Am I wrong...?

by victorian on Feb 4, 2010 10:31 PM CST

1) To jump on the Bradford bandwagon assuming his shoulder is okay?

2) To think LT might able to help us once SD releases him?

Keep in mind, Bradford is big (6'4", 220lbs) and when he was healthy in '07 & 08, threw for 86 TD's and 16 interceptions.

As for LT, if nothing else, he can share the load with SJax and with something to prove, become the second back in a "two headed monster" backfield.

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if Bradford is healthy

99% of the nation would agree that he is by far and away the best QB prospect in this draft, probably even if Locker had declared. But its that shoulder problem that is scaring a lot of people away. If his shoulder is 100%, he is definitely in the conversation for our #1 pick.

as for LT, even if you take the glass-half-full approach, he has 2 productive years max left

LT is not going to want to back up a BEAST of a RB on the league’s worst team. He is going to go be a role player on a playoff team. (I just have a feeling he ends up in NE)

by jb22 on Feb 4, 2010 10:58 PM CST reply actions

also, Bradford may be "big"

but he needs to beef up. The Ram’s O-Line will get him murdered. If we do take Bradford, I 100% advocate sitting him one year, just so we can assemble some sort of an offensive line to protect him

by jb22 on Feb 4, 2010 11:18 PM CST up reply actions

I'd be okay with that approach.

It seems to work when it is a part of a well thought-out plan.

by victorian on Feb 4, 2010 11:57 PM CST up reply actions

same here

by Habte E on Feb 5, 2010 5:28 PM CST up reply actions

Bradford is 6-4, 218
Peyton is 6-5, 230
Only 12 pounds separate them.

I like bradford alot. He’s a quirky kid thats great at anything he does, blessed with great abilities, and he kind of nurdy. Like peyton.
I think hell be good and we should draft him if he clears up any questions about his shoulder.

by strike77 on Feb 7, 2010 3:03 PM CST up reply actions

Bradford is seeming like the better choice...

considering that he was projected to go #1 overall last year ahead of Stafford and Sanchez, a Heisman Trophy winner, good leadership qualities and his stats as a red shirted freshman/sophomore were very impressive in a tough conference such as the Big 12.

Obviously the skepticism is derived from him playing in the spread offense and injuries. Are there any statistics on the recovery rate of shoulder problems for quarterbacks?

by joeanderson31 on Feb 4, 2010 11:35 PM CST reply actions

obviously the biggest concern is that he

tried to come back from it, took another hit, and then shut it down for the rest of the season
that shoulder was already messed up when he took another shot. i forget where i heard this, but a couple days ago, i read somewhere that his recovery process is looking good so far

by jb22 on Feb 4, 2010 11:41 PM CST up reply actions

Even as a part timer, I think maybe you're expecting way too much out of LT

The backfield is already monster with SJ. LT wouldn’t add any monster aspect to it, I’d bet.

Interesting you bring his name up. This is one player I think I know about. Reason is because I really paid paid attention to his season, especially his pre-season, and saw a lot on him. He was really fired up to make a diifference and to prove he was not the typical 30-year-old back. He failed. The fact that both happened — he really wanted to make an impact, but he failed anyway — showed me he just couldn’t do anything about it, no matter how much he wanted to, no matter how much he tried. He is not even close to being the LT you remember. I was very surprised that he has fallen so far, so fast, but that dude is done.

by CoachConnors on Feb 5, 2010 12:22 AM CST reply actions

I know a RB only has...

so many carries in him, but I would bet that there are no other professions in the world in which someone goes from the top of their game to “done” so quickly.

by victorian on Feb 5, 2010 12:31 AM CST up reply actions

It does go fast, doesn't it?

Pretty incredible they can go from best in the world to maybe not on a team at all in less than 2 years. At 29 y/o, eyebrows raise. They say, “He’ll be old next year”. And they’re right.

by CoachConnors on Feb 5, 2010 12:59 AM CST up reply actions

running backs come and go

look at the fall of Shaun Alexander. the fall of LT. in a few years, we will be wondering where Peterson, Jackson and MJD went, as the new crop of RB’s dominates the league

by jb22 on Feb 5, 2010 12:31 AM CST reply actions