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QB Teddy Bridgewater (1 Viewer)

Raiderfan32904 said:
Andy Dufresne said:
Was down at camp today. TB is really accurate and has good velocity. Very catchable ball.

I don't know when he'll start but when he does I think he'll be a good one.

CLEARLY more talented than Ponder.
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How did Barr look?
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Awesome. They weren't tackling but he has amazing burst and if they were tackling he'd have racked up several tackles for loss. In fact, Zimmer said he knew they'd be getting a good pass rusher but they've been pleasantly surprised at how he's showing in the run game.

 
Grabbed him in two dynasty drafts;

10 team start 2QB league I took him at 1.05. I thought had him rated 6th on my board. I took him over Sankey anyway. So glad I did.

12 team Superflex I had him rated 10th and I took him at 16th overall which I thought was an absolute steal.

Liking those picks right now. :yes:

 
Rotoworld:

ESPN's Chris Mortensen reported Thursday night that Teddy Bridgewater has been outplayed by Matt Cassel at Vikings camp.
Per Mort, the Vikings "expect that Cassel will open the season" as their starter. There's still time for Bridgewater to make a move on his veteran adversary, but to this point it really hasn't been much of a competition. The gap seemed to widen this week as Bridgewater threw five interceptions in three practices. Regardless of his identity, the Vikings' 2014 starting quarterback will be asked to manage games, and not win them.

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Rotoworld:

Vikings coach Mike Zimmer attributed Teddy Bridgewater's recent struggles to him not having a full grasp of the offensive scheme.

"Hes got so much going on in his mind right now that I just want him to play," Zimmer said. "Thats what I told him. If you make a mistake, well fix it and go on." Bridgewater looked skittish in Minnesota's preseason opener and threw five interceptions in three practices this week. His confidence should improve as he becomes more acclimated, but Bridgewater is going to need time before he's ready to run Norv Turner's system. At this point it would be an upset if Bridgewater started over Matt Cassel in Week 1.

Source: Minneapolis Star-Tribune

Aug 15 - 6:19 PM
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Impressive stat line tonight. Did anyone see the game? I'm wondering if he cleaned up against the 4th string defense or if it was a legit performance. 2 TD's and a 2 point conversion.

 
GreenBaySnackers said:
Impressive stat line tonight. Did anyone see the game? I'm wondering if he cleaned up against the 4th string defense or if it was a legit performance. 2 TD's and a 2 point conversion.
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He looked good but it was all against players that won't be in the NFL

His accuracy was the most impressive part, he made a couple of bad throws that could have been picks, but other than that he was on point.

 
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He played well against alot of pressure. Alot of composure even if it was against 2nd and 3rd stringers. Also remember his supporting cast was 2nd and 3rd stringers too and having Adrian behind him would instantly make him better.

 
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Rotoworld:

Taking over for an injured Matt Cassel (broken foot), Teddy Bridgewater completed 12-of-20 passes for 150 yards, zero touchdowns and zero interceptions in the Vikings' 20-9, Week 3 loss to the Saints.
He added six rushes for 27 yards. With Cassel dealing with "several fractured bones," it will be Bridgewater under center for the foreseeable future in Minnesota. Operating behind an ineffective offensive line, Bridgewater extended plays with elusiveness, and was more effective than Cassel has been the past two weeks. He showed good awareness, and had nice touch on his passes. We like his odds of getting the Vikings' Adrian Peterson-less offense moving more than Cassel. Bridgewater's first start will come at home against the Falcons next Sunday. It's a winnable game, but Bridgewater isn't yet on the QB2 radar.
Related: Matt Cassel


Sep 21 - 4:17 PM
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joffer said:
How'd he look?
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Looked OK, not good IMO. He's athletic ability helped him make plays but he stared down his first read and was slow in his progression. He missed some open guys because of it. Not surprising for a first start rookie I guess.

 
jurb26 said:
joffer said:
How'd he look?
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Looked OK, not good IMO. He's athletic ability helped him make plays but he stared down his first read and was slow in his progression. He missed some open guys because of it. Not surprising for a first start rookie I guess.
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You mean not bad for a rookie coming into the middle of the game who hadn't gotten 1st-team reps all week to be in line as the starter.

 
Xue said:
jurb26 said:
joffer said:
How'd he look?
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Looked OK, not good IMO. He's athletic ability helped him make plays but he stared down his first read and was slow in his progression. He missed some open guys because of it. Not surprising for a first start rookie I guess.
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You mean not bad for a rookie coming into the middle of the game who hadn't gotten 1st-team reps all week to be in line as the starter.
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You just rephrased it to say the exact same thing. :shrug:
 
jurb26 said:
Xue said:
jurb26 said:
joffer said:
How'd he look?
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Looked OK, not good IMO. He's athletic ability helped him make plays but he stared down his first read and was slow in his progression. He missed some open guys because of it. Not surprising for a first start rookie I guess.
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You mean not bad for a rookie coming into the middle of the game who hadn't gotten 1st-team reps all week to be in line as the starter.
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You just rephrased it to say the exact same thing. :shrug:
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Darn it. I'm compelled to post. Jurb, I generally like your posts. I'm glad you're on this board. No. It's not the exact same thing. At all. Ever. Stop.

 
jurb26 said:
Xue said:
jurb26 said:
joffer said:
How'd he look?
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Looked OK, not good IMO. He's athletic ability helped him make plays but he stared down his first read and was slow in his progression. He missed some open guys because of it. Not surprising for a first start rookie I guess.
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You mean not bad for a rookie coming into the middle of the game who hadn't gotten 1st-team reps all week to be in line as the starter.
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You just rephrased it to say the exact same thing. :shrug:
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He didn't even start the game. And if had gotten 1st-team reps all week it could definitely have made a difference.
 
