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It always amazes me when a fan watching a television screen can analyze someone and say he has no "heart" or "drive" and lacks a "soul".
Bradford was soul less look into his eyes man. Sam Bradford was playing mental ping pong on every play of his life. I'm half joking about him having no soul but the dude was very socially awkward. He looked completely disinterested in football. He didn't have the goods and never won anything in the NFL other than the rookie contract lottery.
And the OROY, player of the week honors and set the completion % record. Oh, and came back from two different knee injuries and shoulder surgery. The guy wasn't Peyton Manning but he never wanted to leave the Rams and essentially gave up his career for the Rams as much as he was beat up and injured on lousy teams.
The guy has nothing left in one of his knees but kept gutting it out until he physically can't even take the field anymore. I'd say he has "some" heart and drive.
I think we are going off tangent with this post here. I mentioned this game was very similar to a game that we played in 2011 for the NFC west title with the Seahawks. It was a game where we scored no tds, played well on defense and couldn't get anything going on offense.it also featured a highly touted no 1 pick he started to deteriate in my mind after that game. Do you see the similarities here, if not that's ok because like I posted these are my thoughts and not facts. Trust me Sam Bradford's injuries were unfortunate but I didn't see a franchise qb in him.
I'm just responding to what you wrote. I think it's very hyperbolic to claim that Bradford had no heart, drive or soul just to support your opinion that he wasn't a franchise QB.
Bradford had his limitations but he was a good QB. Not elite or great but he showed that he could play some good ball. His biggest problem was durability. At least in terms of what he did on the field. Some fans continue to hold his contract against him but that had nothing to do with him. No one would say no to the money and the way the league was set up, he couldn't have said no even if he wanted. The NFLPA would never have allowed him to take less than the what the structure allowed.
As far as that Seattle game in Bradford's rookie year, I think you might be forgetting just how bad that personnel was. When Danny Amendola is your "threat" you don't have much of a chance. Especially when your workhorse RB only gets 45 yards on 19 carries. With SJ shut down, Amendola, Gibson and Danario 'Stone Hands' Alexander were relied upon. Which makes the comparison not so similar to me. The Rams have plenty of talent but a QB that is struggling to get the ball to them. Back then, they had little talent and a rookie QB trying to make due. Losing (the other) Mark Claytong that year really hurt Bradford. He was building a rapport with him and had previous experience with him. Had he remained the #1 WR all year, things might have been far different.
The game/play that encapsulates Bradford's time as a Ram was the OT game against...the 49ers I think. Rams get the ball and Bradford connects on a 80 yarder to Amendola to win the game! But it gets called back because of penalty and the Rams ultimately lose. Bradford was fine but he wasn't a savior and he just couldn't overcome playing under Spagnuolo/Fisher with poor OL's and little talent.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/28/2020 04:03AM by moklerman.
