The promising rookie seasons both turned in has helped propel a widespread-around-the-web belief that even brighter days await B&B and the Vikings.
The most recent display of good vibes — and another linking of the respective linebacker and quarterback — is their placement in Around The NFL’s “Making the Leap” series on NFL.com. The series evaluates players that could have major breakthroughs in 2015, either a “player emerging from no-name status to a quality starter” or “an excellent player jumping to superstar status.”
This week, Barr was placed at third, and Bridgewater as the second-most likely to make the leap in the 20-player countdown that opened with a Vikings receiver: Charles Johnson.