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Bridgewater showed a lot of awareness of the pass rush and moved well to avoid it. On one of the plays he evaded Cameron Hayward and two other pass rushers who had the opportunity to sack him, but he escaped the pass rush and was able to throw the ball to McKinnon. The pass was rushed and perhaps a difficult catch, but it was generally on target despite Bridgewater having to evade 3 pass rushers.

I think he did some good things running the ball and moving the team on some completions to Patterson and Jennings. His throws to the running backs, which were the majority of his early targets were not easy catches, I think he was pressing a bit. I know Norv emphasizes getting the ball out quickly. I think Bridgewater once he gets a few games of experience will hopefully calm down a bit and get better timing/ball placement on those easy completions.

Another play that stood out to be besides the one where he evades 3 pass rushers was a pass where he steps up into the pocket and delivers the ball to the receiver just as the pass rusher was getting there.

Matt Kalil continues to play terrible and Charlie Johnson gave up pressure also. The left side of offensive line has not played well at all. Fusco the Right Guard was injured during the game and his replacement was DuCasse who had a penalty.

I am not sure what is wrong with Kalil, but he has not been playing as well as he did as a rookie thus far.

Brigewater was good. I saw a lot of things that he can build on.

 
Biabreakable said:
Bridgewater showed a lot of awareness of the pass rush and moved well to avoid it. On one of the plays he evaded Cameron Hayward and two other pass rushers who had the opportunity to sack him, but he escaped the pass rush and was able to throw the ball to McKinnon. The pass was rushed and perhaps a difficult catch, but it was generally on target despite Bridgewater having to evade 3 pass rushers.
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Not sure who rushed him, but Cameron Heyward plays for the Steelers, not the Saints.

The stat line I liked the most from his first game?

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steelers1080 said:
Biabreakable said:
Bridgewater showed a lot of awareness of the pass rush and moved well to avoid it. On one of the plays he evaded Cameron Hayward and two other pass rushers who had the opportunity to sack him, but he escaped the pass rush and was able to throw the ball to McKinnon. The pass was rushed and perhaps a difficult catch, but it was generally on target despite Bridgewater having to evade 3 pass rushers.
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Not sure who rushed him, but Cameron Heyward plays for the Steelers, not the Saints.

The stat line I liked the most from his first game?

0 INTS
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Yeah my mistake. I meant Cameron Jordan, Steve Jordan's son. Not that it matters too much as most pass rushers seem to be able to beat the Vikings LT Kalil right now.

 
Teddy is having a great first start. 11 for 16 and 197 yards at the half.

I'm a little surprised about his rushing. 6 attempts for 27 yards last week and already 16 yards and a TD this week. Anyone think this could be part of his game going forward or is it just a rookie QB taking off when feeling the pressure?

 
frigid5 said:
Teddy is having a great first start. 11 for 16 and 197 yards at the half.

I'm a little surprised about his rushing. 6 attempts for 27 yards last week and already 16 yards and a TD this week. Anyone think this could be part of his game going forward or is it just a rookie QB taking off when feeling the pressure?
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The announcers brought this up several times today. He's good at keeping his eyes down the field and moving around in the pocket to buy time. He doesn't really seem to look to run all that often but if the opportunity is there he'll take it.

 
He looks to have breathed some life into the team. I think he's got a bright future. Hope he plays this week to be honest because I will be in attendance. I doubt he does though.

 
TwinTurbo said:
I really liked what I saw from him today but his slight frame is going to result in a lot of minor injuries.
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This is one of the reasons he slid in the draft I think. Reminds me a bit of RG3 in that regard. I like his talent and think he will produce when active I just worry about his ability to stay healthy. This is one of the reasons I liked Bortles a lot more.

 
Teddy played great yesterday. The TDs will come. I wouldn't mind if he cut back on the running as he's not really built for it.

 
There were many fakes by Bridgewater that were executed so well. He does not look like a rookie.

He ran he game plan which included a lot of zone read option plays, including fakes to set up these plays or to dial back to plays that were successful earlier on in the game, but using that to open up another option of the play opened up by the fakes.

He is a very good QB.

I recall Norv Turner talking about thinking outside the box in some of the things they were working on during ota's and training camp. I wondered what that might be at the time. Would it be more no huddle? Zone/Read? What else?

I feel like most of this practice and game planning is based on conversations between Zimmer and Norv about what causes defenses problems? What works well in the currently NFL environment and to some degree what will work well against the Vikings divisional opponents?

