They had conviction that Bortles is the(ir) guy.  It doesn't matter what my opinion of the player is, they had conviction and took him.  I can't hate on this staff for that.  Supposedly he was their legit, #1 player in the draft.  Not at their spot...but the whole draft...that means they were convinced he is a franchise QB.  Plus, it is of my belief you draft a QB until you get it right - barring you having a support system to support said rookie QB, which, we should, as long as the Jaguars address the OL very early on Day 2.

 

As a prospect, Bortles was the most projectable QB in this class.  I don't see Matt Ryan or Ben Roethlisberger.  I see a more athletic Carson Palmer, which is fine by me.  That is a playoff quarterback in most years and it could be the stability the Jaguars need at the spot.

 

With that said...the Jaguars have NEVER drafted well at QB.  Rob Johnson, Jonathan Quinn, Byron Leftwich, Blaine Gabbert, David Garrard...all varying degrees of bum...so lets hope Bortles defies a lot of odds.

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