Bill Simmons is a racist fucktard and absolutely worthless as a sports authority. The only ranking I'd care to see from him is methods by which he'd commit suicide. I'd pull for the fastest one.
Bradford can't read a defense. His offensive system at Oklahoma crippled him. Defensive coordinators are blitzing the shit out of him and he can't tell where the rush is coming from. Is his line good? Not even close, but a lot of the sacks he takes are because he holds the ball too long. No one made excuses for David Carr for having limited weapons and a shitty offensive line. It's a very similar situation.
Racist? Do tell. I don't know, Simmons makes me laugh. I don't particularly care for his analysis but his columns are humorous.
Yeah I've never known him to be a racist. I don't read every column though. Don't care too much about his solution for the NBA. I've had all the lockout talk I can handle. What about Peyton? Do you guys think he's done?
His QB rating was 76 last year and had about a 1:1 TD/INT ratio. Lets not act like he set the world on fire. I wouldn't exactly call his rookie season 'great.' His receivers last year are no worse than this year, he still has SJax and a decent offensive line, and has regressed mightily to the point that many in St. Louis would at least consider drafting Luck if they had the #1 pick.
The big test will be next year for Bradford. He was overrated in 2010. I am not willing to say he has actually regressed. Anyway, season 3 will tell us a lot about him. I do believe that Newton and Freeman will have better careers than Bradford, but all three could be good.
While he perhaps didn't set the world on fire last year, he DID set the all-time rookie completion record (which used to belong to P. Manning) and he did that with a cast of subpar receivers. He now has a true weapon in Brandon Lloyd. I think next year will tell a lot about Bradford - he'll be in Year 3, have a true superstar at WR and a full training camp to build rapport with him. His O-line is not horrible, but a couple of the guys (Saffold) seem to be having a down year.
