surrounded him with weapons, but 1. that's their job and 2. he's making the most out of it. If Jacksonville were to draft Bridgewater and he turned out to be our version of Matt Ryan, I think I'd be okay with that.
Now, Ryan has a size advantage over Bridgewater in that he's 6' 5" and 220+, and that shouldn't be discounted but I think their games are similar in most other respects.
This is not to say that Bridgewater will turn out like Ryan, but I see the similarities in the situation up to this point.
Quote:The pro day for one, i also question his size yes you can attack Johnny football for being small, but i think he would get up after taking a hit, Teddy i question how long he would be able to take hits with his size. I hope i am wrong and Teddy becomes a Cam Newton like QB as long as its not with Houston, Indy or Tenn.
A Cam Newton like QB?
Quote:Bad Pro Day?
My personal take on Bridgewater is
Strengths
A QB that dominates the game from the neck up, he controlled that offense at the line of scrimmage.
Accurate in the short to intermidiate passing game
Extremely smart, Jon Gruden gave him extremely high IQ marks.
Impressive pocket presence, mobility in the pocket, and poise in a muddied pocket
Weaknesses
Slight build
An abover average arm
Deep ball accuracy
To me, Bridgewater is a guy that breaks the mold of black QB's that have been taken in the top 10 over the past 10-15 years. He's not the atheltic freak that Michael Vick, Jamarcus Russell, Cam Newton, RGIII, Donovan McNabb, or even a guy like Daunte Culpepper was. He dominates the game in a different way, from the neck up. The Jaguars can go a number of different ways with the 3rd pick, but I have to believe Bridgewater is still in play, his game has been picked apart over the past two months, similar to what Matt Ryan went through we he came out of BC a few years back. I believe he's a fantastic prospect, and is by far the best Qb in this draft, and has the best chance of developing into a franchise guy.
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Yes a Cam Newton like QB
I'm not really sure what this means. Passing the Parcell QB rules. Is this a good thing? Is it an indicator of success?
Ironically in his 20 plus years as a head coach, Parcells only selected a QB early in the draft one time. Drew Bledsoe. Who was almost the complete opposite prospect that Bridgewater is. Bledsoe was tall, big, slow prospect with a cannon for an arm, who got a little careless with INTs in college. But then again, after leaving the Patriots Parcells complained about being the cook who couldnt pick his ingredients. So who knows if Bledsoe really was his decision or not.
Moving on, in his two or three years as the VP of football for Miami, Parcells took Chad Henne in the 2nd one year and Pat White in the 2nd the next. Although I doubt Pat White was taken to be a QB. Did Henne pass the 7 rules of Parcell as well?
Quote:I'm not really sure what this means. Passing the Parcell QB rules. Is this a good thing? Is it an indicator of success?
Ironically in his 20 plus years as a head coach, Parcells only selected a QB early in the draft one time. Drew Bledsoe. Who was almost the complete opposite prospect that Bridgewater is. Bledsoe was tall, big, slow prospect with a cannon for an arm, who got a little careless with INTs in college. But then again, after leaving the Patriots Parcells complained about being the cook who couldnt pick his ingredients. So who knows if Bledsoe really was his decision or not.
Moving on, in his two or three years as the VP of football for Miami, Parcells took Chad Henne in the 2nd one year and Pat White in the 2nd the next. Although I doubt Pat White was taken to be a QB. Did Henne pass the 7 rules of Parcell as well?
That's the funny thing about him. As much success as Parcells has had, he's also had some pretty bad failures. I would take his evaluation with a grain of salt.
Personally never been a big fan of Parcells rules. I think sometimes it works out right, but just as often is totally wrong. I do for one think it is a bonafied plus for Teddy that he meets or exceeds all the criteria. But I still have my doubts.
Take a look at the 3 QBs listed below from the 2011 draft.
Andy Dalton
Christian Ponder
Cam Newton
Can you match up which QB passed the Parcells rules with a perfect 7-for-7? Another met 5-out of the 7 criteria. While one was only 2/7 for the Parcells rules....
Quote:Yes a Cam Newton like QB
You do realize he is nothing like newton, right?
Parcells is far from a QB guru. His tenure in Miami was a disaster.
So we're supposed to listen to the guy responsible for drafting Henne? Lol. QB guru Parcells is not.
Quote:So we're supposed to listen to the guy responsible for drafting Henne? Lol. QB guru Parcells is not.
Darn him, hes the reason why Henne is a NFL QB
Quote:A Cam Newton like QB?
It isnt even comparable. Cam is the size of a tight end while Manziel is like a small receiver.
Quote:So we're supposed to listen to the guy responsible for drafting Henne? Lol. QB guru Parcells is not.
What guys have you linked saying we shouldn't draft Teddy? All perfect resumes I assume.
When i said Newton i did not mean in terms of size, i meant in terms of play making ability and that's just onion's.
Quote:When i said Newton i did not mean in terms of size, i meant in terms of play making ability and that's just onion's.
You talked about size in that post about Bridgewater
Manziel cant just will himself to get up after a hit that breaks his ribs. Being a tough guy only gets you so far.