Minnesota Vikings fans will have to wait until Sunday to find out who the team’s Week 1 quarterback is. Hill started with the first team on Monday during the portion of practice reporters were allowed to watch.
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“Yeah, when I decide, ” Zimmer said. Of course, if Bradford can learn enough of the Vikings’ playbook over the next three days, then Zimmer might let him start the game.
The Philadelphia Eagles traded Bradford on Saturday to the Minnesota Vikings for a first-round draft choice next year and a fourth-round selection in 2018. While many did not seem to mind that Bradford was joining the Vikings to take over for the injured Teddy Bridgewater, it was the inclusion of a first round pick that sent people on Facebook and Twitter into a tizzy. According to the executive, due to Teddy Bridgewater’s injury, he had no other choice but to trade for Bradford.
“I would think the number of starts, he’s a very intelligent quarterback, he’s faced this defense before, ” Mularkey said.
Minnesota Vikings quarterback Teddy Bridgewater throws during warm ups before an August 12 preseason NFL football game with the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium. He’ll have additional help in the passing game with the returning Kelvin Benjamin, who missed all of last season to injury.
“I’m much more comfortable than Sunday, that’s for sure, ” said Bradford, looking back at his first Minnesota practice. Shurmur was Philadelphia’s offensive coordinator in 2015 and Bradford’s offensive coordinator in his rookie season with the Rams.
This time around, it could be Bradford taking a job that Hill seemed to be in line for when Bridgewater went down in practice on August 30. With only two quarterbacks on the active roster, if Hill were to start and get hurt, Bradford would have to play regardless of his readiness. Zimmer informed Hill of the trade on Saturday morning. That was a family reunion like probably when I was like 6 or 7, he said. It’s amusing because I think the Browns/Eagles game has the chance to turn into a shootout. “That’s just the way I’ve always approached it and that’s the way it’s worked for me”.
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“I’m not a proponent of Carson Wentz starting this Sunday, “ESPN NFL analyst and former Eagles quarterback Ron Jaworski said Monday on 97.5 The Fanatic”. I don’t turn on the television other than Disney Junior for my kids. But I do think at this point, on Wednesday, I don’t think they know which way they are going to go. He publicly expressed confidence on Thursday in Shaun Hill to take over for Bridgewater, but the 15-year veteran Hill has only been a starter as an injury fill-in and has limited arm strength with which to stretch the field for Adrian Peterson and the rest of the offense.
