(02-09-2018, 11:06 AM)Cleatwood Wrote:

(02-09-2018, 10:54 AM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote: I comes down to being an optimist or a pessimist. I choose to believe that there are some very good QB prospects at the top of this draft. I really believe that and I also believe we will get one of them. I know the draft is a crapshoot, but if you go into it being scared and too cautious to take certain risks, we'll be stuck in neutral forever. I believe that the overall talent of this roster can actually elevate the play of a rookie QB. If a rookie comes here, he will be placed in a situation where he is set up to win. He's got a decent O-Line, that will be getting better with a couple of additions, a good running game, good young receivers and a very good/excellent defense. What other rookie QB's would be stepping into such a positive situation? If the rest of our team was crappy, maybe I'd be a lot more pessimistic, but I truly believe the right rookie QB could have the same effect here, as Carson Wentz has had in Philly or that Ben Roethlisberger had in Pittsburgh when he was drafted. When a rookie QB has a good supporting casts, they are more likely to succeed.

Well if you're a true optimist, then you should just roll with Blake because giving him ARob and a pass catching TE plus another year with Hackett will elevate him to another level.

As I said before, Bortles has had his chances and he isn't where he should be. I don't believe that would change and that's just based on what I've seen from him. That's all I need to know. I was very positive when we drafted him and I really hoped he was gonna be a franchise QB, but that didn't happen. Experiment over. It's time to find a replacement. A rookie starts with a clean slate. They would bring a fresh, new aura to the team.

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