When Will Teddy Bridgewater Make His First Start for the Vikings?

May 17, 2014   ·   Zach Kruse   ·   Jump to comments

The recent history of quarterbacks picked in the top 35 and the pro-readiness Teddy Bridgewater brings to the NFL make it very likely that the Minnesota Vikings will start him early and often during his rookie season. 
The Vikings moved back in the first round of the 2014 NFL draft to take Bridgewater at No. 32 overall. He's now entering a quarterback room in Minnesota with both Matt Cassel and Christian Ponder, who each started games with varying, yet underwhelming results for the Vikings last season.
Cassel signed a two-year deal worth $10 million over two seasons in March and Ponder is a former first-round pick. 
Still, head coach Mike Zimmer has no reservations about Bridgewater starting games for his club as a rookie. 
“Teddy will play when we feel like he’s ready, if he’s the best guy, which we hope that he will be,” Zimmer said, via Matt Vensel of the Minneapolis Star Tribune. “We always want to have...

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