Sam Bradford and Josh McDaniels have still not met

by Ryan Van Bibber on Feb 10, 2011 9:29 AM CST in 2011 NFL offseason

St. Louis Rams QB Sam Bradford was supposed to meet with his new offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels this week. (He probably got those glasses to read the playbook). According to reports last week, the two were supposed to meet on Tuesday of this week; apparently that didn't happen. Bradford was in Oklahoma last night, being honored at the OU basketball game, where he spoke to The Oklahoman about his frustration with the changes and revealed that he had yet to meet with the new OC.

Uh oh.

(Update from 3k,11:07am)

I just learned that although Bradford and McDaniels haven't met, the coordinator is keeping a close eye on him this offseason...

Reading that your franchise quarterback is "frustrated" is never good news.

Part of me's a little bit frustrated. I was really looking forward to spending more time in the West Coast (offense) and really getting into detail this offseason.

Then again, his own youthful enthusiasm won't let him get too flustered. Because another part of him is stoked to be going back to something like the spread he ran at OU.

But part of me's extremely excited to be working with Josh McDaniels. If you look at what he's done with some of his offenses and some of his quarterbacks in the past, as a quarterback you can't not be excited to be in one of those offenses.

He then goes on to reveal that he doesn't know when he and McDaniels will meet. Strange. Mike Sando's report filed during the week of the Super Bowl following a conversation with Bradford said that the two were scheduled to meet this week, on Tuesday.

Bradford did go on to reiterate that he plans to get together with his receivers informally if there is a lockout, a possibility that's suddenly very real.

Communication breakdown or misunderstanding? Either way, it's not good. This is not how the Rams need to be portrayed as handling the transition.

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Wow

The world is falling apart

Pooch punts should be illegal inside an opponents 38 yard line.

by VTramsFan on Feb 10, 2011 9:37 AM CST reply actions

Hopefully this doesn't get ugly...

I’d hate to see a Jeff Fisher Vince Young type of thing happen. Let’s hope that they can resolve this.

by ramswo85 on Feb 10, 2011 9:49 AM CST reply actions

some say this is overblown, is it?

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by Ryan Van Bibber on Feb 10, 2011 9:53 AM CST reply actions

I'm sure it is...

People maybe trying to find a story away from all the lockout talk to keep themselves more occupied. But you never know. I hope it is more dust being tossed around, but there could be a problem looming.

by ramswo85 on Feb 10, 2011 10:01 AM CST up reply actions

not met =/= not working together

They haven’t met, but does that necessarily mean they haven’t worked together.

This silly season is going to be worse than any previous offseason.

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by jroman on Feb 10, 2011 11:45 AM CST up reply actions

good point

by ramswo85 on Feb 10, 2011 12:57 PM CST up reply actions

Snow

Sam maybe couldn’t get to the Lou of Tues. and get back to OU for Wed. night.

by ThomasZ on Feb 10, 2011 3:34 PM CST up reply actions

Its the start of the offseason. Who cares. Have a break and come back after the draft. If you can gel with a playbook in 6 months you shouldnt be playing football.

by Bludger on Feb 10, 2011 10:23 AM CST reply actions 1 recs

This is not news.

I wish the media (and now TST appears to be part of the media) would stop trying to create problems where there are none.

I can take a beating ... I'm a Rams fan.

by Midasknight on Feb 10, 2011 10:41 AM CST reply actions 9 recs

Seems WAY overblown....

Sam’s just a young kid being totally honest about how he feels. He’ll either continue that and be a great interview or he’ll get tired of the drama and go totally PC. As far as his ever so important meeting with Josh goes I think the Rams and the league have bigger fishes to fry right now.

by Fearsome4some on Feb 10, 2011 10:44 AM CST reply actions

Still

Still I would want my Quarterback and OC talking.

by JW Coop on Feb 10, 2011 10:59 AM CST reply actions

come on

We aren’t even a week removed from the super bowl.

I miss the good old days of Warner to Holt

by guitrguy on Feb 10, 2011 11:16 AM CST reply actions

cut Bradford for being mouthy

If you love something, set it free. If it doesn't come back, find it and kill it.

by gomer7 on Feb 10, 2011 11:17 AM CST reply actions 1 recs

The only thing interesting

about this post is the picture. You think his $80M dollars has anything to do with the babes smiling?

by OakCityRam on Feb 10, 2011 11:33 AM CST reply actions

I hope the babes

are at least out of high school

by rlf707 on Feb 10, 2011 11:45 AM CST reply actions

Well

if it’s in New York, he’s good. The Sanchez Clause.

