I did some reading up on Bridgewater last night and he appears to be an accurate thrower with good zip who has some running ability but is not a "running quarterback". He's a bit small (6'3") and slender (210) for an ideal NFL quarterback and not entirely consistent either. He'll take more time to develop than a typical 1-1 quarterback and, in a normal draft year, might be an 8-15 guy instead of Top 5.
But the tools are there. The intelligence and maturity are said to be there. Louisville's offense will adapt him for the pros far easier than Oregon's (Mariota) or A&M's (Manziel), so he's the safest of the three choices.
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