Bradford lucky to return vs. Miami?

Posted by jennicarlson
on September 9, 2009M at 9:39 am

Oklahoma will be lucky to have Sam Bradford back for the Miami game.
 
That may not be so lucky, though, for the Sooner quarterback.
 
That’s because it looks like the Hurricanes are for real. Monday night, they went to Florida State and scored a big-time win against their in-state rival. Miami scored 21 points in the fourth quarter, then made a late-game, fourth-down stand to seal the victory.
 
This isn’t your granddad’s Miami. Heck, it’s not even your dad’s Miami. But this is an improved program.
 
OU will have its hands full on Oct. 3.
 
And no position will be in the cross-hairs more than the Sooner offensive line. Miami sacked Florida State quarterback Christian Ponder twice, including one late in the third quarter. It caused a fumble that led to the first of Miami’s three touchdowns in the fourth quarter.
 
Ponder was also hurried once and intercepted once. The Hurricanes made it a tough night for him.
 
Think they won’t do the same to Bradford?
 
Now, I suppose it’s possible that the Sooner offensive line might make some fairly significant strides in the next couple weeks. It could figure out what ailed it Saturday against BYU. It could be as good as Kevin Wilson professed it would be during the preseason.
 
By the way, after the way the line played Saturday, maybe Wilson should’ve spent less time talking about how good the line would be and instead spent more time actually making it better.
 
Because you can bet that the challenge will be significant against Miami. Don’t you think the Hurricanes are licking their chops after the way the Sooners were dominated up front by BYU? I can guarantee you, if they get a good shot at Bradford, they’ll take it.
 
And if they happen to leave him rolling around on the ground in pain, I doubt there will be any apologies.
 
The Miami game could mark the return of Sam Bradford, but unless the OU front line figures out a way to protect him better, it could be a short-lived comeback. A big game looms even larger after the opening weekend.



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Comments
Comment by gary on September 9, 2009 @ 4:07 pm

You are an idiot! Go write a feel good story about Nick Collison and quit talking about football!

Comment by Don Cody on September 9, 2009 @ 4:29 pm

With the sooner’s offensive line being so offensive, if I were Bradford I would wonder if I should come back at all. As it turns out, the pre season pundits that thought OU wouldn’t miss a beat with three of their offensive linemen gone, were all wet. I wish the sooners all the best during the rest of the season but I’ll have to admit, things don’t look good.

Comment by Tommy on September 9, 2009 @ 5:27 pm

I will take up for Coach Wilson a little bit here. As to the comment that he should have spent more times coaching than talking was out of line. Injuries and defections can make any coach look bad. Also, these players have been playing football since they were 7 yrs old and they all know not to have false starts. You think Coach Wilson had them to a “let’s jump offsides” drill all week. Most of that stuff was on the players. However, they were not prepared for all the different blitzes. I’m guessing that was on the Coaching staff. As for the near future, I’m pretty sure OU has the raw talent up there still, but both the players and the staff better pull there heads out of their ?xx or I agree Miami will put it to them. I’m expect them to to significantly better each week. Go Sooners!!

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