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Teddy Bridgewater

ArlingtonTexan said:
I think that's the real 'problem' with all of the guys this year. they have some things that can translate into being starting NFL QBs, but they really should not be drafted anywhere near the top of the 1st round.
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QBs are drafted higher because they play the most important position. A very good QB is the hardest player to find. Taking a chance on a QB makes more sense than taking a chance on a LB or a RB. I think you've said yourself that finding a Tom Brady in the 6th round is an anomaly. They won't just fall in your lap.

It's rare that a QB prospect comes into the NFL without pimples. Once every 15 or 20 years? If you need a QB, you're going to have to take a chance. If you don't, another team will. Nearly every year, a good to very good QB comes out of the draft. The Texans need to do everything they can to find that guy.
 
Lucky said:
QBs are drafted higher because they play the most important position. A very good QB is the hardest player to find. Taking a chance on a QB makes more sense than taking a chance on a LB or a RB. I think you've said yourself that finding a Tom Brady in the 6th round is an anomaly. They won't just fall in your lap.

It's rare that a QB prospect comes into the NFL without pimples. Once every 15 or 20 years? If you need a QB, you're going to have to take a chance. If you don't, another team will. Nearly every year, a good to very good QB comes out of the draft. The Texans need to do everything they can to find that guy.
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:goodpost: MSR
 
Although I have cooled off on Teddy some in recent weeks, this nonsense about his weight fluctuation is stupid. He went from 214 to 208. For a grown man that is really not that significant of a flux. My weight can fluctuate 3-4 pounds in a single day due to hydration, last meal time, and latest bowl movement at time of weighing.

Obviously we all knew he would be as heavy as he could be at the combine, so a 6 pound drop is really insignificant. Teddy isn't a big guy, we have known that from the get go. Trying to make it seem like there is a difference in him playing at 208 or 214 is just as ridiculous as the butt smooching the so called "Teddy fanatics" do.

Regarding his actual performance at his pro day, he didn't look at his best no doubt. However, since Bridgewater's stock has been slowly declining on the last month and a half, I wouldn't expect the media to give him glowing review anyways unless he would have just flat out killed it.

This is how it goes every year; guys who stock has been on the decline almost always get average to poor reviews from pundits about their Pro Days...and guys who's stock has been on the up and up almost always get praised. This is because the media just wants to further validate the perception they have been spreading as of late.
 
matts290 said:
Although I have cooled off on Teddy some in recent weeks, this nonsense about his weight fluctuation is stupid. He went from 214 to 208. For a grown man that is really not that significant of a flux. My weight can fluctuate 3-4 pounds in a single day due to hydration, last meal time, and latest bowl movement at time of weighing.

Obviously we all knew he would be as heavy as he could be at the combine, so a 6 pound drop is really insignificant. Teddy isn't a big guy, we have known that from the get go. Trying to make it seem like there is a difference in him playing at 208 or 214 is just as ridiculous as the butt smooching the so called "Teddy fanatics" do.
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you need to pay attention to every detail. have you seen or watched him? in College he played under 200 almost 6-3. the combine he looked puffy, bloated, did not do much but what he did was less than impressive. he just has a narrow frame, one that will be difficult to add weight or core strength going against the big boys. its injury concern mostly, something you have to insure as your franchise investment.
 
beerlover said:
you need to pay attention to every detail. have you seen or watched him? in College he played under 200 almost 6-3. the combine he looked puffy, bloated, did not do much but what he did was less than impressive. he just has a narrow frame, one that will be difficult to add weight or core strength going against the big boys. its injury concern mostly, something you have to insure as your franchise investment.
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No, I haven't actually seen him, he's an asian guy right? :rolleyes:

We have no idea what weight he played at during college, every needs to stop pretending they do.

He looked puffy? Bloated? Haha what, please show me a picture of this puffy little teddy bear, because everything I saw he looked pretty damn lean like he always has.

Like I said, we know he is an undersized QB and we have known that forever...yet people still want to try and make it relevant that he happened to be just a tiny tiny bit more undersized than he was a couple weeks ago.

Still, Teddy is no longer my #1 QB, a good friend of mine who had a brief stint in the NFL and played 4 years at A&M opened my eyes to a couple things on Teddy recently that changed my mind.
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53UMp-cKzEU

There is Teddys pro day. the camera guy was kind of crappy but you see a lot. I think he started off a little shaky but really got into rhythm after a few minutes. He is at best a 50% accuracy guy when throwing deep. So thats def. a weakness, but he does so many other things well. Gonna be a tough choice.
 
Teddy Bridgewater moves past shaky pro day, calls himself a ‘servant leader’
“The biggest reason I feel is I’m a servant leader,” he said. “I’m someone who wants to make everyone else around me better people, better players with nothing in return. I’m not looking for any recognition or anything like that. I’m a team player, someone that’s willing to go the extra mile, willing to come in early and go the opposite way. Not go in that locker room and try to win guys over but win guys over by going in that film room and that offensive room and learning the playbook right away, breaking down film, showing the guys that I understand what’s going on.

“Once guys see that you know your job, you know what you’re supposed to do, you’re responsible, then they’ll begin to trust you more. I feel that I have that capability. From a playing side, I feel that I’m an accurate passer, I’m smart with the football, I’m a winner. The past three years I was able to win I believe 30 games and I’ve made progress each year. Each year I’m just on a mission to become better and better.”

Once teams meet with Bridgewater, they’ll see it...
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mussop said:
Blah blah blah add nauseam. This act is getting old. The time for talk is long over. He's had two chances to impress and failed both times.
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Just curious,but do you think its more important to impress the organization at the pro day or the private workout? I know from my conversations with phil savage,pat kirwan,and others at the senior bowl, pro days are less than 10% of the evaluations. The combine is more important for the medicals than anything else.
 
mussop said:
Blah blah blah add nauseam. This act is getting old. The time for talk is long over. He's had two chances to impress and failed both times.
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Lol because we all know a player can only be evaluated solely on their combine and pro day.

