Everything that I've been led to believe about Teddy is that he's a solid dude - well liked and well respected by coaches and players. I think he's speaking factually. I like his attitude.
"The whole deal with Carolina, it is what it is," said Bridgewater, speaking publicly for the first time since the trade. "I told them once the season ended I wear big boy drawers and I understand the nature of this business, and it's a performance-based business.
"I could sit out here and say, 'OK, Christian got hurt. We didn't have this. We didn't have that.' It doesn't matter. I look in a mirror and say, 'Hey, you've got to tighten up.'""I'm a pro, man," Bridgewater said. "I could sit up here and throw all of that out there, but at the end of the day that won't get me nowhere, man."