Tag: Terry Bradshaw

Terry Bradshaw offers take on Steelers rumored trade for Justin Fields

Terry Bradshaw doesn’t live under a rock and has heard of the unsubstantiated rumors that the Steelers are in the mix for Justin Fields.

This offseason, it’s become a trend to ask ex-Pittsburgh Steelers who they think their former team should start at quarterback this year. They all seem to have different answers, but Terry Bradshaw is adamant.

Kenny Pickett.

Bradshaw doesn’t live under a rock and has heard all the unsubstantiated rumors that the Steelers are in the mix for Justin Fields. Let’s not forget that the Chicago Bears have been mum on their plans for him. Sure, they have the first pick of the 2024 NFL draft, but will they continue trying to fill it with a quarterback when they have one right under their nose that, reportedly, needy teams are clamoring for?

Nevertheless, being a Pickett supporter, Bradshaw thinks trading for Fields isn’t the way to go.

“I say trading for Justin Fields is a huge mistake,” Bradshaw said on The Rich Eisen Show. “You don’t need Fields.”

Instead, he suggests building up the third-year quarterback.

“Stay with what you’ve got. Just build Pickett up. Get him a receiver, get him an explosive tight end, give him another tackle, a guard. Have the ability to protect him. Give him guys on the outside. This is a passing league now. Give him people out there that can run and catch the football and that are smart. He’s fine. That’s their guy.”

That seems like a lot of needs to get Pickett on track so fans can take him more seriously as the potential future of the franchise. But there’s no question the Steelers plan to address the offensive line in this draft. Now all we have to do is hope they get it right.

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Steelers legendary QB Terry Bradshaw on what Kenny Pickett needs to be successful

Terry Bradshaw offered up his wishlist of player the Steelers need to make Kenny Pickett successful.

The biggest roster decision head coach Mike Tomlin and new offensive coordinator Arthur Smith must sort out this offseason is which quarterback gives the Pittsburgh Steelers the best chance to win and which quarterback will best make use of the talent on the team.

According to Steelers legend Terry Bradshaw, that quarterback is Kenny Pickett. But he says it with some huge caveats. Bradshaw talks up the poise of Pickett and his potential then follows it up with a laundry list of players the team needs to put around him to make him great.

Why is (Brock) Purdy successful with the 49ers? Look at all that talent and look at that coach calling plays. And that kid’s got the poise. Kenny has the poise. I just want my quarterback to be poised. If he’s poised, then his brain is gonna be calm, he’s gonna see the coverages, he’s gonna be quick with his decision-making, and Pickett has all of that.

Build Pickett up. Get him a receiver, get him an explosive tight end, give him another tackle, a guard. Have the ability to protect him. Give him guys on the outside. This is a passing league now. Give him people out there that can run and catch the football and that are smart. He’s fine. That’s their guy.

If a quarterback with all the talent the Steelers already have still needs all the players Bradshaw listed, are they really the answer?

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Super Bowl Stats: All-Time Touchdown Passes by College

How haven’t some of these schools had it happen just once?

In the history of the Super Bowl there have been 154 touchdown passes thrown, a number that is almost certain to grow Sunday when the Chiefs take on the 49ers.

We can all certainly name a good number of the quarterbacks that threw those touchdown passe: Tom Brady, Joe Montana, Terry Bradshaw, and plenty of others – but which colleges have produced the most productive Super Bowl quarterbacks all time?

Below is every touchdown pass in Super Bowl history broken down by the college each quarterback attended (last played college football).

43 different schools have produced a player that has thrown a touchdown pass in the Super Bowl, but not all 146 touchdown passes were thrown by quarterbacks.

Here are the all-time touchdown passes in Super Bowl history thrown by college.  Make sure to go all the way to the bottom to realize some of the powerhouses that never had the feat.

Why Terry Bradshaw won’t hand out the NFC championship trophy and why he missed Fox’s pregame show

Here’s why Terry Bradshaw was out for Lions – Niners.

