(12-21-2018, 01:04 PM)imtheblkranger Wrote: I mean, Bortles was widely considered to be the #1 QB available that year. He was a fast riser who was a 1a/1b to Teddy come draft time.

"Bottom Line Possesses ideal size, athletic ability, intangibles and enough arm strength to develop into an upper-echelon quarterback. Is not yet a franchise quarterback, but has all the physical ingredients to become an outstanding NFL starter and his arrow is very clearly ascending. Warrants top-10 consideration"

Yes, some sources liked him, others not so much. This was kind of funny. 

https://www.nbcsports.com/video/jaguars-...ing-report

Hey, and trust me, I'm not claiming the greatness of the Steelers finding good QBs all the time: Between Bradshaw and Ben we suffered with Mark Malone, Cliff Stoudt, Bubby Brister,  Neil O'Donnell, Kordell Stewart, Mike Tomczak, Tommy Maddox. O'Donnell was, meh, serviceable, and Kordell had one decent year, but other than that, I'd say that was 20 years of bad QBs. 

And, I believe Mark Brunell was underrated. In his prime, he wowed me a lot (and I hated him then). He had terrific accuracy, could move around, throw deep - very good QB. Those late 90 teams had potent offenses - both rushing and passing. Had he played in the current environment, he probably would have thrown for 4,000 a season, every season.

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