Bob Magaw
Footballguy
through four games for bradford...
looking through the lens below of QBs that started more than half the season (except for bradford) in past five drafts, and going further back, three other former #1 overall picks (elway, aikman & manning)... manning does seem to be the best approximate fit for mapping on bradford's rate of development SO FAR...
maybe not entirely coincidentally, manning was the comp player that bradford evoked for some scouts, due to, among other things (stature, pocket presence, intelligence, leadership and other intangibles, etc, etc, etc), his uncanny, almost spooky accuracy...
2010 - bradford.... 58% completion percentage, 944 yards, 6 TDs, 6 INTs, 72 QB rating, 10 sacks, 0 fumbles (prorates to about 3,800 yards & 24 TDs)
2009 - stafford... 53%, 2,267 yards, 13 TDs, 20 INTs, 61 QB rating, 24 sacks, 4 fumbles (10 games - prorated about 3,600+ yards & 21 TDs)
sanchez... 53%, 2,444 yards, 12 TDs, 20 INTs, 63 QB rating, 26 sacks, 10 fumbles (15 games)
freeman... 54%, 1,857 yards, 10 TDs, 18 INTs, 60 QB rating, 20 sacks, 9 fumbles (10 games - prorated about 2,900 yards & 16 TDs)
2008 - ryan... 61%, 3,440 yards, 16 TDs, 11 INTs, 87 QB rating, 17 sacks, 6 fumbles (16 games)
flacco... 60%, 2,971 yards, 14 TDs, 12 INTs, 80 QB rating, 32 sacks, 11 fumbles (16 games
2007 - edwards... 56%, 1,630 yards, 7 TDs, 8 INTs, 70 QB rating, 12 sacks, 4 fumbles (10 games - prorated about 2,600 yards & 12 TDs)
2006 - leinart... 51%, 2,547 yards, 11 TDs, 12 INTs, 74 QB rating, 21 sacks, 8 fumbles (12 games - prorated about 3,400 yards & 16 TDs)
VY... 66%, 2,200 yards, 12 TDs, 13 INTs, 66 QB rating, 25 sacks and 11 fumbles (15 games)
cutler started just five games
john elway... 47%, 1,663, 7 TDs, 14 INTs, 55 QB rating, 28 sacks (11 games - prorated about 2,400 yards & 10 TDs)
troy aikman... 53%, 1,750 yards, 9 TDs, 18 INTs, 55 QB rating, 19 sacks (11 games - prorated about 2,600 yards & 13 TDs)
peyton manning... 56%, 3,739 yards, 26 TDs, 28 INTs, 71 QB rating, 22 sacks (16 games)
looking through the lens below of QBs that started more than half the season (except for bradford) in past five drafts, and going further back, three other former #1 overall picks (elway, aikman & manning)... manning does seem to be the best approximate fit for mapping on bradford's rate of development SO FAR...
maybe not entirely coincidentally, manning was the comp player that bradford evoked for some scouts, due to, among other things (stature, pocket presence, intelligence, leadership and other intangibles, etc, etc, etc), his uncanny, almost spooky accuracy...
2010 - bradford.... 58% completion percentage, 944 yards, 6 TDs, 6 INTs, 72 QB rating, 10 sacks, 0 fumbles (prorates to about 3,800 yards & 24 TDs)
2009 - stafford... 53%, 2,267 yards, 13 TDs, 20 INTs, 61 QB rating, 24 sacks, 4 fumbles (10 games - prorated about 3,600+ yards & 21 TDs)
sanchez... 53%, 2,444 yards, 12 TDs, 20 INTs, 63 QB rating, 26 sacks, 10 fumbles (15 games)
freeman... 54%, 1,857 yards, 10 TDs, 18 INTs, 60 QB rating, 20 sacks, 9 fumbles (10 games - prorated about 2,900 yards & 16 TDs)
2008 - ryan... 61%, 3,440 yards, 16 TDs, 11 INTs, 87 QB rating, 17 sacks, 6 fumbles (16 games)
flacco... 60%, 2,971 yards, 14 TDs, 12 INTs, 80 QB rating, 32 sacks, 11 fumbles (16 games
2007 - edwards... 56%, 1,630 yards, 7 TDs, 8 INTs, 70 QB rating, 12 sacks, 4 fumbles (10 games - prorated about 2,600 yards & 12 TDs)
2006 - leinart... 51%, 2,547 yards, 11 TDs, 12 INTs, 74 QB rating, 21 sacks, 8 fumbles (12 games - prorated about 3,400 yards & 16 TDs)
VY... 66%, 2,200 yards, 12 TDs, 13 INTs, 66 QB rating, 25 sacks and 11 fumbles (15 games)
cutler started just five games
john elway... 47%, 1,663, 7 TDs, 14 INTs, 55 QB rating, 28 sacks (11 games - prorated about 2,400 yards & 10 TDs)
troy aikman... 53%, 1,750 yards, 9 TDs, 18 INTs, 55 QB rating, 19 sacks (11 games - prorated about 2,600 yards & 13 TDs)
peyton manning... 56%, 3,739 yards, 26 TDs, 28 INTs, 71 QB rating, 22 sacks (16 games)
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