Around the Nfl week 1

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by punch it in

He can throw it downfield but if you are dinking and dunking to the tune of 330 yards who cares? Still takes a certain skillset to do that AND move the ball consistently. He gets the ball out quick n makes quick reads I guess im in the minority but i think he can be one of the best if stays on the field.

I think the health issue is huge though. He was getting pounded every other drop back, or that was my impression.

[Skinzman]

Bradford can only throw the ball so deep. He doesnt have the arm to throw bombs as he tends to hang them up there creating jump balls. What he does have is a very quick release and good accuracy under 20 yards. That accuracy might not have shown last night, but he was also playing his first game in a long time.

[skinsfaninok]

I'm with ya punch of course I have some bias but if healthy he can be a big time qb

[JoeRedskin]

Well, I found this from August 2014:

Bradford simply doesn’t throw deep. This chart reflects the numbers, which note that just 9.5 percent of his pass attempts last year traveled 20 yards or more in the air; of the 39 quarterbacks who threw at least 200 passes last season, 33 threw deep more frequently than Bradford. And when Bradford did throw deep, he was terrible; his 38.9 QBR on deep passes was 33rd in the league.

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"the chart" being referred to is imbedded in the article. Really interesting.

I don't know nuthin' about nuthin' when it comes to Bradford. In terms of dink and dunk, certainly Kelly's offense is perfect for that sort of QB. At the same time, if you watched last night's game, you also saw some of the limitations of that skillset.

[JoeRedskin]

A quick release and good accuracy under 20 yards is a good thing - in Kelly's offense, a very good thing.

However, if he can't throw the deep ball effectively, I think that will be a huge problem for the Eagles in the long run.

A dink and dunk offense, the type Kelly seems to want with Bradford, is similar to a run heavy offense that lacks a deep threat (you know, us right now) in that both cannot afford to get behind on down and distance. Sure, they made a come back last night but it fell apart b/c they simply dug themselves into a hole that demanded perfect execution to get them out of it. It only takes a couple of miscues either through unforced errors (bad / dropped passes) or a couple of stout defensive plays to derail the necessary perfection.

[punch it in]

Originally Posted by JoeRedskin

A quick release and good accuracy under 20 yards is a good thing - in Kelly's offense, a very good thing.



However, if he can't throw the deep ball effectively, I think that will be a huge problem for the Eagles in the long run.



A dink and dunk offense, the type Kelly seems to want with Bradford, is similar to a run heavy offense that lacks a deep threat (you know, us right now) in that both cannot afford to get behind on down and distance. Sure, they made a come back last night but it fell apart b/c they simply dug themselves into a hole that demanded perfect execution to get them out of it. It only takes a couple of miscues either through unforced errors (bad / dropped passes) or a couple of stout defensive plays to derail the necessary perfection.

Or they fell into a deep hole because of Bradfords need to get up to speed? I guess we will find out - i hope im wrong and he is not very good...trust me.

[Chico23231]

one thing i did like to see was ole kyle shanny doing a good job last night. he caught alot of grief here, but i was more of a fan of him than his father. Think he is gonna do well with the Falcons. Ill be pulling for him.

[Chico23231]

missed the 49er vs vikings game last night...but I heard there was another show going on at the sametime: Chris Berman and Trent Dilfer's annual Monday Night Football cameo was a broadcasting horror show

lol...berman and dilfer both suck

[punch it in]

Berman is thee worst. Have been changing the channel on that idiot for years

[Hijinx]

Berman, for sure has jumped the shark. ESPN wheels him out rarely and it just seem he goes through the motions just hashing old catch phrases.

[NoCalHail]

Yep Berman's act is old and tired and I hate how ESPN trots him out for all the "big event" type games.

What is even worse is when they throw him on playoff baseball telecasts. You think he is awful during football? Ugh.

[kingj]

Don't see Bradford staying healthy the whole season. He's also not athletic enough for what chip wants to do IMO.

Having said that, skins still have no chance in this mediocre/open division. At the very least just have high compete level, be a bitch to play against and play close games.

At least game 1 wasn't a blow out like some of the embarrassments we have seen recently

[over the mountain]

that dumb fuck Triplette is the worst.

i still cant believe he didnt correct (1) the side ref who indicated 1st down; or (2) the play stick indicating 1st down in our 2 min drive against the giants a few years ago when he had it as being just short of a first and 3rd down. his excuse that he didnt want to stop to correct the error bc it would be giving us a timeout was utter POS garbage. i hate that man. fuck you jeff triplette.

anyways .. this isnt really his fault, probably hard to tell in live time but he is involved in another questionable officiating snafu so i get to call him bad names, it makes me feel better. god i hate that dude.

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