JLocker10 Posted April 28, 2014 Report Share Posted April 28, 2014 1. Accuracy: Bridgewater completed 71 percent of his passes last season, the highest completion percentage of any qualified AQ quarterback. He was not just throwing short passes and screens; Bridgewater’s average pass traveled 9.5 yards past the line of scrimmage, which is a full yard and a half farther than the AQ average and longer than any qualified NFL quarterback last season. Bridgewater was at his best on short-to-intermediate passes. On passes thrown between 5 and 15 yards downfield, Bridgewater completed 77.2 percent, best of any AQ player in a single season since 2011. Such accuracy allowed Louisville’s receivers to make plays after the catch. The Cardinals led the American Athletic Conference in yards gained after the catch on these intermediate passes. As a result of his pinpoint accuracy, Bridgewater had just four interceptions in 427 passing attempts last season. Only four FBS players had a lower interception rate than Bridgewater’s. 2. Poise under pressure Bridgewater’s completion percentage when under duress was 53.5 percent, third-best among AQ quarterbacks. To put that into perspective, the average completion percentage in such situations was 35 percent. Sending extra pass-rushers did not faze Bridgewater. He ranked second among AQ quarterbacks in completion percentage when blitzed (70.1 percent) and threw 15 touchdowns and just one interception when facing five or more pass-rushers. According to Todd McShay: “No QB in this draft shows on tape a better understanding of his offense and how to read defenses and blitzes than Bridgewater.” 2. Downfield passing After Bridgewater’s pro day, questions emerged about his accuracy and velocity on downfield passes. Bridgewater’s statistics in his final college season confirm the scouts' concerns. He completed 39.1 percent of his passes thrown 20 yards or farther downfield, the second-lowest percentage of the top 10 QB prospects ranked by Scouts Inc. The issue is arm strength. As noted above, Bridgewater is one of the most accurate quarterbacks in the nation on intermediate passes, but when he has to throw it farther downfield, the ball tends to hang in the air. http://espn.go.com/blog/statsinfo/post/_/id/87939/grudens-qb-camp-teddy-bridgewater Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadMax Posted April 28, 2014 Report Share Posted April 28, 2014 Just what we need, a noodle arm. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number9 Posted April 28, 2014 Report Share Posted April 28, 2014 Just what we need, a noodle arm. Now that is funny! I don't know if it is totally accurate, but funny as hell. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scine09 Posted April 28, 2014 Report Share Posted April 28, 2014 So are we talking about Chad Pennington V.2 here? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonboy Posted April 28, 2014 Report Share Posted April 28, 2014 There's really no point anymore @JLocker10. Everyone has made up their minds, one way or another. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLocker10 Posted April 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2014 There's really no point anymore @JLocker10. Everyone has made up their minds, one way or another. Just wanted to post it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 28, 2014 Report Share Posted April 28, 2014 Arm strength matters. NFL defenders are bigger, faster, and play in more complex schemes. Throwing windows are much smaller in the NFL compared to College. if Bridgewater struggled to complete passes down the field due to arm strength then you can't risk a top 10 pick on him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pierce2walker Posted April 28, 2014 Report Share Posted April 28, 2014 Bridgewater's issue isn't so much arm strength, it's inconsistent accuracy on his deep ball. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 28, 2014 Report Share Posted April 28, 2014 Of course arm strength matters. This being said you can draft a guy who doesn't have good relative arm strength. But not at 11. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adams Posted April 28, 2014 Report Share Posted April 28, 2014 1. Accuracy: Bridgewater completed 71 percent of his passes last season, the highest completion percentage of any qualified AQ quarterback. He was not just throwing short passes and screens; Bridgewater’s average pass traveled 9.5 yards past the line of scrimmage, which is a full yard and a half farther than the AQ average and longer than any qualified NFL quarterback last season. Bridgewater was at his best on short-to-intermediate passes. On passes thrown between 5 and 15 yards downfield, Bridgewater completed 77.2 percent, best of any AQ player in a single season since 2011. Such accuracy allowed Louisville’s receivers to make plays after the catch. The Cardinals led the American Athletic Conference in yards gained after the catch on these intermediate passes. As a result of his pinpoint accuracy, Bridgewater had just four interceptions in 427 passing attempts last season. Only four FBS players had a lower interception rate than Bridgewater’s. 2. Poise under pressure Bridgewater’s completion percentage when under duress was 53.5 percent, third-best among AQ quarterbacks. To put that into perspective, the average completion percentage in such situations was 35 percent. Sending extra pass-rushers did not faze Bridgewater. He ranked second among AQ quarterbacks in completion percentage when blitzed (70.1 percent) and threw 15 touchdowns and just one interception when facing five or more pass-rushers. According to Todd McShay: “No QB in this draft shows on tape a better understanding of his offense and how to read defenses and blitzes than Bridgewater.” 