We’re on to 2020. That’s the message New Orleans Saints quarterback Teddy Bridgewater shared on Wednesday, along with an impressive cut-up of his best plays during the five-game stretch he started last season. The Saints were in a tight spot and had to lean hard on the backup, and he responded well by going undefeated in his time as the starting quarterback.
Not everyone was in on his chances to succeed. Bridgewater took a shot at former New York Jets and Buffalo Bills head coach Rex Ryan in the same video, including a brief clip of Ryan appearing in an ESPN segment and emphatically writing him off.
When asked whether Bridgewater or Taysom Hill should step up during Drew Brees’ absence with a hand injury, Ryan said, “It better not be Bridgewater but I think it will be, and if it is, they’re not gonna win. I don’t like Teddy Bridgewater and I don’t think he can play.” The clown emoji edited onto Ryan’s face after that ill-advised hot take is just icing on the cake.
You can see Bridgewater’s new highlight tape where it’s embedded below, or at this link. Hopefully this isn’t his way of saying goodbye. His contract expires in March, but if the Saints are smart, they’ll find a way to renew it.
