Teddy got rave reviews for his play in the come-from-behind win over Arizona on Saturday night. What a stellar performance. I couldn't be happier for the guy. He deserves all the positive attention he can get and more.
Sports Illustrated named him the Star of the Week:
"Bridgewater completed 16 of 20 passes for 177 yards and two touchdowns, including the score that put the Vikings up for good with 22 seconds left. On that last drive, Bridgewater was six of eight for 64 yards, and he handled Arizona's multiple blitzes masterfully, looking like a veteran all the way. When the Vikings traded up to take Bridgewater with the 32nd overall pick, the Louisville alum had been picked apart by analysts who dinged him for everything from a bad pro day to "skinny knees" (yeah, whatever). But when it counted (well, when it sort of counted), Bridgewater was accurate, composed and consistent."
USA Today raved about him.
"the crowd at TCF Bank Stadium chanted "TED-DY! TED-DY!" and Bridgewater threw a pair of fourth-quarter touchdown passes, including the 2-yard winner to Rodney Smith with 18 seconds to go in a 30-28 victory."
"I told Teddy," receiver Cordarrelle Patterson said, "I think that drive made him the man of the city."
NFL.com had a nice write-up and a video of his highlights, including the 1-minute drill to win the game. That back-shoulder-fade, game-winning pass to Rodney Smith gave me deja vu. It could've easily been DeVante Parker on the other end of that one.
And ESPN had a write-up of Johnny Manziel being late for a team meeting. What does ESPN have against Teddy? I hate those....(fill-in your own derogatory term or expletives).