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08-17-2011, 03:22 PM
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Warpath Hall of Fame
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Re: sam bradford
I don't think he's a bum, 25 td's is pretty dang good. I just think he's a guy that won't carry a team to the SB. In fact didn't he have like 20 passing yards in that game vs NE in the playoffs?
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08-17-2011, 03:28 PM
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Hail Raiser
 
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Re: sam bradford
He's junk alright:
In his rookie year, he threw for 2,971 yards, 14 touchdowns, and 12 interceptions while starting all 16 regular season games to become only the eighth rookie quarterback in NFL history to start a playoff game. By leading the Ravens to two road wins in the 2008-09 NFL Playoffs, he became the first rookie quarterback in league history to win two playoff games. In his second season, Flacco improved to 3,613 yards, 21 touchdowns, and 12 interceptions, and set single season franchise records for completion percentage (63.1) and quarterback rating (88.9). In his third year in the NFL, Flacco is ranked first all time in Ravens history for passing yards (10,081) and passing touchdowns (60). By starting in two playoff games in 2009, Flacco earned the record for most starts by a quarterback in the first two seasons in NFL history (38). Flacco became just the fourth quarterback to bring his team to the playoffs in his first three seasons, and is the first to win a game in each. |
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08-17-2011, 03:41 PM
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Re: sam bradford
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Was it Flacco who got them all the playoff kudos? Or maybe more so that defense. And the Raven's history stuff is junk becasue really they have never even had a good QB in their short history. And by special I mean this:
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08-17-2011, 03:56 PM
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Hail Raiser
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Re: sam bradford
Of course it's a team effort but he's part of that team. They don't do it all with D.
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08-17-2011, 04:07 PM
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Re: sam bradford
Let me ask a simple question here about the good but not "special" [whatever that means] Joe Flacco:
If he magically were transferred to the Washington Redskins for the 2011 season, could he make the Skins' roster - - even if he would not know Kyle Shanahan's offense that is more complicated than String Theory?Now an observation: Flacco just took some heat for going to the playoffs 3 years in a row and winning a game in those three playoffs on the basis that it was the Ravens' defense that carried him. There is a germ of truth in there; the Ravens' defense is REALLY good... HOW-EVAH, there are more than a few folks here who seem to think the fact that Rex Grossman was the QB for the Bears' Super Bowl team proves that he is a bona fide starting QB of above average capability. The Bears' defense that year was also REALLY good... I suspect that Flacco would get a lot more respect here if the color of his uniform were different...
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08-17-2011, 04:17 PM
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Gamebreaker
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08-17-2011, 04:18 PM
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Re: sam bradford
I think the biggest issue for Bradford is can he stay healthy. So far so good.
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08-17-2011, 04:28 PM
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Gamebreaker
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Re: sam bradford
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This thread is clearly about Flacco! Just on a side note and this doesn't make beleive what Flacco is or will be but if I see another Wacko for Flacco sign again I am going to scream.
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08-17-2011, 09:51 PM
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Re: sam bradford
I would bet strongly against Sam Bradford's career breaking into the second coming of Rick Mirer. The sample size of one season is too small to accurately draw this parallel. But if I was a betting man, that would be a good place to push the chips right now while expectations are unreasonable.
Sam Bradford’s rookie season has been incredibly overrated » Pro-football-reference.com blog » Blog Archive It was in a completely different offensive philosophy and is hardly a strong comparison, but 2008 Joe Flacco>2010 Sam Bradford in most every way. Still, Matt Ryan's rookie year was the best year by a rookie QB in all the year's I've been following the NFL.
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08-18-2011, 12:13 PM
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08-18-2011, 09:12 PM
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