I'm not as enamored by Bridgewater as some are. I think he's probably the most consistent and the "safest." I'd also probably call him the smartest at the line in his ability to read defenses. I just see Pro Days as not nearly as valuable of an evaluation as game tape. The guy had a 71.0 completion during live action this season. Watch Tiger Woods on the driving range, not every 5-iron is going to be within 10-feet. He's probably not going to hit 50 drivers without hooking or slicing a couple.J. Kapp 11 wrote:Virtually every analyst who saw him throw would disagree with you. I know you like this guy, DP, but you can't just discount what actually took place. I've watched reports on three different networks now -- the criticism is consistent, and my (admittedly amateur) eyes tell me it's legitimate. Maybe Bridgewater just had a bad day, but the things he struggled with are the things scouts have questioned all along.
Norv Turner called the workout "pretty good." NFL.com's Gil Brandt came away from Monday's Louisville Pro Day believing Teddy Bridgewater had a "good, solid workout."
Per Brandt, Bridgewater completed 57-of-65 passes in "the longest quarterback workout I've ever seen." Two of his incompletions were dropped by receivers. Brandt wonders why Bridgewater did not sport gloves, which he's done since high school.
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Perform? Like he has over the course of his career? Here's one report that should help answer the question.And the question scouts are asking is this: If he can't perform in a staged event, indoors, with his own hand-picked receivers, after practicing his routine for 2 months, what is he going to do when he's under actual NFL pressure?
This one sentence says that he can handle the blitz (which many analysts have praised him for) while also rising to the occasion during times of pressure (coming off the bench and lead the team to a come-from-behind victory in what was essentially the 2012 Big East championship game).Poised in the face of the blitz and often anticipates it coming. Is very mentally and physically tough -- played through a broken left wrist with a sprained ankle in what was essentially the 2012 Big East championship game, coming off the bench to captain the Cardinals to a come-from-behind victory.
YMMV. He completed, what, 57 of 63 passes (discounting the two that were dropped). That's still a 90% completion rate. Andrew Luck had a 92% completion at his Pro Day. Cam Newton was 42/53. Russel Wilson went 59/63. Mark Sanchez and Brandon Weeden each had a "great days." Gabbart completed 89% of his passes. I'm not saying it doesn't matter, but I also am not blowing it out of proportion. It's a piece of the process and, in my mind, a relatively small piece.As the analysts said, typically quarterbacks SHINE on pro days. Bridgewater most certainly did not.
I'll agree with that.but it's certainly not the situation you'd like if you're Bridgewater's agent.
