Angry Ram
Captain RAmerica Original Rammer
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There is SO MUCH MORE to playing QB than throwing the ball. Decision making, extending plays, reading defenses all come into play. Sam has great arm talent. It is rest of his game that has been lacking. That is not just from looking at stats, that is from watching him play.
Jaworski's criticisms are spot on, IMHO. One could argue the ranking could be a few slots higher (based on potential not production), but around 20 makes sense to me.
It's up to Sam to change that.
I disagree with his lacking of extending plays and decision making.
The fact is, aside from WR miscommunication and getting his arm hit, Sam Bradford doesn't turn it over. His rookie year was the only time he turned it over, and down the stretch that year he only had 1 TD to like 7 or 8 INTs. Yet he got praised for it, got ROTY etc.
After, his TD/INT ratio has been really good.
RE Extending plays, he's done it when he's needed to. That's one thing so weird when it comes to Sam Bradford. Whenever the offense does make a great play, it usually is executed and there's no need for extension. But those opportunities have been so limited. In other words, a play is a success or a failure. There's no fail to success or vice versa with him.
Now reading defenses is something you or I or anyone else can't definitively say whether or not he's good at them. Only the coaches and Sam knows that. Personally, I don't think it's an issue but reading defenses is a continuous learning process as defenses are always changing.