Seems like every other team expected to sign Bridgewater (Speculation)

SystemShock said

But that is not the context.

In that 5 game stretch, the only team above .500 the Saints beat was the Seahawks, and it took a pick 6 and a punt returned for a TD to beat them.

The other 4 teams, they ended .500 or below and didn't even sniffed the playoffs.

In one game, the offense scored only 12 points, no TD's, against the "vaunted" Dallas defense, and somehow ended winning the game.

In another, the offense scored 13 points and ended up winning the game too, because the Jacksonville offense was awful.

Everybody passed against Tampa Bay. This is the only game in which Bridgewater threw for more than 300 yards, btw.

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And this is the main reason I've been on the fence about whether or not teams would offer Teddy a multi-year starting QB contract this offseason. I could see it going either way. He's definitely a QB you can win with if you have the talent around him. He's not the type of QB to lose games for you. It's just that in Minny and in New Orleans this year, he was just that... A competent QB that doesn't make bad decisions and beat himself. Usually, it seems that teams tend to look for a QB who's a bit more of a game-changer.

Not to say that Teddy can't be that or become that. He's got the tools and he's young and likely hasn't approached his ceiling yet. But for a team to make a big all-in commitment to him based on his body of work seems a stretch to me. That's why I'm surprised by all the teams rumored to be in the running for him.