Why didn’t the Seahawks cut Anthony Bradford?

[CouchLogic]

He's the worst player on a really good OL, of course he's going to look bad compared to thr people next to him. He's one of my favorite players, when he makes a mistake he really goes all in and it brings the laughs.
That said, he doesn't let a bad play get to him, he keeps going out and busting his @$$ (unlike some dudes *coughreekcough*). That's commendable work ethic and shows the coaching is working.

Would I be shocked if he's not a starter or eventually gets snipped? Nah. Would I replace him? Hell yeah. But replacing a starter, with a starter isn't always possible. Like others have stated, trust JS/MM...they know what's up.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

John has more than earned my trust. We just won the fricken SB.

 

[toffee]

Yes. That’s not to say he’s not a phenomenal player.

People seem to grade him as a 90% to 95% player. I think he more in the 80% to 85% range, even when allowing for his lack of NFL experience.

That’s still a heck of a good score, and he has promise to become elite, but people talk as if he is already elite, which he isn’t.

There is at least one play on those popular Bradford “flub” reels from last year that was on Zabel, not Bradford.

The good, our savior LG:

The bad, we traded his sorry ass.

The ugly, a must trade according to some experts on .net:

 

[SoulfishHawk]

Seems like a lot of obsessions with bashing a player who just got done winning a Ring. A player that our coach clearly believed enough in to have him play thru the season. We just drafted a beast who can take over when needed. For now, he's who we have.
He got better as the season went on, clearly.

 

[cymatica]

The good, our savior LG:
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The bad, we traded his sorry ass.
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The ugly, a must trade according to some experts on .net:

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Lewis was pretty bad here, he completely turned it around in Carolina. A testament to how important a good Oline coach is

 

[Wsumatt1982]

Why would you cut your best player making hardly anything on a contract year?

 

[Mike MacDarnold]

It's fine for us to point out he has a ring and is the champ but I hope he doesn't derive any arrogance over that status.

Gotta keep challenging yourself and keep improving or you'll get overtaken pretty quick. Hope he brings the heat in his contract year.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

He seems like a good dude, and he has mentioned hearing the noise from the fans. He accepts it, he says some of it is justified. Not too many athletes who are humble like that. He's a Seahawk, I want him to be great. Does he make me nervous, absolutely.
But people act like he's just some scrub. Coach Mike strongly disagrees.

 

[toffee]

Lewis was pretty bad here, he completely turned it around in Carolina. A testament to how important a good Oline coach is

 

[jeremiah]

You believe Zabel is overrated?

You can't please everyone, Zabel is comparable to the traitor we lost to Minnie BITD.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

The Zabel is overrated take is kind of next level hilarious.

 

[MontanaHawk05]

Bradford has improved...somewhat. He's still making bonehead plays that an NFL-standard guard shouldn't be making. Had a couple in the championship game that could have lost us the whole thing.

But like others have said, we have real coaching now, and he's not making much. Keep him and see what happens.

 

[MORGULON]

Seems like a lot of obsessions with bashing a player who just got done winning a Ring. A player that our coach clearly believed enough in to have him play thru the season. We just drafted a beast who can take over when needed. For now, he's who we have.
He got better as the season went on, clearly.

There ALWAYS has to be a whipping boy on .NET

We've been through many over the years

Edit : I'm with others on here . Bradford made mistakes , you could do the same with many players if we put them under he same scrutiny. The facts are that JS/MM like him and start him.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

And we have a beast of a Guard in waiting. Building from the trenches, love it.

 

[oldhawkfan]

Lewis was pretty bad here, he completely turned it around in Carolina. A testament to how important a good Oline coach is

Along with a player’s continued development a la Lewis. Not everyone is an all pro their rookie season.

 

[gmor]

He seemed fine last season, especially compared to before. I'd rather keep him for continuity

He looked good in the run game. He's obviously beat out everyone else on the team for that slot.

 

[flv2]

Bradford was a bottom-end starter on near minimum wage money going into 2025. His good plays vs average plays percentage improved in 2025. Unfortunately he still has an unacceptably high percentage of disastrous plays. Ultimately it's the bad plays that define an O-Line player. Someone who is average on 95% of plays with no good plays will earn good money in the NFL. An O-Line player with a fail rate close to 10% is someone you're always looking to replace. At this point Bradford's contract has no guarantees. It costs nothing to look at him in 2026 preseason.

 

[GeekHawk]

I certainly hope he will stop identifying as a turnstile...

 

[SoulfishHawk]

At least he identifies at a Super Bowl Champion.