Is 2014 Really a Make-or-Break Season for Sam Bradford in St. Louis?

By Casey Conroy on Wednesday, June 4th 2014
Is 2014 Really a Make-or-Break Season for Sam Bradford in St. Louis?

Sam Bradford has spent four lackluster seasons in St. Louis in his short career, and the former first overall pick could very well likely be looking for a new home after 2014. The Rams are giving Bradford one more year. Bradford has one of the highest cap numbers for any quarterback in the NFL over the next two seasons, but his dead money in 2015 is very low, meaning the Rams could cut him after the season and save 13 million in cap space. The NFL is a “what have you done for me lately” business, and Bradford has never even made the playoffs.

So Bradford has never had a winning season, or a statistically impressing season. Bradford was on the right track in 2013, but it was only half the season. Which brings up the point that Bradford has missed a total of 15 games in his first four years; that’s almost an entire season.

Bradford hasn’t had the best supporting cast in his career, but a starting quarterback needs to make those around him better, if he doesn’t he’s average, and average quarterbacks keep teams in quarterback purgatory. It’s best to move on from average quarterbacks, as they rarely win championships, and that’s the ultimate goal.

Bradford has lacked above average weapons, and offensive line in his earlier years, but that is no more. Zac Stacy nearly ran for 1000 yards last year, and the team just used early picks on Tavon Austin, and Stedman Bailey among others to open up the offense. Not only have they been drafting around Bradford, they’ve also been bringing in big free agents to help him ascend, such as Jake Long, and Jared Cook.

All the tools are there for Bradford to show he can make it as a good starting quarterback. He has the weapons, the offensive line, with newly acquired Greg Robinson, and a very good defense. No more excuses for the Bradford camp, he needs to lead this team to a winning season, and a playoff berth in the tough NFC West to show that he has what it takes, and if he fails, he may be doomed to be a highly sought after back up or a stop gap quarterback for the rest of his career.

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