Bortles was the right move in that draft class at that position. Manziel was in and out of the NFL. Bridgewater was a game manager at best but he did some good things with competent coaching in New Orleans and will have a chance to prove he's still a capable starter in Carolina. Carr probably only has this year remaining with the Raiders to prove himself before Gruden and Davis start eyeing someone else. And Garoppolo ended up having something those four other guys needed and that was time to sit on the bench, learn and have a competent offensive mind to groom you.

Bortles could have been a better QB had we had the appropriate coaching staff in place to develop him. Gus Bradley wasn't up to par to manage that position. Let alone a raw talent like Bortles who had all the gifts and similar skill set of a Ben Roethlisberger but lacked the coaching of a Bruce Arians and toughness of a Bill Cowher to make him better. Which I think Bortles himself even hinted at about Bradley. That he actually wanted, needed and encouraged a coach to ride him into the dirt. Bradley was more like a Mr. Roger's type. Which is odd because I thought he was tougher in Seattle as the D.C.

That entire 2013's first round draft class is tough. Joeckel was a mistake. But he did have a good reputation blocking for Manziel at Texas A&M. In hindsight. Lane Johnson or Ezekiel Ansah would have been the better selections. But that entire first round hasn't really produced anything significant player wise. Outside of DeAndre Hopkins (who NOBODY had pegged as a top five talent in the MSM) and Travis Frederick who just retired at the age of 31 in Dallas. It didn't yield much for most teams.

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