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ORIGINAL: twinsfan

http://www.sbnation.com/2016/9/6/12797614/sam-bradford-trade-vikings-eagles-why

If the Vikings had perspective, they’d revulse from Bradford’s contract, clutch their draft value charts tight and suck up what might be a pretty good 2016 season under Shaun Hill, anyway. They don’t have perspective. They acted rashly in search of a competent quarterback in a bone-bare market, knowing the entire time that every team they talked to knew they were vulnerable and was trying to fleece them. The Vikings did something rationally stupid. They know it, they don’t care, and if you have an empathetic bone in your body, you can’t blame them.

History doesn’t care about a pretty good runner-up. The difference between winning and losing can be a sliver, but the difference in glory is a chasm, and the Vikings are at the edge and they can’t see down.

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ORIGINAL: McMurfy

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ORIGINAL: twinsfan

Common is ripping apart this comment by Eagles GM Howie Roseman:

Roseman said it was a tough deal to make.

“I’m staring at the ceiling, wide awake, at 2:30,” Roseman said to Spielman, according to King, “and [wife] Mindy says, ‘You okay?’ I said, ‘No, I’m not okay. We’re about to change a lot of lives here.’”

“Same thing with me,” Spielman said in return. “Couldn’t sleep. I was out at 4 a.m. walking the dogs.”

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How many lives did they change? Really, only Sam Bradford and his immediate family, right? And that barely counts. He changed the city he plays in. He's an NFL player. It comes with the territory. Beyond the Bradfords, who else's life actually changed from this?

All the coaching staffs, the fans, the other players, the stadium people, the parking lot guy, the radio sports guys, the National Media, the bookies, the bettors, Fantasy Footballers, ..how it affects fiture moves.......He's right.

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ORIGINAL: twinsfan

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ORIGINAL: McMurfy

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ORIGINAL: twinsfan

Common is ripping apart this comment by Eagles GM Howie Roseman:

Roseman said it was a tough deal to make.

“I’m staring at the ceiling, wide awake, at 2:30,” Roseman said to Spielman, according to King, “and [wife] Mindy says, ‘You okay?’ I said, ‘No, I’m not okay. We’re about to change a lot of lives here.’”

“Same thing with me,” Spielman said in return. “Couldn’t sleep. I was out at 4 a.m. walking the dogs.”

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How many lives did they change? Really, only Sam Bradford and his immediate family, right? And that barely counts. He changed the city he plays in. He's an NFL player. It comes with the territory. Beyond the Bradfords, who else's life actually changed from this?

All the coaching staffs, the fans, the other players, the stadium people, the parking lot guy, the radio sports guys, the National Media, the bookies, the bettors, Fantasy Footballers, ..how it affects fiture moves.......He's right.

This is a stretch. They affected a lot of lives in the same way that you would if you started a new job. How do we replace McMurfy's position? Your new employer might need to find office space for you. Maybe that moves someone else from an office to a cubicle? One of your new co-workers may resent you. That kind of stuff.

Edit: Actually, you changing jobs would have a much deeper impact on many more lives than the Eagles and Vikings making a Sam Bradford trade.

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ORIGINAL: Mr. Ed

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ORIGINAL: twinsfan

http://www.sbnation.com/2016/9/6/12797614/sam-bradford-trade-vikings-eagles-why

If the Vikings had perspective, they’d revulse from Bradford’s contract, clutch their draft value charts tight and suck up what might be a pretty good 2016 season under Shaun Hill, anyway. They don’t have perspective. They acted rashly in search of a competent quarterback in a bone-bare market, knowing the entire time that every team they talked to knew they were vulnerable and was trying to fleece them. The Vikings did something rationally stupid. They know it, they don’t care, and if you have an empathetic bone in your body, you can’t blame them.

History doesn’t care about a pretty good runner-up. The difference between winning and losing can be a sliver, but the difference in glory is a chasm, and the Vikings are at the edge and they can’t see down.

Don't care. The window is open. Teddy may not be ready next year, either.

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ORIGINAL: twinsfan

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ORIGINAL: Mr. Ed

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ORIGINAL: twinsfan

http://www.sbnation.com/2016/9/6/12797614/sam-bradford-trade-vikings-eagles-why

If the Vikings had perspective, they’d revulse from Bradford’s contract, clutch their draft value charts tight and suck up what might be a pretty good 2016 season under Shaun Hill, anyway. They don’t have perspective. They acted rashly in search of a competent quarterback in a bone-bare market, knowing the entire time that every team they talked to knew they were vulnerable and was trying to fleece them. The Vikings did something rationally stupid. They know it, they don’t care, and if you have an empathetic bone in your body, you can’t blame them.

