So it was just this sort of what might have been is kind of what had people lamenting what happened with (Bridgewater). They got (Sam) Bradford sort of as an emergency, and he was useless. They got Donovan McNabb at one point, who was washed up.
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They had kind of patched it together over the years with free agents, going all the way back to Brett Favre. The Vikings had struck out in the draft with Christian Ponder. But people gravitated toward him and he was on the ascension. You’d hear a lot of talk with (Vikings coach Mike) Zimmer or players - he had that it thing. Murphy: From Day 1 he just really hit all the right notes with the fans, media. For a Florida kid, he’s got some good taste in music.” I was like, “Yeah, that’s the music my mom played when I was growing up. He’s always blasting the same, old-school music (including Earth, Wind & Fire, and Frankie Beverly and Maze). I took it as how far he’d gotten, how big he’d become, always stay true to yourself. If you didn’t know what position he played, the way he worked, the way he carried himself, you thought he was just scratching to earn a spot. Coming in from college, you just always expect the people that are the stars to have some type of attitude. Panthers defensive end Stephen Weatherly, a Vikings rookie in 2016: He’s very down to earth. Everybody from Day 1 has loved Teddy, just because of his attitude and his leadership qualities. And the hype all offseason was it looks like the franchise has their franchise quarterback. It was like 20-below zero (wind chill) he played fairly well.
Paul Pioneer Press: He played well in that playoff game. The Vikings, who cycled through seven quarterbacks in nine seasons after trading Daunte Culpepper to Miami in 2006, were confident they had their man in the humble Bridgewater, who was entering his age-23 season.īrian Murphy, former sports columnist for the St. If not for a missed Blair Walsh field goal, the Bridgewater-led Vikings would have beaten the Seahawks in a wild-card game played in sub-zero conditions at the University of Minnesota (while the Vikings’ new stadium was being finished).
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Bridgewater, their first-round pick in 2014, was beginning his third season as a starter after a season in which he’d led Minnesota to the playoffs with an 11-5 record and had made his first Pro Bowl as an injury replacement. There were high hopes for the Vikings in 2016. The Athletic spoke with Bridgewater, current and former teammates, a Hall of Fame mentor and others to recount what happened on that fateful day in Eden Prairie and, more importantly, the remarkable journey Bridgewater has been on since. I’m just thankful that everything happened the way it happened.” “I was actually just having a moment when I shared that tweet,” Bridgewater said Monday.
So forgive Bridgewater - aka “the Neighborhood Hope Dealer” on his Twitter bio - if he was in his feels Sunday on the anniversary of his gruesome injury. It took two surgeries on his shredded knee, countless hours of rehab sessions in Minneapolis and south Florida and four different teams, but Bridgewater is finally a starting quarterback again.
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