No no no, it's Joe Montana remember. But since Montana was a 3rd round pick, wouldn't the 2nd round be too high for Bridgewater? BTW endoftheworld, you didn't happen to listen to the Scott van Pelt show did you? He dedicated an entire segment to people like you who frantically pull the race card at the slightest hint of criticism of TB. Oughta give it a listen.
Absolutely, and I'd even consider trading back into the 1st for him if the price was right. There are red flags surrounding him, but he's still a pretty solid prospect, I was always only against reaching on him early in the draft.
Im sticking with my comparison. Great thing about the draft is everyone has that certain player that they really want to succeed.
I saw an interview with Teddy Bridgewater today. Seems like a good kid. I think he'd be a great choice with a team's second or third draft pick.
Some scouts are concerned Bridgewater will never become a starter Posted by Mike Florio on May 2, 2014, 6:13 AM EDT http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...rned-bridgewater-will-never-become-a-starter/ With the bizarre disconnect between the media’s pre-Combine love of Teddy Bridgewater to the pre-draft belief by some of the most plugged in draft experts that Bridgewater will slide out of round one entirely, we’ve decided to try to figure out what teams think of the guy. And while the reality is that every team could have a vastly different view of a player, with some loving the player and others hating him (or 31 hating him and one loving him enough to make him a first-round pick), some scouts are concerned that Bridgewater may never become a starting quarterback in the NFL. (I generally avoid sharing opinions from anonymous scouts before the draft because of the potential for bias and agenda affecting the scout’s opinion. The rule of thumb remains that scouts who love a guy will be inclined to knock him in the hopes of having the player fall to their team, and that scouts who hate a guy will be inclined to say good things about him, so that another team will waste a pick on the player. I’m making an exception in this case because: (1) the conflicting views on Bridgewater have become frustrating to the point of maddening; (2) I’m convinced that the scout who shared this information isn’t trying to grease the skids for Bridgewater to slide to his team; (3) the scout is sufficiently experienced and knowledgeable and proven in his work to make his views reliable; and (4) the biggest problem I have with the use of opinions from anonymous scouts is that reporters who share the information typically don’t provide this kind of background or disclaimer, making it impossible for the audience to even begin to assess the reliability of the information.) With all that said (and if you’re still reading this, you get a free one-year subscription to PFT), the thinking is that Bridgewater has the will to become a great quarterback. He’ll work hard, and he’ll do everything that is asked of him. He’ll never create a single problem for the franchise, being a good teammate and a model citizen. Physically, however, the thinking by some is that Bridgewater simply lacks the attributes necessary to make him one of the rare men who can be starting quarterbacks in the NFL. Bridgewater isn’t particularly big, he’s not particularly fast, his hands aren’t particularly large, and he doesn’t have a particularly strong arm in comparison to other starting quarterbacks. He’s also viewed by some as a player who won’t take control of an offense. The young quarterbacks who have thrived right away have that trait; they take over immediately, and it’s undeniable that they deserve the job. While there’s a perception that young quarterbacks who become starters immediately are in some way anointed by their teams, the blessing often comes not from the coaching staff or the front office but from the players, who won’t follow or respond to a quarterback in whom they don’t believe. With Bridgewater, there’s a concern that Bridgewater won’t take over in the way that he needs to take over. So why did the teams and the draft experts have such a different view of Bridgewater? One reason could be that teams spend more time scouting seniors than underclassmen during the season, since it’s typically not known which of the underclassmen will be available in the draft. Every player has a ceiling at some point between college football and the Pro Football Hall of Fame; it seems that the draft experts’ assessment of Bridgewater’s ceiling has been much more favorable than the assessment that has occurred by the folks whose jobs depend on their ability to divine the potential of future NFL players. Obviously, Bridgewater’s one and only open workout specifically for NFL scouts didn’t do much to convince teams that he’s ready to rise to the occasion and bust through the ceiling that would allow him to be an effective NFL starter. With so many future NFL quarterbacks — franchise players, busts, and all in between — consistently having stellar Pro Day workouts, Bridgewater’s was glaring, and it reinforced the opinions that some already had. With two extra weeks to go until the draft and some owners showing a willingness to take advantage of that extra time to display more interest in the process, current questions like, “Explain to me why you’re interested in this guy again?” eventually could become, “Explain to my why you draft this guy again?” Which eventually could become a decision by the owner to have someone else do the drafting. Which has resulted in the most plugged-in draft experts coming to the conclusion that Bridgewater has become destined to slide out of round one. 65. Houston Texans: Teddy Bridgewater, QB, Louisville You would've been locked in a mental ward had you told someone five months ago that the Texans could draft Teddy Bridgewater - in the third round! But Bridgewater has a chance of falling that far. You can check out the various reports in the NFL Draft Rumor Mill, including one article that has an NFC personnel executive (team with a franchise quarterback) saying that Bridgewater is just a "fourth-round guy." I actually wanted to slot Bridgewater somewhere in the second round, but I couldn't fit him anywhere. http://walterfootball.com/draft2014_3.php
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Another "surprise" QB team to watch: Bengals, even though there are needs at CB & DL. Teddy Bridgewater is in discussion as fallback option</p>— Chris Mortensen (@mortreport) <a href="https://twitter.com/mortreport/statuses/462586518272737280">May 3, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Don't see it happening. These rumors are getting way to out of hand. Everyone in the media are just becoming victim of conformist. One or two rumors and they start doubting themselves and than sliding him down according to these rumors because everyone is going by these rumors. No one legitimately comes out and says why he so flawed compare to other prospects that makes him to drop out of second now as well. All they say is so and so guy doesn't believe him to be this "round" prospect without any proper indication of what made him slide. There are some concerns about him obviously, but everything else is nit picking at this point. No event going to cross my fingers on 1. Clowney and 2. TB. I still see a first round qb with flaws.
Actually they do come out and spell out the reasons why he's falling, but hardcore Bridgewater fans just dismiss those reasons outright. They want to believe that he's the next Aaron Rodgers or next Joe Montana so any criticism is thought to be simply wrong, or even racist.
I've seen some and not all, but comparison to become so and so next is so over the top. Its not just TB, clowney as well. The next LT is still ridiculous.
Yeah, that's over the top, but not quite as much as saying that a decent QB prospect is comparable to one of the greatest QB's of all time. If you are going to make over the top comparisons at least make them with top tier prospects. When people compared Luck to Manning, it was over the top, but we all understood what they meant and he was a rare prospect so it was understandable....or at least certainly more understandable than if they were calling T.J Yates the next Steve Young.
T.J Yates is not the next Steve Young Whatever, I'm hoping for a trade down. Pick up extra picks and make a ferocious defense. To me that's as exciting as electrifying offense.
LOL, yes, I know he's not and Teddy Bridgewater isn't the next Joe Montana, that was my point. Even suggesting so is pretty ridiculous.
