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My PERSONAL Manziel-Bridgewater Comparison.

#1

This will get alot of hate and im trying not to be biased, but i watched all of both of these quarterbacks cutups on draft breakdown and here is what i have.

 

 

 

 

                                                         Manziel                             Bridgewater

           Arm Strength             Can make all NFL throws.        Doesn't have a "weak arm" But not a "strong arm" either.

           Accuracy                     GREAT ACCURACY              Best in the class from 1-20, deep balls flutter and are inaccurate.

           Pocket Presence     Tends to leave pocket early.      Tends to leave the pocket too late, leading to sacks.

           Football IQ               Not yet as great as BW's            Amazing football IQ, Manziels is lower but may catch up with hard work.

           Touch                       I haven't seen any problems     Teddy struggles with touch on deep balls, but is amazing in the 1-20

           Athleticism                Shake and bake baby.               Great on the bootleg, doesn't scramble as much as he needs to.

           Size                          Though only 6 foot he has         Thinner than Johnny with small hands, may be why he wears gloves.

                                            size 15 feet and hands like

                                            bannanas. 

           Leadership               Brett Farve attitude                     I have honestly no idea, doesnt show emotion on field(Gabbert).


A lot of people talk about Manziel’s arm strength negatively, but I don’t see why. He has a very strong arm. From what I’ve seen, in terms of pure arm strength, I’d put him second above Bridgewater
and behind Mariota. He is able to throw the ball for chunks of yardage at a time through the air, and honestly he could probably throw it a whole lot further if he put his weight behind it (he has footwork issues which I’ll address later). One thing I was also pleasantly surprised with was his touch. He knows how to control the arc of the ball pretty well, but it’s not fantastic. I would also put him second in this category, with Mariota at third (Bridgewater is far and away the best touch passer in the country.) Anyway, I digress. He is also, as you can see from the statistics, very accurate. 80% accuracy against the best team in the country isn’t normal. It’s very good.
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#2

Good try good try, I commend you.

 

Several things

 

Bridgewater's arm is stronger than Manziels 

 

Manziel is not all that accurate (especially due to the fact he is throwing to wide open receivers). Bridgewater to about 35 yards is easily the most accurate in the class (includes timing, anticipation and throwing to windows) Deep balls to lack the umph, too much reliability on touch

 

Tough to really get a grip on JFs football IQ due to the type of offense, he misses reads in a spread offense (worrisome), High IQ only becomes higher in the pros, Manziel will likely not catch him

 

Athleticism is a wash, Manziel is Manziel, Bridgewater does what he needs to

 

Size: Wait till the combine for assuming or you'll look stupid

 

Leadership: Brett Favre attitude???? What does that even mean in terms of leader ship?????? Manziel is a fiery guy (which I like), Players at Louisville had a ton of belief in Bridgewater apparently

 

Gabbert?? Rodgers shows gabbert like emotion too

 

 

 

I commend you though, you tried

 

Still have no idea what you are looking at though lol


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#3
(This post was last modified: 02-19-2014, 01:47 AM by Eric1.)

the nicest response I can come up with is......... LOL!


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#4

Meh, im 13, I tried lol. When I grow up I want to be a scout! 


A lot of people talk about Manziel’s arm strength negatively, but I don’t see why. He has a very strong arm. From what I’ve seen, in terms of pure arm strength, I’d put him second above Bridgewater
and behind Mariota. He is able to throw the ball for chunks of yardage at a time through the air, and honestly he could probably throw it a whole lot further if he put his weight behind it (he has footwork issues which I’ll address later). One thing I was also pleasantly surprised with was his touch. He knows how to control the arc of the ball pretty well, but it’s not fantastic. I would also put him second in this category, with Mariota at third (Bridgewater is far and away the best touch passer in the country.) Anyway, I digress. He is also, as you can see from the statistics, very accurate. 80% accuracy against the best team in the country isn’t normal. It’s very good.
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#5

Quote:Good try good try, I commend you.

 

Several things

 

Bridgewater's arm is stronger than Manziels 

 

Manziel is not all that accurate (especially due to the fact he is throwing to wide open receivers). Bridgewater to about 35 yards is easily the most accurate in the class (includes timing, anticipation and throwing to windows) Deep balls to lack the umph, too much reliability on touch

 

Tough to really get a grip on JFs football IQ due to the type of offense, he misses reads in a spread offense (worrisome), High IQ only becomes higher in the pros, Manziel will likely not catch him

 

Athleticism is a wash, Manziel is Manziel, Bridgewater does what he needs to

 

Size: Wait till the combine for assuming or you'll look stupid

 

