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<p class="" style="font-size:18px;font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Palatino, serif;">I just had an NFL QB coach tell me Bortles reminds him of Blaine Gabbert...wow!

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Quote:<div>The questions about Bortles’ game are not without warrant. He played in a run-heavy offense in which he rarely was depended on to bail UCF out with his arm. Even with prototypical size and a heck of a pro day, the questions about his ability will manifest up until he’s able to show and prove this season because he did not come from a traditional QB collegiate powerhouse.
Read more at http://blacksportsonline.com/home/2014/0...vpQZ8Cc.99
 
 

 

Quote:Before Gabbert was drafted, there were warning signs he would struggle at the NFL level. The biggest concern stemmed from Gabbert’s inability to feel pressure. In this particular case, the comparison is slightly different.
 
The concern is Bortles is a tantalizing prospect due to his physical tools, and those tools won’t overcome other deficiencies in his game.
 
But Bortles, like Gabbert, isn’t a polished prospect. Neither was an advanced passer coming out of college. In Gabbert’s case, he played in a spread system at Missouri that got the ball out quickly. Bortles played in a run-dominant offense that didn’t require him to consistently make NFL reads or throws. Bortles also struggled at times with consistency in his accuracy. He even stared down his initial reads.
http://q.usatoday.com/2014/03/31/nfl-coa...e-gabbert/

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