What signs were there?

 

Why must we repeat ourselves incessantly?  Because you've once again, dismissed honest criticism that yes, some people have been reporting all along?

 

He's rail thin.  Dropped to 188 during the season last year, which is much shorter than an NFL season.  How low will he go over a grueling NFL season?

 

He isn't the most accurate, and certainly not the strongest.  Which is due to footwork that needs improvement and his trusting an arm that won't be able to bail him out at the next level with the speed and smaller windows in the NFL.

 

He's quiet as a mouse.  He doesn't stand out among the crowd, doesn't take charge of a room like a leader.  More of a lead by example and doesn't seem to be able to be a vocal leader or face of a franchise.

 

As the media machine built their case over the last couple years, I questioned why the NFL scouts, execs, etc. were relatively silent about him in comparison.  No one could answer the question until now.  If you don't have anything good to say, you don't say anything.  Very early in this process, no one around the league went overboard for Ted like the media did.  Instead, we heard they "liked but did not love" Ted.  That sentiment appears to have been true, and has held true this entire time.  Others said there wasn't a true franchise QB in this class, and that Manziel was closest.  Again, over time, this appears to be closest to the truth as that's what the late sentiment is leaning towards.  Manziel is certainly no sure thing, but the important point is that none of these QBs are.  Most now have Manziel and Bortles at the top and no one expecting either to be a day one starter.  All that makes sense.  What doesn't make sense to me, is why Ted was ever considered a candidate for the first pick of the draft to begin with.  Didn't make sense, never was backed with enough evidence to convince me, and still isn't.

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