Yeah, would be cool to see both of these teams in there.......that's the thing about having a stout defense, you can carry the team through out the season.
Not to be a downer, but I suspect Bridgewater will never fully recover. If Bradford wins 12 games or some shit, they at least keep him for the 2nd year of his deal (which isn't guaranteed, mostly) and try to work out an extension. Bridgewater is still on a rookie deal. By the time he is healthy it will be a contract year, and given his health, he probably would get a "prove it" type of deal.
There is no way they pick up his 5th year option (which is like 18 mill a season and 100 guaranteed for injury). So I am not optimistic that Bridgewater is the QB of the future in Minny, or anywhere. I hope I am wrong though.
It's crazy what a difference having an O-line that is playing well will do for your QB. A good example of the opposite are the Texans. It's hard watching Osweiler force throws because our O-line just let's people through. It's tough making good throws when you're about to get smashed by a huge lineman. Bradford looks much more comfortable out there with the Vikings line. I'm not a Bradford fan but he's pretty damn good when he has time to throw (anyone is). I've been watching the Vikings from afar and getting a low line against a suspect team (Giants) when you have a team with a good O-line + good DVOA % seems like a great bet to make. You rarely see Vegas give a team such a good number with the stats the vikings had coming into tonight. Teams with good defenses and O-line combinations are just too tough to beat because they get so many chances to make plays.
We (Texans) play the Vikings next week and I expect them to smash us if Bradford keeps getting all this time to throw. With Watt out and not healthy I expect the problem to be compounded. People don't realize that losing Watt wasn't the problem because he was never completely healthy to begin with so it's not near as big of a downgrade for us as if he were healthy and playing to his potential. He's been hurt all season.
Nice hit guys.
