Teddy Bridgewater Says ‘Madden’ Helps Him Learn Minnesota Vikings Playbook

June 27, 2014   ·   Dan Carson   ·   Jump to comments

Teddy Bridgewater is about making every rep count—virtual or otherwise.
Ben Goessling of ESPN.com reports the Minnesota Vikings rookie quarterback is, in addition to working hard on the field, using Madden to help him memorize the team’s playbook.
Bridgewater says he’s imported the entire Vikings playbook into the game and will be using it to get “virtual reps” before the team reconvenes in July for training camp.
“It helps you because you get one more rep than you had in practice, actual practice,” Bridgewater told Goessling. “Any chance you get to take an extra rep or go the extra step, extra mile it’s going to be very beneficial transferring it to the field.”
It sounds like a clever excuse to play video games for Bridgewater, and maybe it is. The crazy part, however, is it also might work. 
Simulating his team’s offense against virtual defenses isn’t a new tactic for Bridgewate...

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