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The Texans would be idiotic to pass on Bridgewater

 

http://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/c...b927862370

 

<div>Throughout a tape breakdown of Bridgewater against the Cougars, Gibbs kept saying, "See, that's exactly what they ask NFL quarterbacks to do," or "That's just what they coached him to do." 


Bridgewater ran Louisville's full-field read, West Coast system with such command that it is obvious he was in complete control of what happened on the field, from changing plays at the line of scrimmage to determining protection schemes for the offensive line. 


Not that other college quarterbacks can't learn to do it; Bridgewater already has done it. 


"He had a check system with a myriad of options and he always had the ability to check out of a bad play, from run-to-run, run-to-pass, pass-to-run, whatever," former Louisville offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Shawn Watson said. "And we had the same kill system used in the NFL. 


"My job was to try to beat the defensive coordinator Sunday-Thursday. I gave him the chalk to beat the defensive coordinator on Saturday. He would go out there and orchestrate it, and he did an unbelievable job. The most efficient QB I've ever had." 


Bridgewater, who earned his college degree in three years, was so proficient in the Cardinals' offense that offensive line coach Dave Borbely once asked him to teach the protections to the line. 


"He wanted his players to know the offense like Teddy, because he knew every detail," said Watson, who is now part of former Louisville coach Charlie Strong's staff at Texas. "Players said to him that 'hearing (Teddy) talk was like listening to you talk.'" 


In recent weeks, I have talked to more than a dozen scouts and coaches – college and pro – to gain more knowledge on the top candidates. While they offered various opinions on who they would take, not a one said Bridgewater would be a bad choice. 


He is the only player to get a passing grade, an A in fact, from everyone I talked to.
 

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