BRADFORD TRADED FOR FOLES (IN SUPER UPPER-CASE TO DETER DUPLICATE THREADS)

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Robocop said:
we are looking at this from the wrong angle. i just realized this listening to Warner right now on NFL Network. Kelly obviously has something special when it comes to using and grooming QB's. So... what did Kelly see in Bradford that was worth the risk and the money. AND more importantly what DIDN'T he see in Foles.
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He likely saw a chance to get draft pick compensation while catching lightning in a bottle from a former #1 overall draft pick while he grooms his replacement for 2016.
 
Robocop said:
we are looking at this from the wrong angle. i just realized this listening to Warner right now on NFL Network. Kelly obviously has something special when it comes to using and grooming QB's. So... what did Kelly see in Bradford that was worth the risk and the money. AND more importantly what DIDN'T he see in Foles.
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What does he see in Mariota ?
What does he see in Barkley?
What does he see in Sanchez?
Personally I think Kelly is a frickin' loon
 
Robocop said:
we are looking at this from the wrong angle. i just realized this listening to Warner right now on NFL Network. Kelly obviously has something special when it comes to using and grooming QB's. So... what did Kelly see in Bradford that was worth the risk and the money. AND more importantly what DIDN'T he see in Foles.
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He could be a bargaining chip for Eagles to move up, and he could see what a lot of us fans saw in Bradford. Either way, someone is real interested in Bradford. Good for him.
 
Robocop said:
we are looking at this from the wrong angle. i just realized this listening to Warner right now on NFL Network. Kelly obviously has something special when it comes to using and grooming QB's. So... what did Kelly see in Bradford that was worth the risk and the money. AND more importantly what DIDN'T he see in Foles.
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It was speculated that Kelly wasn't thrilled with Foles' accuracy or in the velocity of his throws. But I don't know that for sure. I'm sure Shurmur had some some good things to say about Bradford too, and Kelly's system is not dissimilar to the one Bradford played in at OU. And now I'm hearing about Philly being interested in DeMarco Murray - which would make all kinds of sense since he and Bradford played together in college in that offense.
 
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Irish said:
This board has the biggest collection of Bradford fans on the internet. I can empathize with losing a player you really liked, it sucks. Hard.

I kid you not, the back of my closet currently features a Pujols Cardinals jersey, a Brett Hull hockey jersey, a Steven Jackson throwback, and a Chris Carpenter Cardinals Jersey (I still wear this one, he is my favorite player).

Just because some of us weren't all in on Bradford doesn't mean a lot of people were. It's rough.
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Lemme say this about that, Sam got hurt trying to make us happy, and if he gets that same knee operated on one more time ,it's virtually assured it's over AND he'll have to have that knee replaced so soon in life that he'll need a second ,so I don't blame him in the least for refusing a pay cut, I doubt any of us would do things appreciably different faced with the decision in reality instead of the abstract. Far too often we see players as


and ignore their humanity
 
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Hard to justify retaining a guy who can't get out onto the field. Sad to see Sam go I really had high hopes that he would get back and show the Rams what he could do. He may do that for Philly.

As for Foles , willing to give the guy a chance , hopefully he can slot into the offense well and our O-Line gives him time to do his thing.

go rams !!!!
 
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Robocop said:
we are looking at this from the wrong angle. i just realized this listening to Warner right now on NFL Network. Kelly obviously has something special when it comes to using and grooming QB's. So... what did Kelly see in Bradford that was worth the risk and the money. AND more importantly what DIDN'T he see in Foles.
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Sorry but Kelly has ZERO on his resume as far as developing a QB in the NFL. In fact he tried to force Vick as the starter and wasn't bright enough to let go until Vick got hurt.
 
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jrry32 said:
It's not about being a Foles believer or a Foles disbeliever. I think he's certainly competent. I think he can offer you solid play. But I'm just not sold he's anything more than that. Basically, I think he's more or less the caliber of QB that Jay Cutler is. Different type of QB but same caliber.

Hopefully, I'm wrong. I really do want the guy to be great. But I just see a solid QB...who needs help upfront. Which means that we need to get busy with the OL.
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So you view him the same caliber as Cutler who iirc you would have been fine with trading Bradford for, but you have a problem with the same trade for Foles who comes with 1/15th the contract of both Bradford and Cutler?
 
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You know if Philly has our #10 pick and traded Bradford to Tennessee for the #2 pick. I wish the Rams would have done that instead.
 
Mojo Ram said:
Exactly. Which is why this move sucks unless this is a stepping stone for the Rams as well. I'm trying to remain calm because i don't like Foles in the first place. There has to be something more to this. Foles and Austin Davis hardly qualifies as QB competition.
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They did have similar stats last season.
 
jjab360 said:
So you view him the same caliber as Cutler who iirc you would have been fine with trading Bradford for, but you have a problem with the same trade for Foles who comes with 1/15th the contract of both Bradford and Cutler?
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I'd be fine with Bradford for Foles straight up. It was the reported compensation that bothered me.
 
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