Phrazbit
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QBR isn't an official stat, it's an ESPN contrivance. And I'm not arguing that Bradford was twice as good as Rosen, just refuting that the offense is twice as good now. It just isn't.
I also think you're discounting just how disjointed the offense was to start the year. There's no argument that they looked anemic but by the Bears game, they were showing some progress. Granted, Bradford had the turnovers but he was also pushing the ball down the field and the offense was showing some life.
Just as Rosen isn't elevating above a lousy situation I don't think Bradford should have realistically done so. I really don't think that he deserved to be relegated to deactivated.
QBR takes into account the situation. It's why check down QBs like Bradford look bad in it. A 6 yard completion on 3rd and 8 is a good result in traditional qb rating, in QBR it's virtually worthless.
They had 2 good drives in the Bears game, then were as inept as ever, maybe more so because turnovers came along with the 3 and outs. The offense looked disjointed because it's a bad offense, it was made even more so by having timid, awful play from the quarterback.
In Bradford's 3 starts we had a grand total of THREE scoring drives. In Rosen's two we've had 6. So yes, I will say, the offense is still bad, but it's twice as good as it was when Bradford was in there going 3 and out and hiding his complete incompetence behind short, worthless completions.
Bradford at 15 million dollars for the year will probably be the most overpaid player in the NFL at the end of the year. In no way was he done wrong and there is absolutely no reason for him to see the field again barring injury emergencies.
I honestly don't see how this is a debate. Bradford, at best, is a game manager. A guy who does nothing exceptional but takes reasonable care of the ball and, usually, won't single handedly lose you a game, but he carry a team to a win either. At his best, he is a poor man's Alex Smith. A team like this cannot have any success with that kind of player, they need a QB who can pull of some dynamic plays here and there, even if it comes with risk.
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