The Philadelphia Eagles might have gotten the big win over the New York Giants, but it certainly was not because of Sam Bradford. The quarterback has struggled most of the year as he comes back from two torn ACLs and learns a new offensive system. Throws have not been accurate and interceptions have been an issue. After tossing three picks in the game against New York, is Bradford due to sit on the bench?
According to head coach Chip Kelly, there is no quarterback change coming in Philadelphia. Bradford has been the starter and Bradford will remain the starter. Sitting at 3-3, the Eagles could have their season go either way at this point. On the season, Bradford has nine interceptions along with nine touchdown passes. Those numbers do not speak in his favor, but Kelly has full optimism that things turn around quickly.
"Sam's our quarterback. We have full confidence in Sam," Kelly said, via ESPN.com. "That was one of the reasons we really liked him. We thought he was really good with the football. It's drill work. Obviously, a lot of situations we do in the training, like (with every team), are controlled situations. When it comes to the game, it's an uncontrolled situation. We need to simulate it as best we can, but you also can't go live, full-go, and have a rush get after him and try to hit him in practice, just because you don't want to lose your quarterback in practice."
Any idea that Mark Sanchez might take a stab at the offense is being shut down, but it is hard to ignore that right now Bradford is a liability. The quarterback is struggling in all areas right now as he gets bailed out by DeMarco Murray who is quickly returning to form. The running back accounted for most of the offense on Monday night with 109 yards rushing and another 14 through the air. Riley Cooper was the only receiver to find the endzone. Bradford is confused as to why interceptions are an issue, but vows to fix them.
"It is something that I never really had a problem with in my career," Bradford said, via ESPN.com. "I have never thrown a lot of interceptions, so this is kind of new to me. But we're going to get it fixed."
With Sanchez also having interception issues, he is not the better option, but more of just a change of pace. However, Bradford has done very little to prove that he is the better quarterback of the two. For now Bradford is the guy. However, the turnover rate of the quarterback will be something that continues during the year and factors into his contract talks with the team this offseason.
