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          Bridgewater deserves OROY award

          Teddy Bridgewater has been fantastic this season under center for Minnesota. AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt
          • KC Joyner, ESPN Staff WriterDec 24, 2014, 11:00 AM ET
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            • Known as "The Football Scientist"
            • Uses proprietary metrics from game tape study
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          Teddy Bridgewater is a person of many talents, but hype generation and self-promotion are not among them. He requested that Louisville not start a Heisman Trophy campaign for him and is the sort of person who realizes that on-field performance is the key to any long-term marketing value.