Why the Vikings didn't overpay for Sam Bradford...

[27mtrcougar]

Can't be too disappointed.


We all knew what they were getting.

Let's see... pro football focus has him ranked 7th in the NFL for quarterbacks. And he has a quarterback rating of 98 after six games behind a crap O line with no running game. This is disappointing to you?

 

[L.Freamon]

Hmmmm.

 

[flyerhawk]

If the Vikings miss the playoffs, is this still a good trade for the Vikings?

 

[PDay8810]

If the Vikings miss the playoffs, is this still a good trade for the Vikings?

I would say no...they coulda missed the playoffs without the trade. No?

 

[CowboyB]

Hmmmm.

Bradford played excellent yesterday

 

[CowboyB]

If the Vikings miss the playoffs, is this still a good trade for the Vikings?

Bradford looked great yesterday. It's definitely still a good trade because Bridgewater won't be back next year.

They are deeply missing Adrian Peterson that's for sure.

 

[DirtDirtDirt]

If the Vikings miss the playoffs, is this still a good trade for the Vikings?

No....Because Bradford isn't good enough to cover the flaws of the rest of the offense, Stephon Diggs is the only guy on that offense worth a shit.....So you can basically replace Sam with any average QB that wouldn't cost you all those draft picks, and you would see the same awful offensive results

 

[broncosmitty]

Lulz

 

[Thruthefog]

Bradford looked better in overtime yesterday than he has all year.

 

[CowboyB]

Bradford looked better in overtime yesterday than he has all year.

Bradford threw with 77% accuracy with 0 interceptions yesterday.

I don't think y'all have a clue.

 

[Malibu]

These loses are not all on Bradford. That o line and lack of weapons on offense is the bigger issue. People that watch ESPN wouldn't understand that because there all in the fairy tail world when QB's just win and lose games and don't realize it's a team game. Peace.

 

[Scooby-Doo]

It's not that Bradford has played poorly. It's that they gave up so much to get a result they could have achieved without the trade.

 

[Scooby-Doo]

When Tate scored that TD you could hear a pin drop in that stadium.

 

[CowboyB]

It's not that Bradford has played poorly. It's that they gave up so much to get a result they could have achieved without the trade.

That is a very shortsighted opinion.

 

[fordman84]

It's not that Bradford has played poorly. It's that they gave up so much to get a result they could have achieved without the trade.

BINGO.


The issue isn't Bradford or his play, it is what the Vikings gave up to get him and where it gets them.

12 months from now we will know for sure if they overpaid. By then Teddy will be back or Sam will be their full time future starter.

 

[shopson67]

Sam is averaging a career high in yards/attempt, but that's only 20th in the league and behind Case Keenum. Faint praise indeed.

 

[Manster7588]

That is a very shortsighted opinion.

It's 100% the right opinion.

 

[CowboyB]

It's 100% the right opinion.

That's to be seen on whether or not Bridgewater can return and have a better career.

 

[LambeauLegs]

I put the post game fan call in radio show from KFAN on my phone to listen to see how the loss was being talked about.

The idea was brought up several times by those with knowledge of the Viking team that Bridgewater will never play for the Vikings again and that Bradford is the guy for the next 5 years or so

 

[SJ76]

Bradford threw with 77% accuracy with 0 interceptions yesterday.

I don't think y'all have a clue.

About time. Did you see what Case Keenum did to the Lions in Detroit? 27/32 for 321 yards 3 TDs and 1 costly INT and 1 rushing TD.

I guess since Sam went 31/40 for 273 and 1 TD, this makes Keenum a BEAST!