MANKATO, Minn. — So far, he has been too-much-time Teddy.

There are plenty of things Vikings quarterback Teddy Bridgewater has been trying to learn as a rookie. One high on the list is getting rid of the ball quicker.

Bridgewater said offensive coordinator Norv Turner has been stressing that. Now, Vikings coach Mike Zimmer has weighed in on it.

“Some of the periods, he is going to have to get the ball out a little bit quicker,” Zimmer said Monday. “That has kind of been, with all of the quarterbacks, right from the get-go, that is one of the big things that Norv does. We have got to get the ball out, you have got to get back quicker, you have to get set up, you have to get the ball out.”

Bridgewater, taken with the No. 32 pick out of Louisville, realizes it’s all part of his adjustment to the NFL.

“Coach Turner always tells me I have to be quicker with my decision making,” Bridgewater said. “He has been telling me I’ve got to get back from under center fast. … That’s been the main point for me. Just playing faster, progressing faster and just getting rid of the football faster.”

Bridgewater hasn’t had to pay for it yet with the threat of being sacked since quarterbacks aren’t allowed to be hit during training camp. But that could change when the Vikings open the exhibition season Friday against Oakland at TCF Bank Stadium.

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