Normally, we’ve seen Terry Bradshaw handing out the NFC championship trophy to the victor when the contest airs on Fox, and he’s done the same after the Super Bowl when it’s been on the network.

But he’s not going to do it after the San Francisco 49ers and Detroit Lions play on Sunday night, and he won’t be on the broadcast’s pre- or postgame shows. Wondering why that is? You came to the right place.

It turns out Bradshaw is “under the weather,” per the New York Post’s Andrew Marchand. Hoping he’s OK! And now you know the answer to that question:

Taylor Swift fans aren’t going to be happy with Terry Bradshaw’s Eras Tour lip sync theory

Taylor Swift fans might have some beef with Terry Bradshaw over this one.

This one isn’t going to make Taylor Swift fans happy.

Pro Football Hall of Famer and Fox NFL analyst Terry Bradshaw also happens to be a singer — seriously! He sings! And on an appearance on The Herd with Colin Cowherd, his take is going viral.

“You cannot run around a stage and sing live,” Bradshaw said, referring to the three hours Swift performs during each stop of the Eras Tour “If I walk once all the way to the right side of the stage, I have to take a break.”

Now: Bradshaw laughed and said Freddy Mercury could do it. And I’ll also add that Bradshaw is 75 years old, so it’s probably different for him.

Either way, Swift fans may not love this one:

NFL Week 3 Awards: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce weren’t enough to keep the Bears on TV

The Bears are so awful that even Taylor Swift can’t keep attention on them.

The Chicago Bears continue to reach new levels of futility. And their descent into darkness doesn’t seem like it’s ending any time soon.

On a visit to the Kansas City Chiefs Sunday, the Bears were, quite literally, ran off the field after a half. Matters grew so grim for Chicago that Fox decided to switch off their game (a nationally televised matchup!). Mind you, dear reader, this was a game that featured Taylor Swift (and her budding romance with Travis Kelce) as well as football’s best quarterback, Patrick Mahomes.

That’s right. The Bears — the NFL’s worst team — are so dreadful that the producers of a major American sports network decided they weren’t worth keeping on the TV for the sake of live shots of one of the world’s biggest music stars. Talk about an awkward situation for the league’s charter franchise, which has now lost 14 consecutive games dating back to 2022.

If Chicago loses three more games, they’ll be tied for the seventh-longest streak in NFL history since the NFL-AFL merger in 1966. If they lose six more games, they’ll be tied for the third-longest losing streak. And if they unthinkably lose out the rest of the season — 14 games! — they will be owners of the worst losing streak the league has seen in almost six decades.

Call it a hunch, but I have a feeling many network executives will want the Bears off TVs in the coming weeks. They’re just not worth the trouble right now.

Terry Bradshaw excused himself for not knowing Desmond Ridder’s name with the worst logic

This was so unprofessional by Terry Bradshaw.

If you’re going to be a professional broadcaster, you shouldn’t advertise that you don’t know essential information about a game you’re analyzing. Taken a step further, you shouldn’t use an awful excuse for your specific lack of knowledge.

Evidently, no one passed this message on to Terry Bradshaw on Sunday.

As the NFL on Fox pregame crew offered some quick words about the Atlanta Falcons’ matchup with the Detroit Lions, Bradshaw started complimenting Atlanta amid its early-season success. He even said he “liked their quarterback out of Cincinnati.” But, crucially, he didn’t say Desmond Ridder’s name. Hmm. And when Bradshaw tried to clarify who Ridder is, he excused his knowledge gap by jokingly saying Ridder isn’t good enough to justify knowing his name yet.

Hmm, maybe don’t compliment Ridder on live air then, if that’s the case?

Look, covering and discussing an entire league of 32 different teams can be challenging. There’s a lot to digest on any given week. But if you’re going to put yourself out there and say something (read: anything) about one of them, you should at least know the names of the important players. It doesn’t matter if Ridder isn’t “good” yet. He deserves enough respect — like anyone — to actually be called by his name when highlighted. There has to be some kind of baseline standard for quality analysis.

