We should stay away from Bradford

[Longtimefan]

Originally Posted by Landry44

This guy has missed practically a whole season of football. He got a serious shoulder injury that I believe is more serious than first advertised. He has yet to prove that he still got it. I just think he's to much of a risk to draft him at 4th overall. I know we need a franchise qb. But is Bradford a franchise qb? I honestly do not see it.

Describe what you consider a franchise QB.

[Landry44]

Originally Posted by Longtimefan

Describe what you consider a franchise QB.

When I think of a franchise qb I'm looking for a guy who's very intelligent, extremely accurate, and capable of making all the throws.

[Longtimefan]

Originally Posted by Landry44

When I think of a franchise qb I'm looking for a guy who's very intelligent, extremely accurate, and capable of making all the throws.

That rather speaks for the majority of the QB's in the league.

[WaldSkins]

Originally Posted by Longtimefan

That rather speaks for the majority of the QB's in the league.

Doesn't sound like Jason Campbell.

[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by WaldSkins

Doesn't sound like Jason Campbell.

I don't think anyone is talking about him here. Just because someone doesn't want Bradford, it doesn't mean that they want or think that Campbell is the QB of the future.

[ArtMonkDrillz]

Originally Posted by Landry44

When I think of a franchise qb I'm looking for a guy who's very intelligent, extremely accurate, and capable of making all the throws.

Here are some quotes from Scouts Inc. on Bradford regarding:
Intelligence: "Cerebral quarterback. Not an in-your-face type leader but commands the huddle. Displays poise under pressure. Mentally/physically tough." He also scored a 36 on the Wonderlic test, take that for whatever you want.
Accuracy: "2006: Redshirted. 2007: (14/14) 237 for 341 (69.5 pct.), 3,121 yards, 36 TD, 8 INT. 2008: (14/14) Heisman Trophy winner. 328 for 483 (67.9 pct.), 4,720 yards, 50 TD, 8 INT." Another site says "Can put the ball into tight windows, even though he doesn’t have the best zip on his passes. Bradford showed elite accuracy as a sophomore when he won the Heisman Trophy in 2008."
Throw Capability: "He can make all of the NFL throws. Shows good touch and timing on the vertical throws."

So is your main concern the injury?

[mlmpetert]

I think we should stay away from Bradford, not because i think hes a poor QB or anything, but because i think the needs on the oline are just too great to ignore. I also think that putting any qb behind our oline at this point will get him killed and maybe hurt his psychy. If we want to get one next year with a top 10 pick (which is likely as of right now) im cool with that. If we want to trade for some qb and give a lot away to get him because he really is that good im cool with that. But to draft a QB number 4 over all when we have a greater need at protecting whatever QB lines up behind center. That combined with that fact i view Campbell as very serviceable QB makes it a no-brainer to me.

I honestly have never been good at evaluating qb's so maybe Bradford is that next great QB. Who knows. But i do know that a couple supposed next great QB's are taken as a top 10 pick every year, so why not just wait till next year. I changed my the tile in my response to reflect this.

Also OP: Im with you on starting a new thread to discuss specific issues on highly discussed topics (albeit in few threads). I personally dont like scrolling through tons of pages to hear repeated thoughts about things varying widely from the original topic. But i guess it is why some people like the warpath over some of the other forums. Just go to one of the multiple other forums to tailor your needs. No reason to flip out just keep it on topic........

[NYCskinfan82]

Originally Posted by mlmpetert

I think we should stay away from Bradford, not because i think hes a poor QB or anything, but because i think the needs on the oline are just too great to ignore. I also think that putting any qb behind our oline at this point will get him killed and maybe hurt his psychy. If we want to get one next year with a top 10 pick (which is likely as of right now) im cool with that. If we want to trade for some qb and give a lot away to get him because he really is that good im cool with that. But to draft a QB number 4 over all when we have a greater need at protecting whatever QB lines up behind center. That combined with that fact i view Campbell as very serviceable QB makes it a no-brainer to me.

I honestly have never been good at evaluating qb's so maybe Bradford is that next great QB. Who knows. But i do know that a couple supposed next great QB's are taken as a top 10 pick every year, so why not just wait till next year. I changed my the tile in my response to reflect this.

Also OP: Im with you on starting a new thread to discuss specific issues on highly discusses (albeit in few threads). I personally dont like scrolling through tons of pages to hear repeated thoughts about things varying widely from the original topic. But i guess why some people like the warpath over some of the other forums. Just go to multiple forums to tailor your needs. No reason to flip out just keep it on topic........

Well said, we need OL it's amazing to me how people screamed our OL sucked & are now screaming get a QB. Look at our draft record we haven't really addressed the OL in years.