Quote:Exactly how much was Bortles helped from his WRs? 3/4 look really pro-ready to me. They can take pretty much any route and turn it into a 50+ yard gain. I like Bortles, almost as much as Teddy, but I still can't get around how effortless it looks for him to get his receivers the ball. I don't know if this is a good, or bad thing, however. Opinions?

 

Gino Torretta was the master of the five-yard bomb. While at the University of Miami, he thrived on the opposing defense's inability to tackle the short pass. Throw the football four to five yards and the receiver does the rest. Bortles is a lot like him. Undoubtedly, the story is likely to unfold about the same way. Torretta won a Heisman Trophy, but he lacked pro talent. Bortles has a very limited list of success. Beware of the fast-rising quarterback, Polian sez.

 

 

Also, UCF cleverly conceals Bortles lack of footwork. He hardly ever is a pure drop-back passer. He will line up over center, but almost never takes the snap and drops back. Watch his video carefully. QBs that drop back from center must have elite reaction time.

 

Apparently, Bortles can not see the field well. There are a few times when he will take a snap over center then roll out with mixed results. The bottom line is he struggles with footwork and field vision so they keep him perched in the shot gun. That's not an elite, top five NFL quarterback prospect.

 

Listen, every year the old guard of the NFL develops these cream puffs and loads them at the top of the draft. They love it when southern franchises eat the cake because they know the real elite talent is going up north.

 

Every year this happens.

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