Comments on: Would Bradford have made a difference vs. Texas?

By: Melybelly

Melybelly — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:53:45 +0000

Sooner Sad, you really wanna go there? Because I would take it outside with you right now if you wanna degrade such a good ambassador for college football.

I like McCoy a lot. So, I am not in the position where I like one and hate the other. But to say that Bradford cannot take a hit is ridiculous. It is one thing to not be able to take a hit because you are weak, as you have suggested about Sam Bradford. But, it is something entirely when you have a season-ending injury.

Some call it crazy; but I think it is especially brave for Bradford to play the way he did. He did not play like he was ever injured. He did not seem tentative. When Tebow came back, it took him three quarters to shake off the hesitation he was playing with. Bradford looked like he had never been hurt to begin with. He seemed as confident and poised as usual; it wasn’t until the sack that I was reminded of the injury, and obviously by then it was too late.

By: Sooner Sad

Sooner Sad — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:50:08 +0000

Bradford is a big puss. McCoy had a horrible game but got knocked down almost twenty times…..great job defense! Bradford takes a hit and…………

By: joel

joel — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:42:37 +0000

I feel like Oklahoma would have scored 17 points or more with Bradford in the game. The muffled handoff to Murray from Jones probably wouldn’t have happened as well as the interceptions. Not to mention the other passes Bradford probably would have completed. People are forgetting how good he really is and what type of an impact a quarterback of his caliber has on a game. With a healthy Sam Bradford OU is undefeated and ranked #2 or #3.

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:00:43 +0000

Oh wait..

Would it have made a difference if Bradford had not been injured (again)?

Who knows? it’s past tense. What is the point of speculation?

Landry Jones is an excellent quarterback. THat’s for sure. I don’t blame him one bit. I think it’s someone elses beef. Maybe an assistant coach. Maybe some chubby guy sitting up in the skybox who has NO idea how to call plays or make the most of his underdeveloped backups???

WHo knows.

SPeculation is not a worthy science.

Nor is it one that we should so often revisit.

Things are what they are…. let’s not speculate about what could’ve been. Let’s find the problem and CORRECT it.

yannanananan mean?

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:56:14 +0000

Barry Trammel is a douche.

That’s all i’ve got.

By: Melybelly

Melybelly — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:07:41 +0000

In response to bad bob, no one expects that Bradford would have played a perfect game. No one expects that he wouldn’t have made any mistakes. I think it is wise to believe that he would have made fewer mistakes than Jones, and probably would have made more big plays than Jones. And considering how close the game was, it would likely make the difference. I mean, we are not talking about a blowout, where when Bradford went out, they were already down three TD’s. It was a tight game, and the final score was a FG. I’d like to think Bradford was good for at least 1 TD more than Jones.

In response to Ken, I am going to try to be fair to the running game. The whole defense shifts and plays completely differently between when Sam Bradford is in versus Landry Jones. It is the same way in any sport. In basketball, different lineups constitute different defensive strategies. With Landry Jones in, the defense can play more zone coverage, they can be more aggressive with the running game. It would be the same way with any program with a rebuilding running game and hurt QB. It isn’t that they were inept. It is just hard to do anything against a defense that doesn’t respect the arm of the opposing QB.

By: Alan

Alan — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:34:05 +0000

OK Jon, so you want to give Texas credit for teams that they might have played; but they “did not” play. That’s a different twist.
I do know what I’m talking about regarding their “gutless” OOC schedule that they “did play”.
Louisiana-Monore
Wyoming
UTEP
Central Florida (nestled in Nov to give themselves a break in the midst of conf play).
I understand that teams “cancel”; it happens to everyone; but others seem to replace cancellations with more worthy opponents.

I have a good friend who is probably the biggest horn fan in the state of Texas, and he does call it an embarassing OOC schedule.

By: Ken

Ken — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:08:39 +0000

I think Sam would have made a difference because of his ability to check off to a second or third receiver when his primary target is unavailable. A skill that young Jones has yet to master, but will in time. I think the one thing that hurt O.U. the most against Texas wasn’t so much Jones or Bradford, but the complete ineptness of the running game. They made minimal yardage in the fast half, but lost yardage on about every play in the second half. This allowed Texsa to really clamp down on the short passing game and dare us to beat them long. It almost seems as if OU’s only running play is the stretch play to the right or left. This is a time consuming play that gives a quick attacking defense time to get penetration resulting in lost yardage. We needed to either run right at Texas, or use some misdirection plays (counter trey)to slow down their attacking style and fast pursuit. It just seems as if we have fewer less creative running plays than I had in junior high to try to generate some positive yardage. Calling the same predictable running plays over and over and expecting different results is a bit maddening.

By: David in Alabackwards

David in Alabackwards — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:53:53 +0000

Bradford would have won the game and he will prove it next year.

By: bad bob

bad bob — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:33:13 +0000

so basically, Sam could have won the game because he would not have made any mistakes at all… And I guess that certainty is based on last year, since this year’s results don’t mandate that.

In line with that, if he played like last year, Colt wouldn’t have made any mistakes either. Surprise! You just got horsewhipped! See how easy saying stuff like that is? Bottom line is we’ll never know. It’s just a shame that a fine young man got injured. Any conjectures about what a difference that would have made in the game results? well, all that’s just talk….