By Josh Katzenstein, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
Neither the New Orleans Saints nor quarterback Teddy Bridgewater know what will happen beyond this year.
Maybe Bridgewater will stay and wait out Drew Brees to eventually become the Saints' starting quarterback. Maybe he'll leave to sign with another team where he has a better chance to return to the starting role he had with the Minnesota Vikings in 2014 and 2015.
Nobody knows what the future holds, but for now, the Saints are glad to have Bridgewater bolstering their quarterback room, and the 25-year-old is happy to have an opportunity to learn one of the NFL's best offensive schemes -- which he's studied since college -- and from one of the league's all-time great quarterbacks.
The Saints traded for Bridgewater on Wednesday (Aug. 29), sending the New York Jets a third-round pick in order to secure an experienced quarterback to back up Brees in a season in which New Orleans has legitimate Super Bowl aspirations. It was a surprising move after the Saints spent the offseason evaluating Taysom Hill and Tom Savage for the No. 2 job, but Bridgewater brings a combination of talent and experience that neither of the other candidates offer. ...
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