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Saw this article on the Rams... Sam Bradford's NFL .com page. look to the right side with the top title of this post.
http://www.nfl.com/player/sambradford/497095/profile
You click on it & it takes you to this article which is long & does mention many other QB's but it also includes & mentions Sam Bradford often.Thought you all might find it interesting. Just to let you know this article does not include Bradford as one of the franchise QB's going bad but that was the title of the top article on the Sam Bradford page.
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap20...matt-schaub-exhibit-nfls-eternal-qb-conundrum
The oldest -- and perhaps truest -- cliché in football is that you build your team around your quarterback. But at what point do you decide you made a mistake and start over? It's a question that the leaders of every NFL franchise must ponder sooner or later. And if they don't make the right decision, they'll find themselves pondering it repeatedly........
.....What makes these decisions additionally fascinating is that they come on the eve of the deepest quarterback draft in years, at a time when the league is going to see the QB market suddenly flooded. With a number of first-round talents expected to be available in the 2014 NFL Draft, plus Sam Bradford, Cam Newton and Jay Cutler all likely to be seeking new contracts, it's going to be -- for the first time in a long time -- a buyer's market for quarterback talent.....
......Bradford has plenty of excuses, having worked with three different offensive coordinators/systems in four seasons, as well as an extremely limited supporting cast. In some ways, he looks like he could evolve into an Alex Smith-type quarterback -- one who doesn't turn over the ball much, having averaged one pick every 46 pass attempts. But he also doesn't throw many scoring strikes, averaging one TD pass every 30 attempts. (You'd like your QB to be closer to the 1-in-20 range.) Bradford was on pace for a strong 2013 season -- projected to have a 32-to-9 TD-to-INT ratio -- but now he must start over fresh in 2014 after rehabbing from his season-ending knee injury........
......Both of these quarterbacks will be looking for big deals in the near future. While the Rams have Bradford signed through 2015, his salary-cap number will be more than $17 million next year. Newton will be in a contract season in 2014. It remains to be seen if the Rams and Panthers will pony up.....
Will Bradford and Newton eventually find themselves in the same place as Freeman and Schaub? I think Bradford deserves (and likely will get) another chance -- though he needs more weapon to succeed. At the same time, the Rams -- with two first-round picks in a quarterback-heavy draft -- might be tempted to start over.
Interesting read & I do not agree with that Alex Smith comparison. I have heard over & over that Snead & Fisher say they are committed to Bradford, but they could be staring at some nice quarterback options at the top of next season's draft. Just in case I wonder what the next 2016 Bradford contract will cost when his rookie contact got him over 13 million a year 78 million overall ? How many Rams like Chris Long & JL may get caught up in the releases to get the figures close. Cam Newton is burning HOT currently.
Saw this news on Sam too...
Coach Jeff Fisher said Rams QB Sam Bradford had his knee surgery Monday in Pensacola, Fla. Dr. James Andrews performed the surgery.
http://www.nfl.com/player/sambradford/497095/profile
You click on it & it takes you to this article which is long & does mention many other QB's but it also includes & mentions Sam Bradford often.Thought you all might find it interesting. Just to let you know this article does not include Bradford as one of the franchise QB's going bad but that was the title of the top article on the Sam Bradford page.
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap20...matt-schaub-exhibit-nfls-eternal-qb-conundrum
The oldest -- and perhaps truest -- cliché in football is that you build your team around your quarterback. But at what point do you decide you made a mistake and start over? It's a question that the leaders of every NFL franchise must ponder sooner or later. And if they don't make the right decision, they'll find themselves pondering it repeatedly........
.....What makes these decisions additionally fascinating is that they come on the eve of the deepest quarterback draft in years, at a time when the league is going to see the QB market suddenly flooded. With a number of first-round talents expected to be available in the 2014 NFL Draft, plus Sam Bradford, Cam Newton and Jay Cutler all likely to be seeking new contracts, it's going to be -- for the first time in a long time -- a buyer's market for quarterback talent.....
......Bradford has plenty of excuses, having worked with three different offensive coordinators/systems in four seasons, as well as an extremely limited supporting cast. In some ways, he looks like he could evolve into an Alex Smith-type quarterback -- one who doesn't turn over the ball much, having averaged one pick every 46 pass attempts. But he also doesn't throw many scoring strikes, averaging one TD pass every 30 attempts. (You'd like your QB to be closer to the 1-in-20 range.) Bradford was on pace for a strong 2013 season -- projected to have a 32-to-9 TD-to-INT ratio -- but now he must start over fresh in 2014 after rehabbing from his season-ending knee injury........
......Both of these quarterbacks will be looking for big deals in the near future. While the Rams have Bradford signed through 2015, his salary-cap number will be more than $17 million next year. Newton will be in a contract season in 2014. It remains to be seen if the Rams and Panthers will pony up.....
Will Bradford and Newton eventually find themselves in the same place as Freeman and Schaub? I think Bradford deserves (and likely will get) another chance -- though he needs more weapon to succeed. At the same time, the Rams -- with two first-round picks in a quarterback-heavy draft -- might be tempted to start over.
Interesting read & I do not agree with that Alex Smith comparison. I have heard over & over that Snead & Fisher say they are committed to Bradford, but they could be staring at some nice quarterback options at the top of next season's draft. Just in case I wonder what the next 2016 Bradford contract will cost when his rookie contact got him over 13 million a year 78 million overall ? How many Rams like Chris Long & JL may get caught up in the releases to get the figures close. Cam Newton is burning HOT currently.
Saw this news on Sam too...
Coach Jeff Fisher said Rams QB Sam Bradford had his knee surgery Monday in Pensacola, Fla. Dr. James Andrews performed the surgery.
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