(04-06-2021, 08:38 PM)Bullseye Wrote:

(04-06-2021, 07:42 PM)flgatorsandjags Wrote: I dont remember anyone wanting Bortles.  Some on here wanted to tank for Teddy and thought he was the next Manning, one of the worst prospect comparison ever on this board lol.   Dude has one of the weakest arms in the history of the league and was never good.  With that said,, Bortles has thrown 35 TDs in a season, multiple other 20+ TD seasons.  Bridgewater has never thrown more than 15 TDs in a season

I was among those wanting Bridgewater.  I did not compare him to Manning, though I thought he had a good football mind.  I backed off that when I heard of his combine performance when he couldn't throw the football without gloves and left scouts questioning his arm strength.  But all of the talk from analysts before the scouting combine had him as the top QB prospect. 

Yes I was spectacularly wrong, but advocating that a QB hungry team like ours take a person widely touted as the best QB in a draft class is understandable.

Not all of the anaylist, there were a few.  Matt Miller was one and Upper believed everything that he posted for a while until he finally realized he was wrong on almost everyone of his player evaluations.  I mean he went 32nd in the draft, the QB we missed in was Carr if we wanted a QB and he was the QB we coached at the Senior Bowl.  That staff still might have a job if they took Carr. Once again though, just because you are a team hungry for a QB doesn't mean you should reach for one and pass up great players at other positions

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