Quote:Well yeah we probably could have made that deal.

 

But we'd miss out on Bortles.

 

I get that. 

 

The difference here between fans like you and I vs. the folks who are ready to impale themselves over drafting Bortles is that some of us are willing to let this thing play itself out.  We're going to be labeled apologists or whatever tag these whiners come up with because we're not joining them in burning down the house over the pick.  We're open to seeing if what Caldwell, Bradley, and their entire scouting/coaching staff saw in Bortles actually pans out on the field. 

 

Bortles was regularly in the discussion as a top QB pick i this draft, and was even projected to go to Houston in a few venues with the first pick.  So, all of this anger over this selection is silly.  The team had a need at QB for the long term.  Every fan of this team knew this.  The front office grabbed one of the top prospects.  Without playing a single snap, or participating in one practice, some here have already deemed the guy a bust. 

 

What happens if he's not?  I'm fairly certain those who are whining today are going to dig their heels in and if he starts to show he's worthy of the selection, they will continue to nitpick and harp on minor things he doesn't do the way they would prefer.  One thing we can be certain of is that the malcontents are always going to find something to complain about. 

 

In the end, we've gotten one of the top QB prospects in the draft.  Not a single poster on this board knows what the future holds for him.  He may succeed, or he could fail miserably.  We won't know this until he's actually allowed to get on the field and prove himself one way or the other.  Some of us get this.  Others prefer to go with the knee jerk reaction.  Those of us preaching patience are lambasted, while the knee jerk crowd somehow thinks they hold the high ground. 

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