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Brad got a Super Bowl ring, so if Teddy get's his with the Vikings, I'm OK with that...

hibbingviking wrote:I think bridgewater will be somewhat successful like brad Johnson. carr will probably end up being the best of the bunch.

I cannot see Carr being the best of the bunch at anything other than best backup maybe. Bortles is probably the best, Bridgewater isn't too far behind, and someone like McCarron, Savage, or Boyd will end up being a good QB for someone at some point.

How long is this Rookie Premiere thing is going to last or is it over already? Seeing Brigdewater miss the OTAs is really irks me. I'm dying to here another report on how Teddy B connected a clean pass to one of our WRs. I don't think I've been this excited for a QB since Culpepper. Well there was F-vr- but I still can't get over all the pain he caused us as a Packer. But I'm ready to see more Bridgewater!!!

Teddy Bridgewater's connection to Michael Jackson

"Man, I don't think gloves have been much of a deal like this since Michael Jackson," Bridgewater told USA TODAY Sports recently. "But to this day and for the rest of my career, I'm going to continue to wear gloves."

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nf ... /10559537/

Brad got a Super Bowl ring, so if Teddy get's his with the Vikings, I'm OK with that...

Yep if Teddy gets us a ring he can moonwalk back from the huttle on second downs for all I care

Just Me wrote:Brad got a Super Bowl ring, so if Teddy get's his with the Vikings, I'm OK with that...

Sadly Brad didn't get a ring because of Brad.
He'll need to be more than Brad to get a Super Bowl ring with the Vikings...

Demi wrote: Sadly Brad didn't get a ring because of Brad.
He'll need to be more than Brad to get a Super Bowl ring with the Vikings...

unless Zimmer manages to build a dominate defense (ala Tampa Bay). There's more than one way to skin a cat. But to give the defense ALL the credit really diminishes what Johnson did during TB's Super Bowl Season. That year, Johnson lead the NFC in passer rating at 92.9, and set new team records for touchdowns with 22, completion percentage at 62.3, consecutive passes without an interception with 187, and lowest interception percentage with 1.3% . Nothing really "flashy" but solid football which (IMHO) greatly contributed to the Bucs Super Bowl season.

Sadly Brad didn't get a ring because of Brad.
He'll need to be more than Brad to get a Super Bowl ring with the Vikings...

I disagree Brad Johnson had a decent season; as did Terry Bradshaw in his first two Superbowl
wins. Bradshaw had better seasons in the end of his career as rule changes made the NFL more passer
friendly. Manning had a huge season and then ran into a hot defense, that beat the daylights out of
them. QB's are overrated in the NFL. If our Defense gets to be very very good and Teddy can pass for
decent stats 250-280 yards a game 2.5 touchdowns a game we have a good chance of a championship.

Just Me wrote: unless Zimmer manages to build a dominate defense (ala Tampa Bay). There's more than one way to skin a cat. But to give the defense ALL the credit really diminishes what Johnson did during TB's Super Bowl Season. That year, Johnson lead the NFC in passer rating at 92.9, and set new team records for touchdowns with 22, completion percentage at 62.3, consecutive passes without an interception with 187, and lowest interception percentage with 1.3% . Nothing really "flashy" but solid football which (IMHO) greatly contributed to the Bucs Super Bowl season.

Exactly. He played a pretty crucial role in their success. They needed a QB who could play smart, efficient, productive football as a complement to their defense and running game and Johnson delivered. Just because they didn't ask him to be a 5000 yard, 35+ TD passer doesn't mean he didn't he didn't play championship-caliber football that season.

jackal wrote: I disagree Brad Johnson had a decent season; as did Terry Bradshaw in his first two Superbowl
wins. Bradshaw had better seasons in the end of his career as rule changes made the NFL more passer
friendly. Manning had a huge season and then ran into a hot defense, that beat the daylights out of
them. QB's are overrated in the NFL. If our Defense gets to be very very good and Teddy can pass for
decent stats 250-280 yards a game 2.5 touchdowns a game we have a good chance of a championship.

250 yards per game and 2.5 tds is 4000 yards and 40 tds per season. That's first round ballot hall-of-fame territory. If Teddy can put up stats like that we should easily be a perennial playoff contender even if the defense isn't very good.

Vikings OC Norv Turner said Wednesday rookie Teddy Bridgewater has been "outstanding throwing the deep ball" in spring practices.

"Which some people thought would be an issue," conceded Norv, who later said Bridgewater "can make all the throws he needs to make." Throwing the deep ball is critical in Turner's vertical offense. Matt Cassel will open training camp as the Vikings' starter, but Bridgewater should give him a serious run.

 --Minneapolis Star-Tribune

that is actually really encouraging news regarding teddy. did ponder even have 3 deep balls over 50 yards in 3 seasons? i think bridgewater is going to be really good for us i just hope they work him into the starting role the right way. i'm not sure week 1 is the ticket.

Funkytown wrote:Vikings OC Norv Turner said Wednesday rookie Teddy Bridgewater has been "outstanding throwing the deep ball" in spring practices.

"Which some people thought would be an issue," conceded Norv, who later said Bridgewater "can make all the throws he needs to make." Throwing the deep ball is critical in Turner's vertical offense. Matt Cassel will open training camp as the Vikings' starter, but Bridgewater should give him a serious run.

Christian Ponder could also make all the throws. And we now know (if we didn't already) how much that factors into a QB's overall success.

in what lifetime could christian ponder throw a good deep ball from the minute he stepped into a viking uniform? you can't be serious.

mosscarter wrote:in what lifetime could christian ponder throw a good deep ball from the minute he stepped into a viking uniform? you can't be serious.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BxT02-9FQY