Quote:Agreed.  I could see Bridgewater thrive in a place like New Orleans, but man... once November starts, not sure how well he'll do.  He may do well if the scheme is perfect for him and is geared towards his talents.

 

But you don't draft a QB #3 overall who can't throw without his gloves and doesn't display a single elite characteristic.  And I don't buy the "intelligence" aspect of his game because nobody knows what the playcall was, what he did to adjust (whether he adjusted) or anything like that.  The coaches may know, but the layman does not.  The only objective measurement of intelligence was the wonderlic, and from what I remember he didn't do too great in that one either.

 

There were rumblings he didn't do too great in some of his personal interviews with teams either, but that's just speculation.

 

Furthermore, he didn't strike me as a very confident person in all the interviews I've seen of him.  Could be just nerves/maturity issues.  That's something that may be fixable, he may be a different person in a couple of years... but he just wasn't that ready IMO.

 

I think Bridgewater could have made a mistake going out as a junior.  He would have helped his stock by staying another year, coming to the combine at like 228 lbs of solid muscle, competing and throwing (glove or without glove, whatever, just do it well) and maybe another year would make him also seem like a more mature/confident athlete.

This, and even if he did, just because he can read a Rutgers defense doesnt mean he can read a Bears defense.

 

This is another reason I didnt want to draft him, if he believes he is the best passing QB why did he not throw at the combine.  If he was a lock to go number 1 I would understand it but him, JFF, and Bortles were all close.  It also showed when he said he didnt want to go to Cle.  If you feel you are the best QB it shouldnt matter what team you go to, you should feel you can lead that team to greatness.  Anytime anyone brought these things up we got blasted.

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