It was announced on Saturday, September 4, 2016 that the Minnesota Vikings acquired Philadelphia Eagles' starting quarterback, Sam Bradford for two draft picks (1st rounder in 2017 and a 4th rounder in 2018).
Bradford brings a good balance of youth and experience, at 28 years old, he's started 63 games through 5 seasons. Despite being slightly injury prone in his tenure, Bradford has posted solid numbers and accolades.
*(Higher than HOFers Warren Moon, Bart Starr, Fran Tarkenton, Dan Fouts, John Elway or Johnny Unitas)
Now the Vikes are clearly missing their QB in Teddy Bridgewater, Bradford isn't a slouch himself. Here's Bradford to compared to Teddy Bridgewater:
Bradford brings a good balance of youth and experience, at 28 years old, he's started 63 games through 5 seasons. Despite being slightly injury prone in his tenure, Bradford has posted solid numbers and accolades.
- Career Passer Rating: 81.0 *
- 78 TDs to 52 INTs
- 60% Comp. Pct.
- Most completions by a rookie in NFL history
- 2010 AP Offensive Rookie of the Year
*(Higher than HOFers Warren Moon, Bart Starr, Fran Tarkenton, Dan Fouts, John Elway or Johnny Unitas)
Now the Vikes are clearly missing their QB in Teddy Bridgewater, Bradford isn't a slouch himself. Here's Bradford to compared to Teddy Bridgewater:
Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||
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Rk | Player | From | To | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Sk | Yds | Att | Yds | TD |
1 | Sam Bradford | 2010 | 2015 | 21.9 | 36.4 | 234.8 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 16.2 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 0.0 |
2 | Teddy Bridgewater | 2014 | 2015 | 19.0 | 29.3 | 212.1 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 19.2 | 3.1 | 13.8 | 0.1 |
The numbers indicate that the two QBs are pretty similar. Interestingly, Bradford actually throws more yards per game and more TDs than Teddy.