Leadership: Brett Favre attitude???? What does that even mean in terms of leader ship?????? Manziel is a fiery guy (which I like), Players at Louisville had a ton of belief in Bridgewater apparently

 

Gabbert?? Rodgers shows gabbert like emotion too

 

 

 

I commend you though, you tried

 

Still have no idea what you are looking at though lol
I'm not comparing Gabbert and Teddy, they are polar opposites, but I like a guy who will be all over the sidelines motivating guys. Not just sitting on the bench with a "meh" look on there face,

A lot of people talk about Manziel’s arm strength negatively, but I don’t see why. He has a very strong arm. From what I’ve seen, in terms of pure arm strength, I’d put him second above Bridgewater
and behind Mariota. He is able to throw the ball for chunks of yardage at a time through the air, and honestly he could probably throw it a whole lot further if he put his weight behind it (he has footwork issues which I’ll address later). One thing I was also pleasantly surprised with was his touch. He knows how to control the arc of the ball pretty well, but it’s not fantastic. I would also put him second in this category, with Mariota at third (Bridgewater is far and away the best touch passer in the country.) Anyway, I digress. He is also, as you can see from the statistics, very accurate. 80% accuracy against the best team in the country isn’t normal. It’s very good.
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#6

Quote:Good try good try, I commend you.

 

Several things

 

Bridgewater's arm is stronger than Manziels 

 

Manziel is not all that accurate (especially due to the fact he is throwing to wide open receivers). Bridgewater to about 35 yards(After 20 his balls flutter)
 is easily the most accurate in the class (includes timing, anticipation and throwing to windows) Deep balls to lack the umph, too much reliability on touch

 

Tough to really get a grip on JFs football IQ due to the type of offense, he misses reads in a spread offense (worrisome), High IQ only becomes higher in the pros, Manziel will likely not catch him

 

Athleticism is a wash, Manziel is Manziel, Bridgewater does what he needs to

 

Size: Wait till the combine for assuming or you'll look stupid

 

Leadership: Brett Favre attitude???? What does that even mean in terms of leader ship?????? Manziel is a fiery guy (which I like), Players at Louisville had a ton of belief in Bridgewater apparently

 

Gabbert?? Rodgers shows gabbert like emotion too

 

 

 

I commend you though, you tried

 

Still have no idea what you are looking at though lol
Who I want will come down to hand size at the combine, Tyler Wilsons deep balls flutter and everyone thought it would be fixable, then they measured his hands...

A lot of people talk about Manziel’s arm strength negatively, but I don’t see why. He has a very strong arm. From what I’ve seen, in terms of pure arm strength, I’d put him second above Bridgewater
and behind Mariota. He is able to throw the ball for chunks of yardage at a time through the air, and honestly he could probably throw it a whole lot further if he put his weight behind it (he has footwork issues which I’ll address later). One thing I was also pleasantly surprised with was his touch. He knows how to control the arc of the ball pretty well, but it’s not fantastic. I would also put him second in this category, with Mariota at third (Bridgewater is far and away the best touch passer in the country.) Anyway, I digress. He is also, as you can see from the statistics, very accurate. 80% accuracy against the best team in the country isn’t normal. It’s very good.
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#7

Quote:Who I want will come down to hand size at the combine, Tyler Wilsons deep balls flutter and everyone thought it would be fixable, then they measured his hands.
 

The Mad Dog started a thread about that. The problem was also addressed in my "Why does size matter so much?" thread. But usually people worry about fumbling when they talk about hand sizes. If a quarterback has small hands, he is more likely to drop the ball while taking a snap, handing it off, or attempting a pass. If you want a guy with big hands, tell me you like Johnny Manziel.

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#8

Here is something for all Johnny Manziel fans to get excited about: http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-draft/0ap2...or-Jaguars

 

In this video, somebody said Jaguars fans want a guy they "can rally around" and get excited about, and Johnny Football would give them that.

 

Mike Mayock's description of Manziel: http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap2000000...-tarkenton

 

Quote:<p style="font-family:arial, verdana, helvetica;color:rgb(34,34,33);">Who does Johnny Manziel look like on a football field?

<p style="font-family:arial, verdana, helvetica;color:rgb(34,34,33);"> 

<p style="font-family:arial, verdana, helvetica;color:rgb(34,34,33);">One quarterback can't define him, as far as NFL Media analyst Mike Mayock is concerned. But Mayock was able to combine two for a Manziel comparision: Doug Flutie and Fran Tarkenton.

<p style="font-family:arial, verdana, helvetica;color:rgb(34,34,33);"> 

<p style="font-family:arial, verdana, helvetica;color:rgb(34,34,33);">"At the end of the day, he's different than any quarterback I've done before," Mayock said.
 