2. Downfield passing After Bridgewater’s pro day, questions emerged about his accuracy and velocity on downfield passes. Bridgewater’s statistics in his final college season confirm the scouts' concerns. He completed 39.1 percent of his passes thrown 20 yards or farther downfield, the second-lowest percentage of the top 10 QB prospects ranked by Scouts Inc. The issue is arm strength. As noted above, Bridgewater is one of the most accurate quarterbacks in the nation on intermediate passes, but when he has to throw it farther downfield, the ball tends to hang in the air. http://espn.go.com/blog/statsinfo/post/_/id/87939/grudens-qb-camp-teddy-bridgewater Great post! I really hope Bridgewater is still on the board when we pick. Every year someone falls. It is amazing that someone is falling for a proday. Bridgewater has played great these past two years. Maybe we draft Bridgewater, Locker has a great year and we have the situation that SD had a few years back....with Brees and Rivers. There are worst problems to have then having two good QBs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Face Posted April 28, 2014 Report Share Posted April 28, 2014 1. Accuracy: Bridgewater completed 71 percent of his passes last season, the highest completion percentage of any qualified AQ quarterback. He was not just throwing short passes and screens; Bridgewater’s average pass traveled 9.5 yards past the line of scrimmage, which is a full yard and a half farther than the AQ average and longer than any qualified NFL quarterback last season. Bridgewater was at his best on short-to-intermediate passes. On passes thrown between 5 and 15 yards downfield, Bridgewater completed 77.2 percent, best of any AQ player in a single season since 2011. Such accuracy allowed Louisville’s receivers to make plays after the catch. The Cardinals led the American Athletic Conference in yards gained after the catch on these intermediate passes. As a result of his pinpoint accuracy, Bridgewater had just four interceptions in 427 passing attempts last season. Only four FBS players had a lower interception rate than Bridgewater’s. 2. Poise under pressure Bridgewater’s completion percentage when under duress was 53.5 percent, third-best among AQ quarterbacks. To put that into perspective, the average completion percentage in such situations was 35 percent. Sending extra pass-rushers did not faze Bridgewater. He ranked second among AQ quarterbacks in completion percentage when blitzed (70.1 percent) and threw 15 touchdowns and just one interception when facing five or more pass-rushers. According to Todd McShay: “No QB in this draft shows on tape a better understanding of his offense and how to read defenses and blitzes than Bridgewater.” 2. Downfield passing After Bridgewater’s pro day, questions emerged about his accuracy and velocity on downfield passes. Bridgewater’s statistics in his final college season confirm the scouts' concerns. He completed 39.1 percent of his passes thrown 20 yards or farther downfield, the second-lowest percentage of the top 10 QB prospects ranked by Scouts Inc. The issue is arm strength. As noted above, Bridgewater is one of the most accurate quarterbacks in the nation on intermediate passes, but when he has to throw it farther downfield, the ball tends to hang in the air. http://espn.go.com/blog/statsinfo/post/_/id/87939/grudens-qb-camp-teddy-bridgewater Good stuff Locker. It's obvious this kid has tremendous accuracy & anticipation, and his lack of accuracy on the downfield stuff doesn't bother me that much. Arm strength is one of the easiest traits to improve, especially when you consider his lanky build. One good offseason in the gym to bulk up & his arm will get a good amount stronger & he'll be making all the throws. He reminds me a bit of Drew Brees coming out, not that he'll ever be Drew Brees, but Brees played for Joe Tiller's spread & threw a ton of short passes & was incredibly accurate. He didn't throw much down the field & I don't think he did it all that well because his arm was pretty average, but after a season or two in the league he put on a dozen or so pounds of muscle & wound up with an awfully strong arm. Obviously there's no Andrew Luck's in this draft who have it all, but I'd much rather take a chance on a skinny kid with an average, but very accurate, arm than a Tom Savage type who can throw the ball through a brick wall but just doesn't show a whole lot in the accuracy/anticipation dept. It's alot easier to put on 10lbs of muscle than it is to develop vision & accuracy. A LOT easier. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmeade- Posted April 28, 2014 Report Share Posted April 28, 2014 http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=br9-OACeru4 Very first highlight. Bridgewater' arm strength is gonna be just fine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 28, 2014 Report Share Posted April 28, 2014 http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=br9-OACeru4 Very first highlight. Bridgewater' arm strength is gonna be just fine. There is a lot more to arm strength then just being able to chuck it deep. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmeade- Posted April 28, 2014 Report Share Posted April 28, 2014 There is a lot more to arm strength then just being able to chuck it deep. There is also a lot more to developing accuracy, pocket presence, and anticipation than hitting the gym. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 28, 2014 Report Share Posted April 28, 2014 There is also a lot more to developing accuracy, pocket presence, and anticipation than hitting the gym. Thanks for the insight. I hadn't realize I stated otherwise. Bridgewater does not have what many NFL teams covet when it comes to arm strength or he's be the consensus overall #1 pick. Think about it. The guy is smart and has produced massive numbers at the college level. And yet, hes not considered as the best QB prospect in the draft. Ask yourself why, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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