Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Bradford is confident he’s doing better now than he was one week ago in the lead-up to the team’s season opener against the Tennessee Titans, which the Vikings won 25-16 on Sunday.
Speaking to the media before practice on Wednesday, Bradford, 28, expressed his thoughts on how he thinks he’s progressed since joining Minnesota from the Philadelphia Eagles nearly two weeks ago.
“I think it gets better every day,” said Bradford. “It’s much better now than it was at this point last week. Being able to go through a week of practice, being at the game and hearing the play calls and visualizing the game it in my head, I feel much better now.”
Minnesota will next host the Green Bay Packers on Sunday for Week 2.
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Though Bradford remains uncertain whether it will be him or Shaun Hill at quarterback when the Vikings take the field next Sunday, the 2010 No. 1 overall pick out of Oklahoma still believes he fully understands the offense.
“I felt comfortable with the game plan last week,” Bradford explained. “Obviously it’s not the same game plan this week, but there are similarities. Just hearing the language last week and being around the game planning process and understanding how it goes here, I think we can definitely have a full game plan.
“I feel good about all the checks from last week and I feel good about all of the ones we’ve put in this week thus far.”
Even if Bradford does get the start this weekend, Green Bay is still expected to sell out against the run. For the new Minnesota QB, it’s all about attempting to free up the running game as much as possible.
“Regardless of what you do in the pass game, people are going to crowd the box,” the former Oklahoma Sooner said. “The more effective you are throwing the football, it makes them at least think about unloading some of those guys.”
Hill started for the Vikings last week against the Titans. He completed 18-of-33 passes for 236 yards, no touchdowns and no interceptions with a 77.3 rating– numbers that aren’t particularly impressive.
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – JANUARY 03: Sam Bradford #7 of the Philadelphia Eagles throws the ball in the first half against the New York Giants during their game at MetLife Stadium on January 3, 2016 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
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