Quote:OOps, I actually forgot Manning was pre 20 years....he's just seems to have been playing forever...haha. 

 

Obviously, I mean post Manning. 

 

I think Bridgewater is a better prospect than the rest since Manning was drafted....better prospect than Ben & Aaron. Now, obviously doesn't necessarily mean he'll be better pro than those 2, - I think he will be at least as good, but as a prospect, I think Bridgewater is better now than where those 2 were at this point. 

 

I dont know that I agree with that.  He wouldnt have been drafted ahead of Luck so by definition he wouldnt have been drafted ahead of RG3.... those two were basically 1 and 1a that year.  Im not sure Bridgewater would have gone ahead of Matt Ryan or Matt Stafford or Sam Bradford.  And Ill already counter your response... dont let what youve seen them do as NFL players cloud your judgement as to how they were viewed coming out of college.  

 

I think Bridgewater would have gone ahead of Roethlisberger although that might be a good comparison since both played lower level competition in 1A so there is some question is to how they would have done in a full year in one of the big conferences.  Not sure Ben was as accurate, but he is so much bigger and was able to extend so many plays... just as he does now.  Bridgewater is so skinny and goes down very easy... which ironically could help him avoid injuries by not staying up and taking more shots.

 

I actually think Bridgewater kind of reminds me of Geno.  Both are really good natural throwers of a football.  Both played in an offense that spreads out a defense and throws a lot of shorter to intermediate passes.  Both of them would occasionally get a little wild on deeper throws. However I think Bridgewater throws better on the run than Geno.  And Im pretty confident he doesnt have the same bit of prima donna headcase in him that Geno shows from time to time.  Too bad Bridgewater doesnt consistently play against better competition though.

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