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McShay: Bridgewater's pro day worst I've seen
Todd McShay says that Louisville QB Teddy Bridgewater's pro day was the first time he's ever seen a quarterback throw worse in an exhibition than he did in games.

"It's designed for you to have success, it's supposed to be sort of a dog and pony show," McShay said. "No defense, no coverage to read, no pass rushers, in shorts and a t-shirt, throwing to your own receivers, in a scripted workout that you've been rehearsing days in and day out. There's no excuse, no reason."

McShay has attended over 60 pro days, so his bafflement is not insignificant. The analyst cautions that the greatest -- by far -- pro day he's ever seen was JaMarcus Russell's. Before Bridgewater's pro day, McShay said Matt Ryan's was the most underwhelming he'd ever seen. Here at Rotoworld, where we've refused to drop Teddy B from the No. 1 QB rank, we'd caution evaluators to pay heed to his last point, rather than the more salacious topic of Bridgewater's isolated struggles in an almost meaningless "dog and pony show."
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So he's in good company. :gamer:
 
BigBull said:
At least Bridgewater can throw to his left. Bortles can't even throw to his left without pads on.


Sent from the future...
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He completed every pass to his left at his pro day and beat Baylor throwing to his left all night long but who's counting? :)
 
Haven't been in here for a while.

I'm starting to think we're going with Clowney. With Antonio gone, it does make a lot of sense and I think Clowney would be coming into an evironment where he could flourish. JJ and JD would be a lot of fun to watch and the Defense would be immediately upgraded. I still like Teddy, but I don't think the Texans are willing to risk it.
 
Texian said:
He completed every pass to his left at his pro day and beat Baylor throwing to his left all night long but who's counting? :)
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Just because they were caught, doesn't mean they were accurate....did you watch his pro day? I watched every pass and he was all over the place.

And for your Baylor comment, here is every pass to his left that game.

First pass to left, great throw, on the money

2nd - low incomplete

3rd - a bad screen pass thats almost picked, incomplete

4th - over throw down the sidelines, incomplete

5th - ok out pass

6th - terrible pass to the rb in the flats, incomplete

7th - wr screen taken to the house

8th - good comeback route

9th - good out route

10th - over throw, incomplete

11th - hit the rb on swing pass

12th - come back route

13th - out route

14th - bad over throw but somehow the wr makes the grab


6 in-completions, 1 terrible throw but his wr bails him out, and the rest are petty throws like screens and quick out routes with big time cushions. The guy is 50% at best to his left and even that is spotty. Fact is, he struggles with accuracy. I am also starting to notice that when forced to go through his reads he gets sloppy and very inaccurate. This guy will be a Gabbert/Ponder clone. Hope we don't bite on him.


not included were the two TERRIBLE picks, one down the middle and one to his right to a rb on a quick out
 
The Pencil Neck said:
It won't be done until a few years from now. If one guy performs well and the others don't, there's not going to be a ton of restraint and decorum in making sure people are aware of it.
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I think the absolute worst will be if Manziel goes on to be successful. The other two don't have as many fans in Houston as JFF does. Maybe this message board is a different story, since not many known Aggie posters are pushing for JFF. At least VY never did anything of note, or you'd best believe Longhorn fans would never stop talking about him. Johnny will be the same with Aggies in Houston, even if it's not as represented on the board.

Me, I keep my college and NFL allegiances as separate as possible. While I always feel a little good seeing Ryan Tannehill quarterback the Dolphins to a win, once they're out of college, they're out of college. Now they're pros, and while I wish them all the luck (unless they're playing the Texans), they're not quarterbacking the Aggies on Saturdays anymore.

I won't deny I would love to see Manziel come in here and quarterback us to 5 Superbowls, but I'm also a realist and I can see how Manziel could come in here and quarterback us to 5 seasons of below .500. At this point I'm going to speculate as I can but hold faith with whatever Bill O'Brien chooses to do come draft day. There's a reason the guy is getting paid and we're all on message boards talking about it. If O'Brien decides Clowney, Manziel, Bortles, Bridgewater, Mack, Watkins, whatever, is the guy, I'll hold faith and wait for the results to come in.
 
Playoffs said:
This is why you'd draft Teddy Bridgewater...

Teddy Bridgewater shows off his intelligence

That's the first time I've seen the poise he demonstrates on the field in this draft process. Get him into his element, into the game... that's where he's comfortable and where he wins.
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I actually watched that live. I was very impressed with how he gave a short breakdown of what he's looking at pre snap. I was also surprised when he appeared to say that he adjusts his protection after the ball has been snapped.
 
_King_ said:
I actually watched that live. I was very impressed with how he gave a short breakdown of what he's looking at pre snap. I was also surprised when he appeared to say that he adjusts his protection after the ball has been snapped.
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I think he meant he gives a dummy count to see if the defense adjusts when they think the ball is being snapped. If they do, he adjusts protection again before calling for the ball for real.
 
_King_ said:
I actually watched that live. I was very impressed with how he gave a short breakdown of what he's looking at pre snap. I was also surprised when he appeared to say that he adjusts his protection after the ball has been snapped.
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Adjust protection after the ball has been snapped. Dam that is impressive. He is smart.
 
bah007 said:
I think he meant he gives a dummy count to see if the defense adjusts when they think the ball is being snapped. If they do, he adjusts protection again before calling for the ball for real.
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He did state that he has a call post snap to adjust the protection to the pressure side , seems that would have to be made very quickly after the snap ....
 
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