Teddy Bridgewater is the most scrutinized player on the Vikings, owing to his position, his previous body of work and the team's aspirations. So everything he does, albeit in a warped way, has the most meaning, even in the preseason — more so than any catch a receiver makes, any tackle a linebacker makes, etc.
That brings us to the review of Bridgewater's 2016 debut.
It was good!
(Really, every review of everything could be reduced to that or its opposite, "It was bad!")
More nuanced: It was really good! Some would even say great, assuming we keep things in proper perspective. For instance: Bridgewater, in going 6-for-7 for 92 yards and a touchdown pass, compiled a passer rating of 158.3. That's the highest number allowed a passer in the NFL. And no other passer has that mark after one preseason game. That has meaning, even in a meaningless game.
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