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The in 's hands. defensive end thinks the rookie will end up being a good quarterback. But amid some Mookie Betts Jersey frigid temperatures, Allen couldn't have been happier to see him pulling the ball during zone read plays."Some of the stuff they did was a little more traditional, which played to our strengths, I think," Allen said, . "The little zone read stuff that they do; we've seen it so much this year that's kind of become second nature to us. We knew that if we could be succe sful on early Chris Taylor Jersey downs and force negative plays, then we could force the ball in Teddy (Bridgewater's) hands."It's not farfetched to imagine a defensive coordinator forcing a rookie quarterback to beat his unit. But were the Dylan Floro Jersey hoping this could start becoming an advantage after Bridgewater's sixth start of the season?Over those six starts, Bridgewater has a completion percentage just over 60 and a touchdown-to-interception ratio of four-to-six. He's run the ball 17 times for 70 yards.It's tough to gauge exactly where the first-round pick is at, though it's easy to see some of the i sues that ended up dropping Bridgewater to the edge of David Freese Jersey the second round.Bridgewater has a few more cold-weather games against tough defenses -- Detroit, the , Green Bay and Chicago, again -- to show some progre s.Chances are, the will be similar.The latest Around The NFL Podcast from an action-packed Week 11. Find more Around The A.J. Pollock Jersey NFL content on .
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