Theodore Bridgewater: Year One --> Year Two

[PacificNorseWest]

meh sounds like nitpicking

It wouldn't be a point of emphasis if it were nitpicking.

[DK Sweets]

It wouldn't be a point of emphasis if it were nitpicking.

Agreed. It only seems like nitpicking if you don't understand the effect that elbow placement has on the trajectory and accuracy of the pass.

[Mothman]

It wouldn't be a point of emphasis if it were nitpicking.

Exactly... and I thought your earlier post was right on target.

By the way, this article might be where you read that elbow mechanics have been a point of emphasis for Bridgewater this year:

Bridgewater is not yet in Rivers' stratosphere, but his late-season surge revealed the attributes -- accuracy and anticipation -- that have powered Rivers over the years. Early ball placement issues were addressed with a focus on elbow mechanics, something Bridgewater focused on all offseason. ("Sometimes if I drop my elbow too low," he said, "a ball may sail on me.") And when asked about Bridgewater's relatively quick assimilation of his scheme, Turner referenced another likely Hall of Fame quarterback.

[PacificNorseWest]

^Appreciated. I believe that may have been it.

Exactly... and I thought your earlier post was right on target.

I keep my elbow up.

[Mothman]

^Appreciated. I believe that may have been it.
I keep my elbow up.

Well done!

[DK Sweets]

I keep my elbow up.

*slow clap*

[TeddyBaller]

Maybe it ended for you, but 3000+ yards on the season and 7 more tds then Bridge, all while playing with the Raiders, definitley indicates that there is still a reasonable argument for Carr.

empty stats for carr 28th best qb in the league last year behind geno smith, sounds about right, and about the td's 6 of carr's 21 td passes came from the 1 yard line

http://espn.go.com/nfl/qbr

[Demi]

Carr ranked lower than Smith. More evidence QBR is the most ridiculous stat ever created to try and fill television time...

[TeddyBaller]

Carr ranked lower than Smith. More evidence QBR is the most ridiculous stat ever created to try and fill television time...

carr's advanced stats were NOT good bro.. stop trying to make derek carr happen

he had a better o-line than teddy last year, and a better wide reciever corp, and still teddy was better. teddy has drew brees potential

[Jordysghost]

carr's advanced stats were NOT good bro.. stop trying to make derek carr happen

he had a better o-line than teddy last year, and a better wide reciever corp, and still teddy was better. teddy has drew brees potential

21-12 td int ratio and 3000+ yards, nobody needs to make Carr happen, he did that on his own. I think Teddy had a far better WR core last year as well.

I think Teddy is the best QB from his draft class and will remain as such, but if you want to talk potential Carr has everything physically you want in a QB.

[Mothman]

21-12 td int ratio and 3000+ yards, nobody needs to make Carr happen, he did that on his own. I think Teddy had a far better WR core last year as well.

I think Teddy is the best QB from his draft class and will remain as such, but if you want to talk potential Carr has everything physically you want in a QB.

Yes, Carr is "happening" whether anyone wants him to "happen" or not.

I don't really think it matters which of the two QBs (Carr or Bridgewater) is better. They both had solid rookie seasons. They both have the potential to be better this year and beyond. They play in completely different conferences so it's not as if they'll face off much. It matters in the sense that the Vikes had the choice to draft either one of them and they chose Bridgewater. Obviously, we Vikes fans want that to be the "right" choice and so far, so good. However, it may turn out that there wasn't really a wrong choice to be made between Carr and Bridgewater.

The Vikes may have dodged a bullet with Manziel though. Time will tell!

[Pondering Her Percy]

carr's advanced stats were NOT good bro.. stop trying to make derek carr happen

he had a better o-line than teddy last year, and a better wide reciever corp, and still teddy was better. teddy has drew brees potential

Yeah I definitely think Teddy is the better QB but Oakland WRs were probably one of the worst in the NFL so there is no way ours was worse. I think Carr is going to be a good QB. A lot better than Bortles. He just got a great weapon in Cooper and I like Murray. I think he'll be comparable to a Ryan Tannehill type QB with a much better deep ball. I can see the Teddy/Brees comparison

[TeddyBaller]

21-12 td int ratio and 3000+ yards, nobody needs to make Carr happen, he did that on his own. I think Teddy had a far better WR core last year as well.

I think Teddy is the best QB from his draft class and will remain as such, but if you want to talk potential Carr has everything physically you want in a QB.

carr's completion % and passer rating was garbage,..... carr only passed for 3,000+ yards because he started from day 1, bridgewater took over week 4... and damn near caught carr in passing yards lol

[TeddyBaller]

Yeah I definitely think Teddy is the better QB but Oakland WRs were probably one of the worst in the NFL so there is no way ours was worse. I think Carr is going to be a good QB. A lot better than Bortles. He just got a great weapon in Cooper and I like Murray. I think he'll be comparable to a Ryan Tannehill type QB with a much better deep ball. I can see the Teddy/Brees comparison

only greg jennings and charles johnson could run consistent routes last year, a lot of teddy ints were on cordelle patterson not knowing how to run routes... teddy unlike carr anticipates throws and throws guys open like a brees and rodgers

mike wallace looks like a bust trade, dude cant run routes just like flash... such a shame, imagine teddy with a freak wideout like amari cooper, instead we took a bum like trae waynes

[Jordysghost]

Im not saying Carr is better then Teddy, im saying he had a decent rookie year, and he did. 21-12 td int ratio with 3000+ yards is solid, especially for a rookie. Facts are facts.