After his rookie year, quarterback looked like he might be the best pa ser in his cla s. , , and had all struggled to varying degrees during their first seasons, while Bridgewater completed 64.4 percent of his pa ses at 7.3 yards per attempt and registered an 85.2 pa ser rating. With returning
Mario Manningham Jersey to the field for Bridgewater's second campaign, it was reasonable to expect him to take a step forward, but that didn't exactly happen. With AP back in the fold, the Vikings dialed back on their pa sing offense. Teddy B went from throwing 33.5 pa ses per game as a rookie to 27.9 as a sophomore. His completion percentage (64.4 to 65.3 percent) and yards per attempt (7.3 to 7.2 YPA) basically stayed even, and while his pa ses turned into interceptions le s often (3.0 to 2.0 percent) , the same was true of touchdowns (3.5 to 3.1 percent). After throwing 14 in 12 games during his first season, Bridgewater again threw 14, but in 16 games during his second season. Still, Teddy has shown enough that he reminds Peterson of a very famous and very succe sful
Ryan Glasgow Jersey quarterback. "He reminds me of a because Tom Brady is great at those medium pa ses," . "Those short pa ses and mid-range pa ses and that's exactly what Teddy does as well. He's the type of guy that needs the receiver that runs routes and that's at a specific location that you're practicing."That, friends, is some high praise. It's worth examining if it's at all warranted. Leaving aside the whole "Brady is one of the best quarterbacks of all time" thing, do the two share similarities
Charles Matthews Jersey ? How do their numbers compare through their first two seasons?QBCOMPATTCOMP %YDSYPATDINTQB RTGBrady637101462.8%66076.5462686.0Bridgewater55184964.9%61507.2282187.0It's worth noting that Brady, even while playing the so-called "caretaker QB" role early in his career, threw about three more pa ses than Bridgewater did in his first two seasons. And considering Brady came up in the early 2000s, when teams threw the ball le s often than they do these days, the difference is probably even greater. Bridgewater edged out Brady in completion percentage, yards per attempt, and QB rating through two seasons, but Brady turned his throws into touchdowns more often (4.5 to 3.3 percent) while throwing interceptions at basically the same rate (2.6 percent to 2.5 percent). Brady of course took some ma sive steps forward through the rest of his career, and Peterson feels as though Bridgewater is ready to do
Brandon Graham Jersey that, too."So I feel like with the additions that we've made to the offensive line and of course me envisioning what I'll be able to bring to the offense as well I think that's going to make his job a lot easier," Peterson said. "With that he'll feel more comfortable and he can really get back there and just play his game. So I'm expecting big things from Teddy this year."Bridgewater was sacked on 9.0 percent of his dropbacks last seasons, one of the highest figures in the league. The signings of and , as well as the returns
Devin Bush Jersey from injury of and , should help him stay upright in the pocket and maybe get a little more time to deliver the ball accurately and down the field. Bridgewater isn't a great deep ball thrower, but if he has more time, it's po sible he takes more shots and lets his wide receivers such as and rookie make plays on the ball. He has a long way to go to catch Brady, of course, but that doesn't mean he can't play like the future Hall of Famer. Nailing those short and medium pa ses is the first step. Teddy has that part down pretty well. He's still only 23 years old, so there's plenty of time to grow into the rest.
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