sam bradford

[htownskinfan]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

74%
Bradford: Coming up short

Brady was around 72%

ok thanks,thats what happens to a memory when you get old.Thats not the article I read and I didnt do the math but I didnt see anything about 74%.Yes it was a smart thing to do with Bradford.But when you see he attempted throws over 20 yards only 36 times in 590 attempts it seems kind of shocking to me,but its probably like that across the board

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by htownskinfan

ok thanks,thats what happens to a memory when you get old.Thats not the article I read and I didnt do the math but I didnt see anything about 74%.Yes it was a smart thing to do with Bradford.But when you see he attempted throws over 20 yards only 36 times in 590 attempts it seems kind of shocking to me,but its probably like that across the board

Maybe you saw 79%? 79% of his completions (not attempts) were within 10 yards

[30gut]

I'm a bit of a Bill Walsh and WCO buff myself, and if you didn't see his 49ers offenses you might believe that they were a strictly short passing offense but they were a complete passing offense:

Originally Posted by Bill Walsh

A fully dimensional passing game should include, in varying degrees, several types of passes. Not only does having several forms of passing in the passing scheme give a team a variety of offensive weapons, it also enhances the ability of the team to handle each contingency condition and situationsd it occurs.
"....the coaching staff should guard against being "seduced" by the relative ease of completing 3-step drop passes"
"A key factor to consider when using the 3 step drop pass is how much yardage is gained relative to the number of times the play is run. An offensive scheme using 3-step drop passes which doesn't produce relatively significant yardage, despite numerous opportunities, may be serving the defense more than the offense."

-Bill Walsh
'Finding the winning edge'

Here's a vid that shows a glimpse of there 7 step game

[SirClintonPortis]

Originally Posted by 30gut

I'm a bit of a Bill Walsh and WCO buff myself, and if you didn't see his 49ers offenses you might believe that they were a strictly short passing offense but they were a complete passing offense:


Here's a vid that shows a glimpse of there 7 step game

I've read some of his stuff(wikipedia links to some of his coaching documents at Stanford, etc) months ago. What you said is true. I'm not trying to disagree with you.

[30gut]

Originally Posted by SirClintonPortis

I've read some of his stuff(wikipedia links to some of his coaching documents at Stanford, etc) months ago. What you said is true. I'm not trying to disagree with you.

Another case of lost in translation.
Just passing along info, no disagreement here.
Cheers-

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

The Rams did a lot to protect Bradford, but that's the smart thing to do with a rookie. I think next year we'll see their offense open up a lot more.

Their best move was sending Richie Incognito and Alex Barron out of town.

Was their a worse O-line duo in the history of the NFL?

[30gut]

Josh McDaniels might be a lot of things, but the dude can coach the passing game.
I think this is a great move for Bradford and the Rams. (maybe not so much for Jackson though)
I think the trade off of changing systems is worth the benefit of marrying up McDaniels knowledge of the spread w/ Bradford's proficiency executing the spread.

[SBXVII]

Perhaps there is hardly any talk because .... HE'S A RAM!
But if your going to start a thread about all the recent rookie QB's then yeah he's good as well as Sanchez and Stafford.

[30gut]

Originally Posted by skinster

Lets get real, nobody in their right mind thinks McCoy is even close to Bradford. Bradford is carrying his team and putting up respectable numbers with nobody. I really don't care what McCoy's passer rating is when he has a 1:1 td to int ratio, 3 tds in 5 starts, and averages under 200 yards a game. Also, McCoy greatly benefits from Hillis in the same way that Ryan and Flacco benefited from their rushing attacks back in 2008. Before you jump to conclusions, I am not saying McCoy is bad, but IMO he has not impressed yet, and is not even comparable to bradford.

Just thought I'd pass along that both Football Outsiders and ESPN's new QBR have Colt McCoy's rookie season ahead or Sam Bradford.

So you can add them to the list of people not in their right minds.

[CultBrennan59]

seeing this thread reminded me;
I was listening to ESPN 980 the other day, and I heard I think it was steve czaban, saying that he heard from a high ranking redskins official, that last year Mike Shanahan wanted Bradford badly. He decided to trade for McNabb, in hopes that Trading McNabb and the fourth overall pick that that would be good enough to get the number one overall pick and get Sam Bradford. He had even talked to the Rams front office and asked them if they wanted McNabb, they said they would definitely consider it and that it was a good possibility they would take that trade offer, but a few weeks later after he had his pro day and met with the rams, the rams felt that he was too good to pass up on and that they needed to get younger. Shanahan even told Bradford that when they met for a workout and dining experience that he said 'theres a good chance that you will be on our team this fall.' Rams called a few days later saying, 'sorry we want him, no trade.' Shanahan, Kyle and Mike, didn't really want McNabb, they just wanted a better chance at getting Bradford, which ended up being a gamble that didn't turn out.

[SmootSmack]

Not true. They went for McNabb after it was clear Bradford was no longer an option

[skinsfaninok]

Sam is the next Peyton Manning and they don't come around very often. STL will be pretty
damn good for a LONG TIME

[GMScud]

Originally Posted by skinsfaninok

Sam is the next Peyton Manning and they don't come around very often. STL will be pretty
damn good for a LONG TIME

I thought that was Andrew Luck's job?

Anyway, I agree Bradford is the truth. The Rams will probably be a contender sooner rather than later with him at the helm.

[NYCskinfan82]

Originally Posted by CultBrennan59

seeing this thread reminded me;
I was listening to ESPN 980 the other day, and I heard I think it was steve czaban, saying that he heard from a high ranking redskins official, that last year Mike Shanahan wanted Bradford badly. He decided to trade for McNabb, in hopes that Trading McNabb and the fourth overall pick that that would be good enough to get the number one overall pick and get Sam Bradford. He had even talked to the Rams front office and asked them if they wanted McNabb, they said they would definitely consider it and that it was a good possibility they would take that trade offer, but a few weeks later after he had his pro day and met with the rams, the rams felt that he was too good to pass up on and that they needed to get younger. Shanahan even told Bradford that when they met for a workout and dining experience that he said 'theres a good chance that you will be on our team this fall.' Rams called a few days later saying, 'sorry we want him, no trade.' Shanahan, Kyle and Mike, didn't really want McNabb, they just wanted a better chance at getting Bradford, which ended up being a gamble that didn't turn out.

Why go through all that when you could just offer your 1st & 2nd. I think SS story sounds more beleiveable.

[MTK]

Or you just work a 3 team deal. Taking the risk of trading for someone in hopes of being able to turn around and trade him right away doesn't make much sense at all.