Originally Posted by Nightfyre (Post 5049406)

Texas and Texas Tech. That's true. Fortunately they both have tough schedules to be thoroughly evaluated. Unlike some other team from california.

Originally Posted by Mecca (Post 5049404)

His freshman and sophomore stats are very similar to Cutler and Palmers are they big armed dumbasses too?

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Originally Posted by Chiefnj2 (Post 5049418)

Can you post the stats?

Originally Posted by Nightfyre (Post 5049104)

We've been over this before: The biggest stat that correlates with NFL success is completion percentage.

This year, Sam Bradford has completed 79% of his passes, including against a tough Cinci D. Further, we will get to see him against: Kansas, Texas Tech, Texas, TCU and likely Missouri (Big 12 Championship). Other notable teams: K-State, A&M, and Oklahoma State.

The big knock on Bradford to date has been his arm strength and velocity. However, he has actually improved over the last year in that regard. He will probably never be a gunslinger, like a Stafford. But he can put the ball 50-60 yards down the field with perfect accuracy.

Also, since that second video that has you so concerned mecca, he has put on 8-10 pounds. That was just over a year ago.

For those that are comparing Stafford to Palmer: Stafford isn't even close to as accurate. That is my really big knock on him. Nearly every time Stafford throws the ball, you know his receiver is going to have to adjust to it and won't get any YAC. I would much rather have someone with the pinpoint accuracy Bradford is displaying than a gunslinger.

JMO.

Originally Posted by Mecca (Post 5049431)

I'll do some overall comparison for you here....

Stafford is also in the SEC playing at Georgia, the conference that is notoriously hard on passers as you mention with Cutler. And comparing Stafford's stats to Cutler's stats at the same time in their careers, they are eerily similar. Cutler's completion percentage through 2 seasons was a stellar 53.8%. He barely hit 7.0 in yards per attempt, and he had a 28:22 TD:INT ratio. Compared to Stafford who has a career completion percentage of 54.5%, 7.0 ypa, 26:23 TD:INT ratio. Palmer, through 2 full seasons, (using the same line) was 55.1/7.18/23:24.

Jay Cutler was at the fringe of 60 both of his years as a starter at Vanderbilt--61% in '04 and 59.1% in '05. Peyton Manning also barely made a 60% completion percentage his senior year at 60.37%. McNabb was at 60.9% his senior year, Eli Manning was at 58%, Palmer was at 58% in 2001 and 54.9% in 2000.

The last part is for people who harp on the completion %.

Originally Posted by Rausch (Post 5049113)

Newsflash: white-athletic-mobile college QB's uncomfortable as pure passers are just as likely to bust as black-athletic-moble college QB's.

He's physically gifted, I agree, but I don't want him leading my offense...

Originally Posted by DaKCMan AP (Post 5049472)

Bradford and Tebow had very similar passing stats last year. Stafford was well behind.

2007
Bradford - 237/341 3121 36TD 8int, 69.5% comp.
Tebow - 234/350 3286 32TD 6int, 66.9% comp.
Stafford - 194/348 2523yds 19TD 10int, 55.7% comp.

Originally Posted by Nightfyre (Post 5049474)

Stafford got sacked three more times than Bradford last year.
Stat lines for 2007:
Bradford 69.5% completion on 341 attempts, 36 TDs 8 Ints
Stafford 55.7% completion on 348 attempts, 19 TDs 10 Ints

Stafford has been sacked 6 times thusfar this year and Bradford none.
Stat lines for 2008:
Bradford 79% completion on 81 attempts, 12 TDs 2 Ints
Stafford 60.8% completion on 102 attempts, 5 TDs 0 Ints

Originally Posted by Frankie (Post 5049460)

I haven't read this thread. But I have noticed K-State's Freeman doesn't get much love here. What year of college is he? I have watched him once and I was fairly impressed.

Originally Posted by Mecca (Post 5049487)

I'm not sure what you're saying on the sacks front Oklahoma has a better line....we all know this, Stafford is more mobile, Georgia's LT is out for the season so none of that is surprising.

Originally Posted by Nightfyre (Post 5049346)

The Big 12 is the strongest conference in the nation this year.

Originally Posted by Nightfyre (Post 5049497)

Bradford ran a 4.64 forty.