Around the Nfl week 1

Did Bradford throw it downfield at all? At one point I heard the announcer say that 70% of all his passes in his career were under 10 yards. Maybe I misheard that. Maybe that's normal, but it just strikes me as a big number of dink an dunks. If you can compress the field on the Eagles, I would think that would make a big difference in teams playing them effectively.

Did Bradford throw it downfield at all? At one point I heard the announcer say that 70% of all his passes in his career were under 10 yards. Maybe I misheard that. Maybe that's normal, but it just strikes me as a big number of dink an dunks. If you can compress the field on the Eagles, I would think that would make a big difference in teams playing them effectively.


He can throw it downfield but if you are dinking and dunking to the tune of 330 yards who cares? Still takes a certain skillset to do that AND move the ball consistently. He gets the ball out quick n makes quick reads I guess im in the minority but i think he can be one of the best if stays on the field.

I'm with ya punch of course I have some bias but if healthy he can be a big time qb

Well, I found this from August 2014:

Bradford simply doesn’t throw deep. This chart reflects the numbers, which note that just 9.5 percent of his pass attempts last year traveled 20 yards or more in the air; of the 39 quarterbacks who threw at least 200 passes last season, 33 threw deep more frequently than Bradford. And when Bradford did throw deep, he was terrible; his 38.9 QBR on deep passes was 33rd in the league.

Deep Thoughts « (http://grantland.com/features/sam-bradford-st-louis-rams/)

"the chart" being referred to is imbedded in the article. Really interesting.

I don't know nuthin' about nuthin' when it comes to Bradford. In terms of dink and dunk, certainly Kelly's offense is perfect for that sort of QB. At the same time, if you watched last night's game, you also saw some of the limitations of that skillset.

He can throw it downfield but if you are dinking and dunking to the tune of 330 yards who cares? Still takes a certain skillset to do that AND move the ball consistently. He gets the ball out quick n makes quick reads I guess im in the minority but i think he can be one of the best if stays on the field.

I think the health issue is huge though. He was getting pounded every other drop back, or that was my impression.

Bradford can only throw the ball so deep. He doesnt have the arm to throw bombs as he tends to hang them up there creating jump balls. What he does have is a very quick release and good accuracy under 20 yards. That accuracy might not have shown last night, but he was also playing his first game in a long time.

A quick release and good accuracy under 20 yards is a good thing - in Kelly's offense, a very good thing.

However, if he can't throw the deep ball effectively, I think that will be a huge problem for the Eagles in the long run.

A dink and dunk offense, the type Kelly seems to want with Bradford, is similar to a run heavy offense that lacks a deep threat (you know, us right now) in that both cannot afford to get behind on down and distance. Sure, they made a come back last night but it fell apart b/c they simply dug themselves into a hole that demanded perfect execution to get them out of it. It only takes a couple of miscues either through unforced errors (bad / dropped passes) or a couple of stout defensive plays to derail the necessary perfection.

one thing i did like to see was ole kyle shanny doing a good job last night. he caught alot of grief here, but i was more of a fan of him than his father. Think he is gonna do well with the Falcons. Ill be pulling for him.

A quick release and good accuracy under 20 yards is a good thing - in Kelly's offense, a very good thing.



However, if he can't throw the deep ball effectively, I think that will be a huge problem for the Eagles in the long run.



A dink and dunk offense, the type Kelly seems to want with Bradford, is similar to a run heavy offense that lacks a deep threat (you know, us right now) in that both cannot afford to get behind on down and distance. Sure, they made a come back last night but it fell apart b/c they simply dug themselves into a hole that demanded perfect execution to get them out of it. It only takes a couple of miscues either through unforced errors (bad / dropped passes) or a couple of stout defensive plays to derail the necessary perfection.


Or they fell into a deep hole because of Bradfords need to get up to speed? I guess we will find out - i hope im wrong and he is not very good...trust me.

missed the 49er vs vikings game last night...but I heard there was another show going on at the sametime: Chris Berman and Trent Dilfer's annual Monday Night Football cameo was a broadcasting horror show (http://awfulannouncing.com/2015/chris-berman-and-trent-dilfers-annual-monday-night-football-cameo-was-a-broadcasting-horror-show.html)

lol...berman and dilfer both suck