Based on Bridgewaters first start I would say the zone read was a big part of their game plan against the Falcons. I think we have seen parts of that when Cassel was playing, but Cassel does not run it as effectively as Teddy Bridgewater who the offense is being built around.

I still cannot believe the Vikings were able to get this great player with the 32nd overall pick.

The Vikings did run some of the zone read with Ponder as well. But Ponder is Ponder and no one is buying his fakes.

The completion to Greg Jennings early on set up some of the fakes Bridgewater used later on in the game. Later in the game the slant route to Patterson is another play that set up a fake following it. It is great to see a QB who can make these throws as I so rarely have seen any Vikings QB effectively attack the seams in several years. Which of course makes the outside throws more difficult, because they are better contested with no threat of throws in the seam.

Teddy Bridgewater is all serious business. Cordarralle Patterson was commenting during interviews that Bridgewater being so serious makes him laugh. Not that he is mocking Bridgewater for that, but that Patterson is much less serious than him personality wise. I think Bridgewater has an attitude of hard work and wanting to be successful that Patterson can learn from.

The Vikings can be a very good team if Bridgewater keeps improving each game and can stay healthy. It is great to see a QB who can keep the defense guessing. For rookie QB that is often the other way around.

 
TwinTurbo said:
I really liked what I saw from him today but his slight frame is going to result in a lot of minor injuries.
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Slight frame? He's no more slight than Matt Ryan and Tom Brady.

Besides, there are plenty of "big" QBs who get banged up like Rivers, Cutler, Stafford, Manuel, and Roethlisberger.

 
Did anyone else notice that he was rarely under pressure? Was that because he makes fast decisions or because the O line played well? I feel like he had a clean pocket and rarely was forced off his spot.

 
Xue said:
TwinTurbo said:
I really liked what I saw from him today but his slight frame is going to result in a lot of minor injuries.
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Slight frame? He's no more slight than Matt Ryan and Tom Brady.

Besides, there are plenty of "big" QBs who get banged up like Rivers, Cutler, Stafford, Manuel, and Roethlisberger.
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You have to look at his actual size vs. what is listed on paper. Teams regularly list small guys like Tavon Austin as 2" taller and 20 lbs heavier. A prototypical QB1 like Brady, Ryan, or Cutler weighs around 220-225 lbs. RG3 is also exactly in that range. But I would be surprised if Teddy tipped the scales at over 200 lbs, and I suspect he may be the lightest starting QB in the league. He looks about 195 and that's being generous.

 
Usually the stats from the combine are pretty accurate, though obviously their weight could have changed since then:

Teddy Bridgewater: 6'2 214

Matt Ryan: 6'5 224

Andrew Luck: 6'4 234

Robert Griffin III: 6'2 223

 
TwinTurbo said:
Xue said:
TwinTurbo said:
I really liked what I saw from him today but his slight frame is going to result in a lot of minor injuries.
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Slight frame? He's no more slight than Matt Ryan and Tom Brady.

Besides, there are plenty of "big" QBs who get banged up like Rivers, Cutler, Stafford, Manuel, and Roethlisberger.
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You have to look at his actual size vs. what is listed on paper. Teams regularly list small guys like Tavon Austin as 2" taller and 20 lbs heavier. A prototypical QB1 like Brady, Ryan, or Cutler weighs around 220-225 lbs. RG3 is also exactly in that range. But I would be surprised if Teddy tipped the scales at over 200 lbs, and I suspect he may be the lightest starting QB in the league. He looks about 195 and that's being generous.
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I am looking at actual size and numbers from Combine/Pro Days. I rarely use team or fantasy site listed numbers. Matt Ryan in particular looks really thin. Brady is 6'4-3/8" and was 211 at the combine. He didn't look that thin because he was really flabby.

There's no way he's sub-200: https://usatq.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/usatsi_7766649.jpg

He's the same height and weight as Derek Carr and looks to be more muscular.

But like I said earlier, even big QBs get injured, so what's it matter. You're injury prone until you're not anymore. See Matt Stafford.

 
Looks like Teddy B. won't get a chance to make it two in a row tonight.

Bench Patterson now and beat the rush!

Christian Ponder will get the start for the Minnesota Vikings on Thursday night when they take on theGreen Bay Packers.

NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport reported that rookie quarterback Teddy Bridgewater will be inactive, according to a source informed of the situation. The team later announced it.

Bridgewater was incredibly impressive in his first start last week, completing 19-of-30 passing for 317 yards. He added 27 yards on the ground and a rushing touchdown. The first-round pick played a turnover-free game and pushed the ball downfield before leaving the game with an ankle injury.

The Vikings held out hope that the rookie signal-caller would be ready in time to play Thursday, and Bridgewater himself expressed optimism throughout the process. But the short week came at a bad time for Bridgewater to be healthy enough to play.

It's a prudent move for the Vikings when given the long view. We believe Bridgewater can flourish under Norv Turner this season. Getting Teddy fully healthy will go a long way to accomplishing that.
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Full article: http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000404411/article/teddy-bridgewater-out-for-vikings-ponder-to-start

 
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