{"id":35904,"date":"2016-09-18T09:43:31","date_gmt":"2016-09-18T13:43:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=35904"},"modified":"2016-09-18T09:43:31","modified_gmt":"2016-09-18T13:43:31","slug":"what-sam-bradford-and-the-vikings-offer-each-other","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2016\/09\/18\/what-sam-bradford-and-the-vikings-offer-each-other\/","title":{"rendered":"What Sam Bradford and the Vikings offer each other"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"In Saturday’s Star Tribune<\/em>, Jim Souhan<\/a> looks at the Vikings’ newly annointed starting quarterback and says it can go one of two ways — “Two years from now, Bradford will either have proved he can lead a winning team, or he will be on his way to Ponder-osa.”<\/p>\n

Sunday night, millions of Vikings fans and dozens of Vikings players will ask what Sam Bradford can do for them.<\/p>\n

Just as important is the reverse.<\/p>\n

What can the Vikings do for Bradford?<\/p>\n

The answer will shape this season, and the next, and so will Bradford\u2019s career, and perhaps his last chance to improve his reputation.<\/p>\n

Bradford was the first pick in the 2010 draft. Which means he was selected by a terrible team.<\/p>\n

Bradford did not singlehandedly elevate the Rams. Neither has anyone else. They haven\u2019t had a winning record since 2003.<\/p>\n

Bradford muddled through, putting up numbers not all that different from Teddy Bridgewater\u2019s, for four seasons before being traded to Philadelphia.<\/p>\n

Last year with the Eagles, while adapting to a new and complex offense, Bradford completed 65 percent of his passes, throwing 19 touchdowns and 14 interceptions for an 86.4 passer rating.<\/p>\n

Last year, in his second season with the Vikings, Bridgewater completed 65 percent of his passes, throwing 14 touchdowns and nine interceptions for a rating of 88.7.<\/p>\n

Bradford is on his third team and was asked to be a savior, so his numbers are considered disappointing. Bridgewater is younger and thought to be improving, so his very similar numbers are considered promising.<\/p>\n

The question facing Bradford is whether, at 28, he is still a growth stock. While there is no sure way to predict his future, this is a good time to point out that even great quarterbacks need help, and that Bradford never has played for a winning team, or with a running back like Adrian Peterson.<\/p>\n

Two years from now, Bradford will either have proved he can lead a winning team, or he will be on his way to Ponder-osa.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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