History doesn’t care about a pretty good runner-up. The difference between winning and losing can be a sliver, but the difference in glory is a chasm, and the Vikings are at the edge and they can’t see down.

Don't care. The window is open. Teddy may not be ready next year, either.

But from what I can tell, Bradford has never been a good NFL quarterback. Some of his numbers seem OK (when healthy, which seems rare for him), but this is in the age of inflated QB ratings. Compared to his contemporaries, he's a Bottom 10 starting QB. Hill or Bradford may not be a wash, but it's pretty close. Not worth a 1st rounder and a 3rd or 4th rounder. Unless this somehow boosts team morale enough in some sort of non-tangible way. My guess is that after the team sees that Bradford is not good or gets injured, that morale component will disappear in a hurry.

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ORIGINAL: McMurfy

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ORIGINAL: twinsfan

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ORIGINAL: McMurfy

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ORIGINAL: twinsfan

Common is ripping apart this comment by Eagles GM Howie Roseman:

Roseman said it was a tough deal to make.

“I’m staring at the ceiling, wide awake, at 2:30,” Roseman said to Spielman, according to King, “and [wife] Mindy says, ‘You okay?’ I said, ‘No, I’m not okay. We’re about to change a lot of lives here.’”

“Same thing with me,” Spielman said in return. “Couldn’t sleep. I was out at 4 a.m. walking the dogs.”

[&:][&:]

How many lives did they change? Really, only Sam Bradford and his immediate family, right? And that barely counts. He changed the city he plays in. He's an NFL player. It comes with the territory. Beyond the Bradfords, who else's life actually changed from this?

All the coaching staffs, the fans, the other players, the stadium people, the parking lot guy, the radio sports guys, the National Media, the bookies, the bettors, Fantasy Footballers, ..how it affects fiture moves.......He's right.

This is a stretch. They affected a lot of lives in the same way that you would if you started a new job. How do we replace McMurfy's position? Your new employer might need to find office space for you. Maybe that moves someone else from an office to a cubicle? One of your new co-workers may resent you. That kind of stuff.

Edit: Actually, you changing jobs would have a much deeper impact on many more lives than the Eagles and Vikings making a Sam Bradford trade.

Let's say I'm an Eagles WR on the last year of my contract. Affected? Yes


Ticket sales guy.


Scouts



Coach Doug Pederson(who I know personally and have partied with numerous times)


all affected.

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ORIGINAL: twinsfan

http://www.sbnation.com/2016/9/6/12797614/sam-bradford-trade-vikings-eagles-why

If the Vikings had perspective, they’d revulse from Bradford’s contract, clutch their draft value charts tight and suck up what might be a pretty good 2016 season under Shaun Hill, anyway. They don’t have perspective. They acted rashly in search of a competent quarterback in a bone-bare market, knowing the entire time that every team they talked to knew they were vulnerable and was trying to fleece them. The Vikings did something rationally stupid. They know it, they don’t care, and if you have an empathetic bone in your body, you can’t blame them.

History doesn’t care about a pretty good runner-up. The difference between winning and losing can be a sliver, but the difference in glory is a chasm, and the Vikings are at the edge and they can’t see down.

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ORIGINAL: SoMnFan

Good stuff Sweens

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ORIGINAL: Mr. Ed

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ORIGINAL: SoMnFan

Good stuff Sweens

Agree. All of that work. I'd rather have Sam Bradford start with Hill back up, than have Hill start with some scrap heap guy back up.

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ORIGINAL: twinsfan

Rosen would make this trade 100 out of 100 times.

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ORIGINAL: SoMnFan

Just let Bradford be our Coco Crisp, K Matt? [:D]

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ORIGINAL: Mr. Ed

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ORIGINAL: SoMnFan

Just let Bradford be our Coco Crisp, K Matt? [:D]

You think Bradford starts Sunday? Would not surprise me at all.

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ORIGINAL: McMurfy

I will go so far as to say that in 2016, Bradford gives us a better chance of winning the Super Bowl than a healthy Bridge would have.
TB is too tentative at this point and misses deep too often.

Down the road I Think he can be great.


Imthink he'll learn a lot watching for a year and a half.