Quote:I think back to the season and I remember having a blast watching this guy play. That game versus Louisville, the comeback against Temple, his down then up performance against Baylor. I loved watching him play and do whatever needed to be done in order to win.

 

I like having that feeling about a guy, and I'm not so sure why I was so down on this pick. Maybe it's because I perceived that more value was available, or that I just didn't want to go through the Gabbert thing again but I really wasn't on board with it. But the more I think back to just how much fun it was to watch the guy play the more I like the pick.

 

Let's hope for a great Day Two!

 

I feel better about Bortles than I did about Gabbert. Gabbert's shining moment in college was beating #1 Oklahoma. ESPN re-aired the game the week of the draft. I remember watching it and thinking, um, this guy is going to be a first rounder? And then we traded up to get him. I won't lie and say I was the biggest Bortles fan but I think he has a much higher floor. 

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