CbusVikesFan wrote:This is the outlook I have had for years. I don't see anything now or have any hope that TB will be no more than average. There are good qb's that overcome bad line play, bad defenses, interceptions, etc. I have seen nothing in TB's play that warrants that. The only redeeming quality is his ability to remain poised most times. Won't do a qb any good to be poised and still not accomplish his goals.
Well said. Potential needs to be realized. Bridgewater has potential. He's smart, poised and capable but overall, he's looked depressingly average so far. He (and the passing game) need to be much more productive.
My mind keeps going back to a quote from ESPN writer Mike Sando's annual "QB Tiers" column, which we discussed on the board this summer. The quote I'm thinking about can be found
here.
In the column, Bridgewater was viewed as a "Tier 3" quarterback, a QB who is "good enough to start but need lots of support, making it tougher to contend at the highest level."
The quote that kind of haunts me is " A GM challenged anyone to find an area where Bridgewater projected as above average".