<p style="font-family:arial, verdana, helvetica;color:rgb(34,34,33);">That explains why Jaguars fans can get excited about and rally around him - he is such a unique player, one of a kind.


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#9

Bridgewater is not even bad at all deep passes, he throws the post, deep in/out and corner well. He only sucks at throwing the 9.

 

I find your comparisons a bit slanted :

 

"He's calm and show no emotion : he must be Gabbert."

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#10

Quote:Meh, im 13, I tried lol. When I grow up I want to be a scout!


It takes guts to put yourself out there with some of the haters on this board.
Only a chump boos the home team!
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#11

Quote:Meh, im 13, I tried lol. When I grow up I want to be a scout!


Hey man I'm 17, don't let anyone look down on you because you're young. Keep watching film. Learn to make a throwing chart. Watch more than one tape. Best of luck.
"Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other." Galatians 5:26

2015 NFL Draft - Analyzing Targets www.jungle.jaguars.com/index.php?/topic/7892-2015-nfl-draft-analyzing-targets/
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#12

13 year olds love Johnny Manziel. Give me Steady Teddy all day.


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#13

Manziel throws a lot of YOLO balls.  But he can do that with who he was throwing those to.

 

The thing that I like about Bridgewater that I've seen from him more than anybody else in this class, he's great at throwing open his receivers.  He throws back shoulder balls better than anybody else in this class and doesn't get his receivers killed nearly as much as the other guys.


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#14
(This post was last modified: 02-19-2014, 10:24 AM by Kotite.)

I may be alone on this, but I have seen a good amount of those back shouder throws that look more like underthrown balls that have too much air under them. Saw plenty of examples where I felt NFL DBs would be in pick six situations. That's my biggest concern in his game. Even in games where his statlines look good, I saw these throws. A WR comes out of his break expecting the ball to be there and both he and the DB are waiting for it to get there.
Only a chump boos the home team!
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#15

Quote:This will get alot of hate and im trying not to be biased, but i watched all of both of these quarterbacks cutups on draft breakdown and here is what i have.

 

 

 

 

                                                         Manziel                             Bridgewater

           Arm Strength             Can make all NFL throws.        Doesn't have a "weak arm" But not a "strong arm" either.

           Accuracy                     GREAT ACCURACY              Best in the class from 1-20, deep balls flutter and are inaccurate.

           Pocket Presence     Tends to leave pocket early.      Tends to leave the pocket too late, leading to sacks.

           Football IQ               Not yet as great as BW's            Amazing football IQ, Manziels is lower but may catch up with hard work.

           Touch                       I haven't seen any problems     Teddy struggles with touch on deep balls, but is amazing in the 1-20

           Athleticism                Shake and bake baby.               Great on the bootleg, doesn't scramble as much as he needs to.

           Size                          Though only 6 foot he has         Thinner than Johnny with small hands, may be why he wears gloves.

                                            size 15 feet and hands like

                                            bannanas. 

           Leadership               Brett Farve attitude                     I have honestly no idea, doesnt show emotion on field(Gabbert).
 

 

Quote:Meh, im 13, I tried lol. When I grow up I want to be a scout! 
 

Keep at it, and I would offer this advice; remove adjectives from your description and be as 'clinical' as possible when you do a write up on someone. For example,instead of writing "GREAT ACCURACY" for Manziel, put parameters in there or anecdotal evidence. "I watched 20 passes of his and of those, 18 hit the Receiver in stride, in the hands" something along those lines.

 

Also, try to stay away from comparing one player to another until the end. Think along the lines of how people state that Bortles reminds them of Roethlisberger because of his frame and his ability to stretch plays out.

 

One other thing; no matter what you write, someone out there is not going to like it, is going to disagree with it, and is going to come up with a logical reason why you're wrong. It just happens.

I'm trying to make myself more informed and less opinionated.

Stop saying whatever stupid thing you're talking about and pay attention to all the interesting things I have to say!
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#16

Good job Nick Foles, keep at it.
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#17

Those comparisons don't looked biased towards anyone of anything.


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#18

Quote:Those comparisons don't looked biased towards anyone of anything.
You can't blame the kid, he is only 13. Doesn't know any better.

 

Had this been a grown adult writing this I would want for them to get their eyes and frontal lobe checked.

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#19

On parents in all honesty for not educating him on football more imo.


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#20

Here is an interesting read on NFL.com: Brett Favre compared Johnny Manziel to himself when he was in college.

 

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap2000000...a-young-me

 

"I almost thought I was watching film of a young Brett Favre ... I didn't throw near as well as him. He may have that capability - unbelievable throws and can makes plays with his feet."


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