Say old brehs, how good was Drew Bledsoe really?

[OnlyOneBoss]

Respectfully


But when Brady took over I was 4 or 5 I think so I didn’t see him.

I look at online convos and some folks say he was top 5/10 at the time


Other folks say the Patriots needed a new QB and Bledsoe wasn’t that guy.

I look at his stats and he definitely wasn’t trash though. Top 20 all time yards

Right outside top 20 in TDs…13 year career


As a younger breh the closest dudes I can compare him to would be Stafford/Cousins. Would y’all say that’s about where he’s at?

 

[KidJSoul]

From what ive watched, researched, and been told from old heads: He was good in the 90s, genuine top 10 QB in his hey day

But he started to really struggle around the turn of the decade

99, 2000

He was ass those years. running back Curtis Martin left, his Tight end Ben Coates declined left.

This made Bledsoe's flaws harder to cover up (statue in the pocket, holding onto the ball too long, being too aggressive downfield, bad poise)

 

[Mull]

Jared Goff minus the 4 year $212 million extension

 

[yseJ]

he was a prototypical QB for his era
big strong arm, big size not particularly super accurate. obviously a statue.

him and Favre came into the league around the same exact time, and Favre kinda took that formula to much higher level
hed be in top 5-10 QBs in those 94 to 2000 seasons but never really could string it together for a prolonged time

 

[mastermind]

Classic drop back QB

He was slower than Brady. Think about that.

Had a bazooka of an arm though.

 

[Canada Goose]

From what ive watched, researched, and been told from old heads: He was good in the 90s, genuine top 10 QB in his hey day

But he started to really struggle around the turn of the decade

99, 2000

He was ass those years. running back Curtis Martin left, his Tight end Ben Coates declined left.

This made Bledsoe's flaws harder to cover up (statue in the pocket, holding onto the ball too long, being too aggressive downfield, bad poise)

Curtis Martin was on the Patriots!? I legit thought he was on the Jets his entire career


I'm 32 and didn't start watching football until the early 2000s.

 

[thelonious21]

Matt Ryan

 

[yseJ]

Matt Ryan

mobility wise yeah, but bledsoe had a cannon compared to matt ryan

 

[thelonious21]

mobility wise yeah, but bledsoe had a cannon compared to matt ryan

True.
But I didn't think Ryan had a weak arm..

But both gave hopes that were never fulfilled lol.

Prototypical Height and "Look"

 

[King Poetic]

He was good as fukk at Washington St..

Enjoyed watching his games

In the pros he was good but a turnover machine

 

[premier58]

He reached a peak early and never really improved. Underachieved with. Buffalo and Dallas. I dont know what his work ethic was like, but he retired at 35.

 

[MenacingMonk]

How is this possible?

 

[yseJ]

How is this possible?

bledsoe got chubby

 

[MenacingMonk]

bledsoe got chubby

I thought I posted in the mlb thread.

 

[ReturnOfJudah]

Bruh was good. Top 10 when he was on