Yes, damaged goods imo, here's why. Just look at his reaction after the knee injury, how much pain do you think he was in?! Uhhh A LOT, he probably doesn't want to experience anything like that ever again! Now granted it was a freak injury, it was an injury that has a potential to stay in his brain and possibly affect his mental side of the game imo. When he starts playing next year, will he be able to stand in the pocket, withstand pressure defenders will bring, and make the throws instead of protect himself and folding? I feel like you can only withstand so much of a beating until you just want to naturally protect yourself. I think it's a common "syndrome" when you've been beat up your whole career to just fold and take sacks because you want to protect yourself from getting hurt. It doesn't have to be a head injury for him to lose confidence in the pocket, it's just having bad experiences like a torn ACL or just being beat up your whole career like he has.
I'm not saying he won't make it, but he's talked about his confidence before being an issue. I think it's funny that Panthers game they were discussing Bradford's new confidence level with his OL and how he's learning how to trust them, does anyone remember? Well having a huge injury like that could set his mental side back a lil bit imo.
He has all the talent in the world imo to be a great QB, it just... So much BS has gotten in the way, how much more will he be able to cope with before he's ruined is my question? I'm not giving up, idc what some of my friends say, a lot of the issues over the years hasn't been his fault, yet he's the fall guy for them. He's a talented tough football player I have mad respect, I just hope we didn't screw him up. Coordinators, hits he's taken, playmakers (think about it...). The poster above named a ton of the playmakers we had here, WHAT HAVE THEY DONE FOR OTHER TEAMS?!?! NOTHING! We've had 3 coordinators his first 3 years in the league! He's been hit a ton through his career! Now the last two statements I made, the Rams have done a better job of fixing. But we still need legitimate playmakers, hopefully Tavon Austin emerges to be a much better version of Amendola.
I believe in Sam Bradford, but I do have some concerns that I hope are answered early by the team and him. Can this team continue to help him, and can Bradford continue to play head strong? I think it's most defiantly possible, but still an area of concern for me, which I don't blame him honestly...