The PFT crew discusses Bradford

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July 3, 2014 at 10:19 pm #646

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The PFT crew discusses what Sam Bradford has to do in order to actually have a successful season. Ross Tucker notes that Bradford has to stay healthy this season. Mike Florio says Bradford was doing well last year before getting injured. (2:20)

http://www.nbcsports.com/football/nfl/last-stand-sam-bradford

July 4, 2014 at 12:17 am #649

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It seems to me that all media wants to do is talk about Bradford and not always in a positive light.

July 4, 2014 at 12:59 am #653

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http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2092165-can-bears-qb-jay-cutler-stay-healthy-for-a-full-season-in-2014

Agamemnon

Last season, only 17 quarterbacks started all 16 games. In 2010, only 12 lasted the entire season.

Since 2009, quarterbacks have started 16 games in a season 76 times, or roughly 15.2 per season. On average, less than half of the NFL’s starting quarterbacks are making it through a full season every year.

Only four quarterbacks—Tom Brady, Joe Flacco, Eli Manning and Philip Rivers—have started all 80 games since 2009.

Keeping a quarterback healthy has everything to do with reducing the amount of hits he takes. While every quarterback will take a hit or two during the season, the healthiest at the position are the ones who consistently avoid getting sacked.

Last season, the top nine teams in sack percentage (a stat that measures sacks against the number of dropbacks) were the following: Denver Broncos (2.9 percent), Detroit Lions (3.5), Cincinnati Bengals (4.7), Bears (4.9), Indianapolis Colts (5.2), New Orleans Saints (5.4), Dallas Cowboys (5.6) and New England Patriots (6.0). Of those nine[they say 9, but they only list 8] teams, seven had their quarterback play all 16 games. Only the Bears and Cowboys (Romo played in 15 games) had quarterback difficulties.
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Of the last eight Super Bowl champions, only one starting quarterback missed any games because of injury. That was Aaron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers in 2010. He missed one game – and the Packers lost that day, with Matt Flynn taking the snaps

Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/2014/07/02/5944416/rick-gosselin-common-thread-for.html#storylink=cpy
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Bradford started 49 of 64 games in 4 years. 2 of 4 years he started all 16 games.

I am fine with Bradford. I don’t think he is more or less injury prone than any other QB. I am concerned that the offensive line stays healthy.

Agamemnon

July 4, 2014 at 8:57 am #688

nittany ram
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Well, first of all “8” isn’t a prime number and if they can’t even get that simple concept correct how can we take anything else they have to say seriously? 😉

Seriously though, nothing was said about Bradford that was incorrect per se, except when the host said something about Bradford ‘regressing since his rookie year’, which only means the host is merely a talking head and doesn’t actually pay attention.

Florio noted Sam was playing really well up until his injury. However, he brought up that unsupportable hypothesis that the Rams probably would have traded Sam if they could hvae gotten something for him. It’s just that no one was willing to make a trade for an expensive QB coming off an ACL injury…

People keep saying this, despite no evidence supporting it. In fact, Snead and Fisher have stated countless times that Bradford was “their” QB. Fisher even says he came to the Rams BECAUSE of Sam Bradford. Now I’m not saying there is no possible scenario in which the Rams would have traded Bradford, I’m just tired of people speculating that the Rams wanted to trade Bradford without any proof.
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