The kid stays in the picture: Conditions favoring Bradford for the start this week
by Ryan Van Bibber on Aug 23, 2010 1:24 PM CDT
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PrintAn injury to A.J. Feeley and a short week might conspire to give Sam Bradford his first start of his NFL career when the St. Louis Rams take on the New England Patriots on Thursday night.
Feeley was hit by a Cleveland pass rusher on the Rams first drive, one that ended with Feeley making a touchdown pass. Feeley's thumb is swollen and sore, and the team believes it is sprained, according to this report from the PD.
No official decision has been made yet. However, Spagnuolo didn't sound optimistic about Feeley's availability given the team's short week.
Like I said in the recap from this weekend's game, Bradford needs more reps with the starters, specifically one Steven Jackson, who probably won't play much more in the preseason after his series (or two?) against the Pats this week. Playing with Jackson makes the Rams a much more complete offense, as defenses have to respect him. Ideally, that will open up the passing game for Bradford and the first team receivers. Short, long, shotgun, handoffs...whatever, the more Bradford plays, the better position he and the Rams will be in come week 1.
New England beat Atlanta 28-10 in preseason play last week. Tom Brady and the first team offense played most of the first half. They beat the Saints the week before.
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yeah I think
Sam with the starters would be a great move I havent watched any of the games does anyone know where to find recordings? I know stats is all that matters but i would like to see whats going on.
I assume if Feeley looked OK playing with the starters...
then Sam should look OK playing with the starters.
Danny kinda overshadowed Sam (twice) in the first game. Then not only did he have to play in the rain his 2nd game, he had to visit the city of Cleveland, blah! Fun fact: Just being in with the city limit of Cleveland makes you 40% less successful.
Week PRE3 is going to be the week I wanna to see. I don’t care about if he’s starting or not. I just wanna see reps with the first team against a decent defense. I wanna see them string some decent drives together. You don’t have to win, you just have to prove to me that it’s all coming together.
19-17 over CLE is not a win. 19-17 over NE is a win.
for this team, ANY win is big
I am convinced the Rams were a “Calvin-Johnson-playing-in-that-Lions-game” away from being 0-16 last season. Perhaps that’s being a bit over-dramatic, but I think most of us would agree that besides this team being devoid of talent, these players literally do not know how to win at this level, and that any success they get, against any opponent will be good for them for when the games count for real. Are there problems to be solved? Of course. But the Rams took the lead late in a game and held on to win. Don’t care that is was against their scrubs or that it was an exhibition game. A win is a win. Now lets hope they can build on that success against N.E.
Tough start for Bradford
It is hard enough when your supporting cast went 1-15 the previous season but his first nfl game was against one of the nastiest D lines in the league while having his own O line break down right before his eyes. Then his second game he has to play in the pouring rain against starters. His inexperienced and seemingly untalented receiving corp certainly didn’t help him with all those drops. Add that to the fact hes working with the worst backup RBs in the league. Now hes starting against the dirty pats who will likely have their starters in for a while since it’s game 3 of the preseason.
lol It would be funny if Keith Null starts.
Man, I would have a feel day.
by Tevin T. Broner on Aug 23, 2010 3:28 PM CDT reply actions
I totally agree.
Not to make excuses because in the NFL you have to rise to each situation but he has has two really unlucky game situations. I haven’t felt like I have gotten a good look at him yet because of that. Statistically though this game shouldn’t have outside forces and he has to show up strong. Most likely it wont be raining. Hopefully our oline holds strong. Plus he will be on the field with SJ which IMO matters most. Any QB looks better when they have a beast at running back. I am hopeful but nervous for him. I think the outside excuses will not be there this game. I think we will get a real look at what he is ready to do in a game this time. If he can’t move the chains this game (as long as he isn’t being sacked non stop again) it is simply because he isn’t ready.
Oh well it's up to Sam Bradford.
I just hope Sam Bradford throws for triple digits.
by Tevin T. Broner on Aug 23, 2010 3:50 PM CDT reply actions
Would be nice if...
Shurmur/Spags would open up the playbook a bit to help keep the Pats defense somewhat honest.
May sound weird but, I hope the weather in Foxboro will be good. My recollection is that Bradford struggles on the road more when the weather is foul (windy/rainy/snowy).
He definitely needs the experience
Bradford had his shaky moments on Saturday and needs as many reps as he can get. His great play in practice has not translated to live games yet, but I believe it will. He still looks a bit nervous and is too quick to throw a check-down. He needs to relax and trust his receivers. SJ could be a calming influence. If you look at the stats from Saturday he had 3rd and long – at least 8-15 yards which is tough on any quarterback much less a rookie. If the offense can reduce that to 3rd and 3 or 4 he should be much better. As much as I want him to be our day-one starter, Feeley should start unless Sam improves dramatically.
I guess Stull says it's official, he's starting on Thursday
I can take a beating ... I'm a Rams fan.
Was null even that bad against the browns?
How many passes were dropped when he was in? He was playing with the 2’s and fringe 3’s also
Per fas et nefas - Latin translation="By Any Means Necessary"
i just cant get over the throw to uh oh in the redzone
i mean he was wide open and null has pretty good protection yet he just throw it way over hoom
by Buck Nasty87 on Aug 23, 2010 11:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Yea I'll admit that was an off throw but he did hit curry right square in the chest and he dropped it on the next play so...
Per fas et nefas - Latin translation="By Any Means Necessary"
Speaking of AJ Feeley’s TD, I just posted this over at Dawgs By Nature.
Whether it was Feeley making an adjustment himself, your coaches coming up with a good gameplan or simply lucking into having the right play called at the right time, something somewhere is going right for you guys.
You manipulated our matchups and put one of our defenders’ biggest weaknesses on display.
"Statistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital." - Aaron Levenstein
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