(10-06-2022, 09:56 AM)MarleyJag Wrote: Dude really was tough and a great athlete and worked hard. He wasn't great at recognizing defenses but he wasn't terrible. His Achilles heel was an inability to deliver the ball consistently and on time. Some of those wounded ducks were so bad it was comical. He once said himself that throwing the rock did not come naturally. Never could really develop that aspect of his game unfortunately because he seemed to have everything else .

Wasn't he left handed naturally but threw with his right for whatever reason?  I know there are the famous examples across sports of great athletes playing with their less dominant hand (Phil Mickleson, Rafael Nadal, etc...) but always wondered if Bortles would have been better off playing football as a lefty.  

I have no bad feelings towards the guy.  2017 was great.  Probably drafted earlier than he should have been but generally have to reach for QBs when desperately in need of one.  Guy had a ton of guts.  Rarely injured even though he wasn't afraid to get physical.  Seemed like an all around good dude.  I know I wouldnt have minded being 30, retired, and sitting on a boatload of cash.

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