Bradford Will Do 'Great Things' With Eagles
Posted May 13, 2015
By Chris McPherson
Cerebral. Athletic. Fierce competitor.
Those are just some of the terms used to describe quarterback Sam Bradford by his former head coach Steve Spagnuolo and teammate A.J. Feeley in separate interviews Wednesday on 97.5 The Fanatic's Anthony Gargano and the Morning Show.
"I know he’s going to do great things there in Philadelphia," said Spagnuolo, who was the head coach in St. Louis for Bradford's first two NFL seasons and will now scheme against him as the defensive coordinator for the New York Giants.
"Trust me when I tell you he’s got all the skills, and I keep going back to the fierce competitor because I believe elite quarterbacks in this league have that. You think of them all, the Aaron Rodgers, the Tom Bradys, the Peyton Mannings, Eli Mannings, they’re all very fierce competitors. They love the challenge. They love to rally people around them, and Sam has that. I really believe that."
Feeley's final NFL season came in the lockout-shortened 2011 campaign with the Rams. The Rams hired Josh McDaniels to be the offensive coordinator after Pat Shurmur accepted a head coach position with the Cleveland Browns. Feeley explained how the offense had just three weeks to learn the New England offense and Bradford was ahead of the pack.
"Sam at one point was teaching the offense to everyone," Feeley said. "He's beyond his years in terms of cerebral knowledge understanding the game of football."
A former quarterback at Oregon and with the Eagles, Feeley said that there is no NFL comparison for Bradford because of "how big he is and athletic he is." Feeley noted that Bradford used to play on the same AAU basketball team as Clippers' All-Star forward Blake Griffin.
"You could tell the guy was extremely athletic. Loves the game. Very accurate. Kind of an underrated arm," Feeley said. "You don't realize how hard he can actually throw in order to put the ball at certain times because he makes it look effortless for him."
Once healthy, Feeley sees Bradford as a good fit in the Eagles' offense.
"He's a big dual-threat guy, more so than Nick Foles ever was," Feeley said.
Posted May 13, 2015
By Chris McPherson
Cerebral. Athletic. Fierce competitor.
Those are just some of the terms used to describe quarterback Sam Bradford by his former head coach Steve Spagnuolo and teammate A.J. Feeley in separate interviews Wednesday on 97.5 The Fanatic's Anthony Gargano and the Morning Show.
"I know he’s going to do great things there in Philadelphia," said Spagnuolo, who was the head coach in St. Louis for Bradford's first two NFL seasons and will now scheme against him as the defensive coordinator for the New York Giants.
"Trust me when I tell you he’s got all the skills, and I keep going back to the fierce competitor because I believe elite quarterbacks in this league have that. You think of them all, the Aaron Rodgers, the Tom Bradys, the Peyton Mannings, Eli Mannings, they’re all very fierce competitors. They love the challenge. They love to rally people around them, and Sam has that. I really believe that."
Feeley's final NFL season came in the lockout-shortened 2011 campaign with the Rams. The Rams hired Josh McDaniels to be the offensive coordinator after Pat Shurmur accepted a head coach position with the Cleveland Browns. Feeley explained how the offense had just three weeks to learn the New England offense and Bradford was ahead of the pack.
"Sam at one point was teaching the offense to everyone," Feeley said. "He's beyond his years in terms of cerebral knowledge understanding the game of football."
A former quarterback at Oregon and with the Eagles, Feeley said that there is no NFL comparison for Bradford because of "how big he is and athletic he is." Feeley noted that Bradford used to play on the same AAU basketball team as Clippers' All-Star forward Blake Griffin.
"You could tell the guy was extremely athletic. Loves the game. Very accurate. Kind of an underrated arm," Feeley said. "You don't realize how hard he can actually throw in order to put the ball at certain times because he makes it look effortless for him."
Once healthy, Feeley sees Bradford as a good fit in the Eagles' offense.
"He's a big dual-threat guy, more so than Nick Foles ever was," Feeley said.
