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Did anyone catch Bradford's interview on Sirius (1 Viewer)

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I start by saying I only caught the last 4/5 of the interview, and I believe it was Afternoon Drive with Jim Miller and Adam Schein. Picked up where they asked him about working with Gruden and Miller made a point of saying how good he was to work with. Bradford agreed and Miller then asked something about "Have you learned how to reduce injuries" (something along those lines). Bradford kind of hedged around the question and Miller basically said "Let me interject...the answer is "Yes". You can reduce your injuries" and continued about knowing your routes, schemes, etc., so that you reduce the chance of getting blinsided. They then asked Bradford about where they are with negotiations in a couple of different ways and he gave the canned answer "I put my trust in my agent, if he thinks negotiating on the front-end is better for us, so be it; if not I can live with that too" (no issues there). They they asked some questions about STL in general and would he like to go there. This is where he really beat around the bush and did not give any type of answer with committment (even a "If they take me that is great, if not I will be thrilled to go anywhere else". Again, these quotes are not exact, just the jist, but the hosts and even I took it as though he really does not want to end up there. He really didn't even say he liked the people, etc., just seemed to give vacant answers, without any enthusiasm. If you look into that, it may explain why they have not really gotten into negotiations and interestingly he only met with STL and WAS. Now, my guess is that if for some reason STL does not work out, WAS can't really take him and then we may see some jockeying after that #1 pick...will be pretty interesting to see.

Not really "news", but just an observation; especially interesting since lately it seems as though these negotiations are well under way before 72 hours until the draft.

 
It was actually Adam Schein and Rich Gannon (not Jim Miller)

And yes, I totally heard what you heard, it totally sounded like Bradford was less than excited about going to STL.

It could also be that his agent has told him what to say and he is just doing as instructed.

Let's remember this is a 21 year kid we are talkng about.

I think Bradford is all business and I think we are making the right choice by taking him.

 
It was actually Adam Schein and Rich Gannon (not Jim Miller)And yes, I totally heard what you heard, it totally sounded like Bradford was less than excited about going to STL.It could also be that his agent has told him what to say and he is just doing as instructed.Let's remember this is a 21 year kid we are talkng about.I think Bradford is all business and I think we are making the right choice by taking him.
Thanks...I was wondering when Miller played for Gruden! I thought too that he may have been getting coached by his agent, but the fact that there was so little "canned" speech involved, it led me to believe he was going this one solo...unless the only guidance he got was "just don't commit to STL" (for negotiation purposes), then that would make perfect sense.
 
Bradford doesn't strike me as a guy who'll pull any draft day shenanigans. I think he's excited about being the number 1 pick and playing for the Rams. He's just trying to be businesslike before it becomes official. And if he doesn't go to St Louis he's likely going to Cleveland. I'd rather play for St Louis.

 
Kirwan commented on that in his NFL chat, and cautioned not to read too much into it, this was his response, FWIW.

Nick, London12:26 PM ETHey Pat big fan, It seems to me Bradford isnt so sold on being a Ram, i just get that feeling. Compared to Stafford he seems quite uninterested in being the number 1 pick. Am i wrong to think that?Pat Kirwan, NFL.comNick, I think Bradford's personality is different. He's a quiet guy -- don't misconstue that as not wanting to be a Ram. The Rams play indoors, close to where he is from, and in a winnable division. He won't make any more money elsewhere than he will in St. Louis. If we go to a rookie wage scale in a year, he will go down as the highest-paid rookie in NFL history.
 
he's got a bout 80 million reasons to be excited to be a ram

IIRC stafford was very excited to become a lion. you would think that playing in the league should be enough

 
Hey, I agree that for financial reasons he should want to be a Ram, I just wonder whether the Rams really want him and he is trying not to diminish his value by saying anything negative against the club, as he has been told in private that they are working on a trade or he has just heard they are going to pass and his agent prefers it not to be released (thereby creating a frenzy on draft day). Just "spitballing" here, but I find it interesting that if the Rams really want him, why they are not trying to get this tied up now.

 
He really didn't even say he liked the people, etc., just seemed to give vacant answers, without any enthusiasm.
I have yet to see an interview where he shows any enthusiasm so maybe that is just his personality.
 
I understand that he's very smart and watches a lot of tape. But this guy doesn't scream NFL QB to me. He doesn't seem to want it. I'm interested to see what happens to him over the course of his career. The last guy that I felt that way about coming out was Joey Harrington. Yuck.

 
Bradford was said to not enter the draft last season because he was scared the Lions were going to draft him. Where does he want to go??

 
After watching the Gruden Special it seems like he really has no love for football or being an NFL QB. He even told Gruden that he had no fire for it, but being injured had brought the fire back.

That is not a franchise QB. As a Bills fan I would much rather have either Clausen, Pike, or McCoy. Heck even Tebow actually cares and is trying to improve. Bradford was treating the whole show like he already knew everything Gruden was telling him and didn't need any advice.

 
Bradford doesn't strike me as a guy who'll pull any draft day shenanigans. I think he's excited about being the number 1 pick and playing for the Rams. He's just trying to be businesslike before it becomes official. And if he doesn't go to St Louis he's likely going to Cleveland. I'd rather play for St Louis.
seriously???Cleveland has a great GM in Holmgren...and for what it's worth, I'll take Mangini over Spags any day of the weeks..Spags is a terrible head coach...Rams were thisclose to going 0-16 last season..

you have perhaps the worst O-line in the NFL in St Louis..the team is void of talent save for S. Jackson, while Cleveland has Harrison, a strong O-line, decent WR's...I think Cleveland is a lot closer to being a playoff contender than St Louis is, about 4 years closer..

and not to mention Bradford will get killed behind that porous Rams O-line...not a rosey picture for a guy with a twice-fried shoulder..

 
Just heard Bradford being interviewed on ESPN's Fantasy football podcast, comes across very well and seems willing to have a laugh.

 

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