MorKnolle said:Right, Bradford is far from being the 2nd most talented WR on their team, just as of right now he has less off-field problems than two of the others, both of whom have also underachieved in the past and are still adjusting to the league in general, much less a relatively complex system like Martz has.
If Williams and Rogers had been successful and proven themselves to be worthy of their 1st round pick over the last few years then yes I'd say that says something about Bradford. However, thusfar both have had injury problems, worth ethic concerns, off-field problems, and both have done nothing to garner favor from their new coaching staff, so it does not say anything to me that Bradford is currently considered to be above them. I consider it a wake-up call and motivation tool for them more than anything else. You seem to be claiming that Kubiak's moves are bad because some other team has signed these players and must think they are somehow worthy of being on their team, so I wanted to point out many past instances in which players were released or traded and it didn't turn out to be rotten decisions and that simply being signed to a training camp contract during the offseason doesn't mean much of anything. Most of the players I mentioned also "proved" a whole lot more earlier on in their careers than Ragone, Bradford, Gaffney, Wells, etc. and not many people would consider any of those decisions bad.
Umm, you're forgetting the fact that Martz has already said he expects Bradford to be the starter going into the season. Nothing about "wake-up calls" or anything like that. That is just sheer speculation on your part. He didn't say he expected either Rogers or Williams at that position. Again, let me say this: Just be consistent. Don't go around saying that the decision to cut Wells was OK because nobody picked him up but then turn around and say that you can't judge a player move based on if a player has been picked up or not. I personally think Kubiak has made a boatload of bad moves from the start and I can back that up. You can disagree all you want, but please don't try to defend the Wells cut in one way and then turn around and contradict yourself when dealing with guys like Bradford and Ragone. It's disingenuous and as transparent as cellophane to folks who aren't taking big gulps of the Kubiak Kool-Aid.