Rick Spielman, Vikings GM, Comments on Teddy Bridgewater, More

February 19, 2016   ·   Mike Norris   ·   Jump to comments

Minnesota Vikings general manager Rick Spielman spoke with reporters Thursday about everything from quarterback Teddy Bridgewater to the draft. 
When speaking about his team's signal-caller, who will be in his third season next year, Spielman said he's ready for the 23-year-old to take the next step, per Mark Craig of the Minneapolis Star Tribune:
I think just the biggest thing that you want to see is maybe him letting it loose a little more. I don’t want to call him cautious, but he took very good care of the ball because we don’t want to turn the ball over. I don’t want to speak out of turn for the coaches, just letting it loose a little more, giving some guys a chance to make plays even though it may not look like it’s open. I think that comes with time, the more and more the quarterbacks are in the league.
Bridgewater had only nine interceptions last year, but the Vikings also threw the ball a league-low 454 times. The gene...

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