This was a terrible on-air moment for Bradshaw, to say the least.

ChatGPT ranks top 10 quarterbacks in Notre Dame history

Do you agree with these rankings?

No position in sports is more important than the quarterback. Notre Dame is lucky that it will have a good one this season in [autotag]Sam Hartman[/autotag]. Though his services only will be for one year, the potential for him to have a history-making season is high. With that will come high expectations.

But how will Hartman measure up to the great Notre Dame quarterbacks of the past? For that, let’s turn to AI writing tool ChatGPT and see what it believes is a fair list for the top 10 men under center to play for the Irish.

Keep in mind that ChatGPT has this disclaimer:

“Ranking the top 10 quarterbacks in Notre Dame history is subjective and open to interpretation, as different eras and playing styles contribute to individual greatness. However, based on their impact on the program, statistical achievements, and team success, the following list represents 10 notable quarterbacks in Notre Dame’s storied history.”

And this one:

“Please note that this list is not exhaustive, and there are many other talented quarterbacks who have contributed to the Notre Dame football legacy. The rankings can vary depending on personal opinions and criteria used to evaluate their performances.”

On that, here is the list with some entries edited for clarity and accuracy:

Terry Bradshaw ripped by fans for postgame comments about Andy Reid’s weight

There is NO place for that.

GLENDALE, Ariz. — There has to be a point where the leadership at Fox Sports realizes that it’s time to stop giving Terry Bradshaw a role in NFL coverage. It’s getting beyond uncomfortable to watch at this point.

Just two weeks after Bradshaw essentially ruined the trophy ceremony for the Philadelphia Eagles at the NFC Championship, Bradshaw was back on the podium to ruin yet another presentation — this time, at the Super Bowl. When it came time to introduce Andy Reid, Bradshaw opted to make multiple jokes about the Super Bowl-winning head coach’s weight.

Even if Bradshaw was trying to be funny (he failed), there was seriously no justification to make these remarks.

Reid just won the Super Bowl for the second time, and instead of highlighting that accomplishment, Bradshaw thought it was appropriate to focus on Reid’s appearance and tell him to “waddle” over to him. That came after calling him “big guy” a couple times.

Enough is enough with Bradshaw.

No wonder fans found that whole postgame exchange entirely inappropriate.

Terry Bradshaw says Sean Payton didn’t want to work with Kyler Murray

Did Payton choose not to coach the Cardinals because of Kyler Murray?

The Arizona Cardinals considered Sean Payton to be their next head coach, replacing Kliff Kingsbury. Ultimately, Payton was hired by the Denver Broncos.

He spent hours with the Cardinals in his interview but a deal did not happen.

Payton was previously working for FOX Sports as a studio analyst and worked with Terry Bradshaw.

Bradshaw had some interesting words about Payton and where he landed.

Vic Lombardi spoke with Bradshaw and Payton’s former coworker was upset that Payton left to take a coaching job.

Bradshaw suggested that Payton didn’t like any of the scenarios.

The Carolina Panthers wasn’t an ideal coaching situation because it was in the NFC South where he coached the New Orleans Saints for 15 years.

The Houston Texans weren’t a great situation because they don’t have a quarterback.

The Cardinals?

“He didn’t want to work with that quarterback,” Bradshaw said, referring to Kyler Murray.

Then again, Bradshaw also thought that Payton wouldn’t want to work with Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson.

Murray has a reputation for being hard to coach, not being good about studying and he is recovering from a torn ACL he suffered in early December.

It isn’t the first time we have heard this possibility. A report out of the Senior Bowl said that coaching candidates were leery of the Cardinals’ vacancy because of Murray and his contract.

The Cardinals are expected to name their head coach next week.

Listen to the latest from Cards Wire’s Jess Root on his podcast, Rise Up, See Red. Subscribe on Apple podcasts or Spotify.

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