Is Bradford Ready?
Is St. Louis Rams No. 1 overall pick Sam Bradford ready for the starting role? That question remains to be answered and will be weighing heavily on head coach Steve Spagnuolo’s mind in the coming weeks leading up to the Rams season opener September 12 against the Arizona Cardinals.
The answer to that question may have just gotten a little easier to answer given Bradford’s stellar performance Thursday against the New England Patriots. Sam the Ram dazzled as he was 15 for 22 on passing for 189 yards and a pair of touchdown throws to fellow rookie Michael Hoomanawanui. Equally as impressive as his stats was Bradford’s composure. The youngster didn’t appear to get rattled at all in the first start of his NFL career and was even calm when the Patriots put some pressure on him.
So, will coach Spagnuolo stick with the original plan of starting veteran A.J. Feeley or will he scrap the plan and go with the very promising rookie? The question remains to be answered.
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Sam Bradford will play at least one half Thursday at Patriots
St. Louis Rams’ (1-1) starting quarterback A.J. Feeley injured his thumb and elbow in Saturday night’s preseason win vs. Cleveland, which means Sam Bradford will start in the Rams’ next preseason game against the New England Patriots (2-0) on Thursday, head coach Steve Spagnuolo announced Monday.
Spagnuolo said after practice on Tuesday that he expected the rookie to play at least the first half, if not more depending on how much St. Louis has the ball.
“I’m just as anxious as you guys are,” the coach added.
It’s a quick turnaround for the Rams and Sam Bradford, who hasn’t exactly been great in his first two preseason games completing 12 of 27 pass attempts for 81 years and no interceptions.
Keep in mind, it was raining fairly hard during Bradford’s time on the field vs. Cleveland, which are weather conditions Bradford has rarely played in.
Plus Bradford has never been on the field with the complete first team yet, meaning RB Steven Jackson. Jackson had four carries for 20 yards in the Rams 19-17 victory over the Browns.
“My expectations are extremely high,” Bradford said. ”Obviously, I want to come out and perform at an extremely high level. I don’t know what the fans should expect.”
The Associated Press is reporting A.J. Feeley was on the sideline (more…)
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