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SpeedyG · 05-15-2014, 01:02 AM

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

Quote: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.

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: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.

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.

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.