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by 3k on Feb 10, 2011 11:59 AM CST up reply actions

i read about that

funny

Needed: Ping Pong table. Anyone wanna donate $78 million?

by sergey606 on Feb 10, 2011 12:07 PM CST up reply actions

I really hope that they pass legislation

making it called that

I'm the world's best armchair GM

by Josh Wehrle on Feb 10, 2011 12:45 PM CST up reply actions

Not news at all! I could be an issue if they havent spoke to each other at all but they have. Its the offseason and they are both probably moving and or vacationing.

by kevio3000 on Feb 10, 2011 12:06 PM CST via mobile reply actions

3k

love the picture alteration.
Is it just me or is Bradford look a bit uncomfortable?
By the way that chick to his right is unreal. No wonder McD is checking her out.

by CaliRamMan on Feb 10, 2011 12:09 PM CST reply actions

she is mad hot

If I was Sam i’d never have noticed the camera..

Bradford to Onobun!

by Infemous on Feb 10, 2011 1:12 PM CST up reply actions

Big deal, no. Worth comment, yes.

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by Ryan Van Bibber on Feb 10, 2011 12:25 PM CST reply actions

with the lockout coming

everyday right now is time that has to be used effectively.

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by Ryan Van Bibber on Feb 10, 2011 12:27 PM CST reply actions

Just throwing this out there...

The weather may be playing a bit of a factor here. My daughter goes to OU and the campus was totally shut down 4 days last week, and again yesterday (2/9). Also, I read a quote from Sam last week or weekend that he and Josh had talked on the phone numerous times, so it’s not like they’re avoiding each other like Fisher and VY.

by CFB_fan on Feb 10, 2011 12:53 PM CST reply actions

I wish I was Sam :(

He get all the girls, and the great parties

Is that great man formally known as Tevin T. Broner

by Tevin Broner on Feb 10, 2011 1:11 PM CST reply actions

I may not like McD

but I hope this is media hype.

I hope there are external circumstances that are preventing them from meeting or that Sando got his facts wrong.

I understand Sam being frustrated with the scheme change, he really got to grips with the last one and wanted to assume more control

the need to stay in one system cannot be overexaggerated.
Peyton Manning has run that system so long it should be called the Peyton Manning system. Sam has the ability and intelligence to take over an offense like Peyton has and I want our team to have Sam as OC in the future.

Bradford to Onobun!

by Infemous on Feb 10, 2011 1:12 PM CST reply actions

I really have no problem with the fact that the offense is changing.

If it takes Sam a little longer to pick up McDaniels’ system, so be it, although I have very little concern that he’ll have any problems with it. It’s not like Shurmur’s offense was the whole reason the Rams had success this season.

by CFB_fan on Feb 10, 2011 4:47 PM CST up reply actions

ehehe

sometimes i’m not sure if i’m being trolled on this site hahaha, i just a silly person :)

by OcRamfan on Feb 10, 2011 3:21 PM CST reply actions

Probably the weather...

While I would feel a little better if they had already gotten together…especially since Sam indicated last week that they were scheduled to do so on Tuesday…I’m not overly concerned. Since OU had scheduled to honor Sam during halftime of the basketball game last night, I’m sure the weather probably played a big enough part in his not being able to get to STL, then back to OKC in time. There was another storm Tuesday night that dropped quite a bit of snow on OKC and Norman…

Go Rams...go Sammy B!!!

by sb8ramsfan on Feb 10, 2011 5:02 PM CST reply actions

If I were Sam...

I’d go with meeting the hooter girls face to face over the new coordinator too ; )

Seriously McDaniels is probably still in the mode of developing what the offense will look like. Not sure how much difference it makes that he hasn’t had a face to face meeting with Sam.

Sam deserved a little time off and it sounds like he’s about ready to step up his off season preparation so I’m sure the coaching staff will give him as much of a head start on the new offense as they can.

Sam Bradford’s ability to learn a new offense is pretty far down the list of concerns I have about next season. If we get into July with no agreement it’s going to be rough to install anything new.

by Sggladden on Feb 10, 2011 5:03 PM CST reply actions

Jenni Carlson

The same reporter who invoked the now infamous, “I’m a man, I’m forty” rant from OSU coach Mike Gundy. This person has a history of being a s***-disturber.

He hit it good. He hit it good.

by Jack618 on Feb 10, 2011 7:11 PM CST reply actions

I cant stand for reporters like that

Theyre trash. That person was fishing for a shitty quote like that. It means nothing, of course hes frustrated, hes starting over. Any person in their right mind would.

by stuman89 on Feb 10, 2011 10:42 PM CST up reply actions

Stinking keybroad messing up again

I was going to comment on the post above
Sam deserves a little time to get off and it sounds like he’s about ready to strap on his off season predications so I’m sure the cheerleaders coaching staff will give him as much head as they can and then prove that they can start as a new TE on any team.

by Knoxfan on Feb 10, 2011 9:42 PM CST reply actions