QB Teddy Bridgewater joining the Lions after coaching HS alma mater to state championship

[Big Turk]

Nice pickup by the Lions before the playoffs...

 

I'm sure they want someone a little better than a rookie QB if Goff goes down.

 

https://sports.yahoo.com/qb-teddy-bridgewater-fresh-off-coaching-alma-mater-to-hs-state-title-reportedly-coming-out-of-retirement-to-sign-with-lions-175427907.html

Edited December 26, 2024 by Big Turk

[Beast]

If Goff goes down it won’t matter. Bridgewater won’t lead that team to a Super Bowl.

[Big Turk]

22 minutes ago, Beast said:

If Goff goes down it won’t matter. Bridgewater won’t lead that team to a Super Bowl.

 

Depends on the situation...if Goff goes down in the 2nd half, Bridgewater could do enough to win a game for them so they can advance whereas Hooker might not.

 

But if Golf goes down for multiple games then ya, they are toast

 

 

[Don Otreply]

Nice little bump in pay for the holiday season for him, 👍

[Big Turk]

5 minutes ago, Don Otreply said:

Nice little bump in pay for the holiday season for him, 👍

 

It's the holiday season...

[Mr. WEO]

1 hour ago, Big Turk said:

Nice pickup by the Lions before the playoffs...

 

I'm sure they want someone a little better than a rookie QB if Goff goes down.

 

https://sports.yahoo.com/qb-teddy-bridgewater-fresh-off-coaching-alma-mater-to-hs-state-title-reportedly-coming-out-of-retirement-to-sign-with-lions-175427907.html

 

 Bridgewater, a guy who hasn't played meaningful football in 2-3 years?......If Goff goes down, their season is over.

[C.Biscuit97]

1 hour ago, Beast said:

If Goff goes down it won’t matter. Bridgewater won’t lead that team to a Super Bowl.

I mean that’s kinda obvious. But i think it’s more because of their injuries and the fact he really hasn’t played football in a year. I think if he was on a healthy Lions team, he could fill in for a couple of games and get a few wins. 

[T.E.]

Remember that few years where the media pretended he was really good?

[Utah John]

If Detroit's defense wasn't so ravaged by injuries, and if Montgomery was still playing, then a cipher like Bridgewater could indeed win a playoff game against one of the weaker teams in the NFC playoffs.  I'm thinking that the injuries are going to open the door for the Vikings to steal the division and push the Lions into a wildcard slot, probably the 5 seed, where they'll play the 4 seed, either the NFCW or NFCS pretender.  That's a game the fully-healthy Lions could romp through if they still had all their players, even without Goff.  

 

A few years ago the Raiders put everything together and had a great record preparing for the playoffs.  Then Carr (their QB) broke an arm or leg, and that was that.  They washed out in the first round, then fell apart.  I don't think the same thing will happen to Detroit going forward, but I really feel sorry for the team and the city that they had so much working for them before the injuries hit.

[Big Turk]

43 minutes ago, Utah John said:

If Detroit's defense wasn't so ravaged by injuries, and if Montgomery was still playing, then a cipher like Bridgewater could indeed win a playoff game against one of the weaker teams in the NFC playoffs.  I'm thinking that the injuries are going to open the door for the Vikings to steal the division and push the Lions into a wildcard slot, probably the 5 seed, where they'll play the 4 seed, either the NFCW or NFCS pretender.  That's a game the fully-healthy Lions could romp through if they still had all their players, even without Goff.  

 

A few years ago the Raiders put everything together and had a great record preparing for the playoffs.  Then Carr (their QB) broke an arm or leg, and that was that.  They washed out in the first round, then fell apart.  I don't think the same thing will happen to Detroit going forward, but I really feel sorry for the team and the city that they had so much working for them before the injuries hit.

 

I mean the Chiefs won a playoff game with Chad Henne playing most of the 2nd half.

 

Chad Henne.

Edited December 26, 2024 by Big Turk

[ControllerOfPlanetX]

Trubisky will finally lead us to the promise land.

 

[stuvian]

32 is very young to retire especially with the qb money that's on the table 

[frostbitmic]

He has a shot at getting a ring for being an emergency only player and a coach to Hooker and likely never takes a snap to get it, good for him.

[Mr. WEO]

15 hours ago, stuvian said:

32 is very young to retire especially with the qb money that's on the table 

 

there's no more QB money on the table for Teddy. He's essentially getting a bit more than league minimum for 2 games. 

 

 

[Warriorspikes51]

But wait, this board told me no retired players could join a team after Week 12🙄

[Big Turk]

9 hours ago, Mr. WEO said:

 

there's no more QB money on the table for Teddy. He's essentially getting a bit more than league minimum for 2 games. 

 

 

 

League Minimum in a season for a vet with his number of years in the league is essentially 10 years salary for people with a 100K job 

[Buffalo716]

25 minutes ago, Big Turk said:

 

League Minimum in a season for a vet with his number of years in the league is essentially 10 years salary for people with a 100K job 

I am pretty sure this guaranteed under $200 Grand  because when it's signed 

 

He doesn't have enough games to make a million dollars

Edited December 28, 2024 by Buffalo716

[Mr. WEO]

30 minutes ago, Big Turk said:

 

League Minimum in a season for a vet with his number of years in the league is essentially 10 years salary for people with a 100K job 

 

he's getting $134K for 2 games

[Big Turk]

33 minutes ago, Mr. WEO said:

 

he's getting $134K for 2 games

 

That's more than most people make in a year.

43 minutes ago, Buffalo716 said:

I am pretty sure this guaranteed under $200 Grand  because when it's signed 

 

He doesn't have enough games to make a million dollars

 

I am talking about it he played a whole season. But even so, 134K for 2 weeks of work is pretty great if you can get it.

[Buffalo716]

1 hour ago, Big Turk said:

 

That's more than most people make in a year.

 

I am talking about it he played a whole season. But even so, 134K for 2 weeks of work is pretty great if you can get it.

I'm not disputing that lol

 

It's more than 99% of the world