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Yeah, bummer for you that the Rams gave up on him. Last I checked, QBs throw with their arms, not their knees though. If he stays healthy, St. Louis fans are going to hate life. He has a cannon for an arm. Now with a good scheme and great weapons, he could explode.
To be fair to the Rams, how many chances and how many tens of millions of dollars should they have kept giving Bradford before moving on? In your opinion, how much would have finally been too much?
Well considering he hurt his knee and not his arm, at least enough of a chance to see what he could do over a full season. It sucks, but he was a #1 overall talent. Their impatience appears to be the Eagles gain. What exactly did Bradford do wrong? He was unlucky. But his arm and talent were never in question.
So one more season? Let's say Bradford stayed with the Rams and did something novel - played every game this season. And let's say he managed some better than average numbers. What happens next season? Give him another huge guaranteed contract? After 'proving it' for only a single season? I think that was a big part of the dilemma - even if Bradford survives this season, do you really want to hitch your wagon and budget to him for another 5+ years?
Realistically, they "hitched their wagon" to him when they picked him #1. Especially if he had a good season, yes, I would have def offered him a long term contract if I were in their shoes.
Under any outcome for this season other than "blows another ACL out in Week 2" or "wins a Super Bowl and makes first-team All-Pro", I'd be shocked if Bradford's next contract doesn't end up very much resembling Kaepernick's current one - a fair-sized signing bonus but what basically amounts to a series of one-year contracts thereafter. You can be 99% sure his next team - whoever it may be - isn't going to throw $80 mil guaranteed at a guy with his injury history.
His price has to jump significantly after that performance last night. Man, he can sling it and as you alluded to, makes quick decisions with the football. I'd feel pretty confidant rolling with him as my starter, but would make sure I had a solid backup, in the case he gets hurt again.Bob Magaw said:
Call it the "Christian Laettner" 10/10. Dude was solid. Probably the most undervalued QB with the highest upside right now, due to the risk still hanging over him. Any game he starts, he's looking like a top 10 QB. And of course, there lies the risk.
I don't recall if Kelly said or a reporter did but "Kelly found his QB" was the line often used. It does seem that way and it also seems like Bradford found his coach.Bob Magaw said:
People were onto him even before that. I was banking really hard on getting him and the guy that took Romo in the 7th took Bradford in the 9th. Stafford, Rivers and Eli were still on the board. Really pissed me off. I asked him, what he was doing taking Bradford so high and he told me if I was asking him about it, it meant I already knew the answer. SOB. Draft was Thursday.
The Eagles looked really good in the other preseason games too...if Nick Foles can have top 5 QB spurts in this offense, it was obvious Bradford was an awesome play as soon as the Eagles traded for him.
Eagles offense always looks good. It was always just a matter of if Bradford would be healthy to start the year.
Use it to your advantage. Im betting someone will reach for Bradford in my league. that means someone may fall to me.
Dang I got him in the 8th Saturday before the solid preseason game in a 10 teamer. Didn't want to wait any longer With QBs starting to come off the board in a hurry.
Grabbed him in the last round today which makes me think my league mates don't watch/put any stock into the preseason.
Yes it is. Atlanta has got to be one of the best defenses to target this year, plus their Offense will put up enough points to keep the scoring up all around. Bradford Week 1 has top 5 upside... although I do think there's some risk his TDs get cultured by a combo of Murray and Matthews.
http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nfl/5161/sam-bradford
Yes, the running game will always be featured but the higher volume of plays may counter that somewhat for the passing.
I don't think they'd give that to a guy who lost a year for suspension... Has that ever happened before?
