Which teams could take a chance on Denver Broncos quarterback Teddy Bridgewater once he hits free agency?
Unfortunately, we can add Teddy Bridgewater to the list of quarterbacks the Denver Broncos have recycled over the past five years. While he may not have been the worst of the many the team has had since 2016, he wasn’t the ideal starter for this team.
Assuming this really is it for Bridgewater in Denver, he will have finished with 18 touchdowns, seven interceptions, 3,052 passing yards, a 66.9 completion percentage, and a quarterback rating of 94.9. That’s in 14 games; Bridgewater missed three games due to injury, including a scary concussion that knocked him out for the rest of the year.
The hiring of new head coach Nathaniel Hackett brings the rumors of Aaron Rodgers to the Denver Broncos and I just don’t believe there’s any logical reason to bring Bridgewater back, even as his backup. If anything, that role might go to Drew Lock.
Bridgewater has started 63 of his 73 career games played since being drafted in 2014. He had a 17-11 record with the Minnesota Vikings—the team that drafted him. After that, he made stops at New Orleans as the backup to Drew Brees, and Carolina with the Panthers, where he went 4-11.
Whoever the Denver Broncos choose as its starting quarterback for 2022, it probably isn’t Bridgewater. Here’s hoping it will be someone who is much, much better.
Teddy Bridgewater could have strong chance at starting for Washington Football Team.
The Washington Football Team started off the season with Ryan Fitzpatrick as its starting quarterback. That didn’t last long, however, as Fitzpatrick suffered a season-ending hip injury.
Washington then started Taylor Heinicke the rest of the season and finished 7-10 and in third place in the NFC East.
I doubt that Fitzpatrick, who is a free agent in 2022, will return to Washington, leaving Heinicke, Kyle Allen (restricted free agent), and Garrett Gilbert as the team’s quarterbacks.
Yikes.
Don’t be shocked if Washington drafts a quarterback to be its future. Bridgewater is not a quarterback that will be a team’s long-term guy. If he does sign with Washington, I do think he can win the starting quarterback job. It’s honestly just a matter of the team not having great options.
Depending on who the Washington Football Team chooses as its quarterback of the future, we could see Bridgewater serve as a backup role or a role that has him fill in and teach the young guys some things before handing over the job.
The NFC East is a division that is led by the Dallas Cowboys but not long ago, Washington won it with a losing record of 7-9. If Dallas has an off year in 2022, it’s certainly possible to see Washington make a jump with Bridgewater.
Teddy Bridgewater could start for the Seattle Seahawks.
Teddy Bridgewater may not have the arm like most quarterbacks in the NFL, but he has similar mobility as Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson.
If Wilson does end up forcing a trade from the Seattle Seahawks, the team will need a plan for its future. Their current backups are Geno Smith and Jacob Eason.
Typically, a team builds its playbook around its quarterback and other players around him and if there’s one thing in common between the two, it’s their legs.
The Seahawks could soon be on their way to a coaching change with Pete Carroll nearing retirement and with that, maybe it would start something where Wilson will want out. Bridgewater could be a temporary starter for the Seahawks unless they are comfortable with Geno Smith, who did play pretty well in four starts while Wilson recovered from thumb surgery.
The Seahawks do have a nice group of receivers in D.K. Metcalf and Tyler Lockett. They have a great running back in Chris Carson and could potentially utilize some read-option with Bridgewater. It would be a fun thing to watch.
Houston Texans a possible destination for Teddy Bridgewater depending on Deshaun Watson’s legal situation.
The Houston Texans need serious help at the quarterback position going forward if Deshaun Watson’s time with the team is up, and it very well could be. That will obviously depend on the results of the lawsuits that are against him.
The Texans went 4-13 this season without Watson. Instead, they had rookie Davis Mills start 11 of his 13 games played as well as Tyrod Taylor who started six. While the hope is that Mills could end up being the long-term starter there in Houston, it might be beneficial for the Texans to bring in a guy like Bridgewater to, much like with Washington, help the young guys get things going.
The Texans currently don’t have a head coach after firing David Culley after just one year, and there are things that will have to be decided before the team even sniffs around Bridgewater but I think under the circumstances the Texans are in now, Bridgewater could be a legitimate option.
Houston had one wide receiver pretty much take over for the team in 2021: Brandin Cooks, who caught 90 passes for 1,037 yards and six touchdowns. No other receiver on the team exceeded 33 receptions nor 450 receiving yards.
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Bridgewater could potentially help spread the ball around more and get the team’s tight ends and running back more involved.