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Sam Bradford

Eagles could do worse than current passer

The Eagles have reportedly upped their offer to free agent Sam Bradford, indicating they have some interest in bringing him back as their starter in 2016. That may be surprising to some. The team has a new coaching staff, and Bradford led a thoroughly mediocre campaign in 2015.

But maybe the team realizes they're just as likely to do worse without Bradford as better; more likely, perhaps. Bradford didn't have a great season, but it was more productive than most of the league's quarterbacks.

In terms of yards per game, for example, only 10 full-time starters were more productive last year than Bradford. That's in contrast to, say, Nick Foles, the guy they traded for Bradford. He was at the bottom of the league's starters in that regard. None of the players ahead of Bradford will be looking over their shoulders in 2016.

Philadelphia has to be careful about saying goodbye to their starter, because things could be worse. For most teams, they were.

Regular NFL starting quarterbacks in 2015 (at least 2,000 passing yards), sorted by passing yards per game, are presented below.

PASSING YARDS PER GAME, 2015
Player Comp Att Pct Yds Yds/G TD Int
Ben Roethlisberger, Pitt. 31946968.03,938328.22116
Drew Brees, N.O. 42862768.34,870324.73211
Philip Rivers, S.D. 43766166.14,792299.52913
Tom Brady, N.E. 40262464.44,770298.1367
Carson Palmer, Ariz. 34253763.74,671291.93511
Matt Ryan, Atl. 40761466.34,591286.92116
Joe Flacco, Balt. 26641364.42,791279.11412
Eli Manning, NYG 38761862.64,432277.03514
Blake Bortles, Jax. 35560658.64,428276.83518
Matthew Stafford, Det. 39859267.24,262266.43213
Sam Bradford, Phil. 34653265.03,725266.11914
Josh McCown, Clev. 18629263.72,109263.6124
Ryan Tannehill, Mia. 36358661.94,208263.02412
Kirk Cousins, Wash. 37954369.84,166260.42911
Blaine Gabbert, S.F. 17828263.12,031253.9107
Jameis Winston, T.B. 31253558.34,042252.62215
Russell Wilson, Sea. 32948368.14,024251.5348
Andy Dalton, Cin. 25538666.13,250250.0257
Derek Carr, Oak. 35057361.13,987249.23213
Ryan Fitzpatrick, NYJ 33556259.63,905244.13115
Jay Cutler, Chi. 31148364.43,659243.92111
Cam Newton, Car. 29649559.83,837239.83510
Aaron Rodgers, G.B. 34757260.73,821238.8318
Brian Hoyer, Hou. 22436960.72,606236.9197
Marcus Mariota, Tenn. 23037062.22,818234.81910
Peyton Manning, Den. 19833159.82,249224.9917
Alex Smith, K.C. 30747065.33,486217.9207
Tyrod Taylor, Buff. 24238063.73,035216.8206
Teddy Bridgewater, Minn. 29244765.33,231201.9149
Nick Foles, St.L. 19033756.42,052186.5710

--Andy Richardson

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