Quote:I'm sure most of you will not be shocked to know that i DISLIKE the pick.. and for multiple reasons.

 

The farther this process went, the further QB's were slipping.

 

Bortles is absolutely ZERO of a lock to be better than a guys like Bridgewater.

 

For all the people hating on Teddy for his handsize, are you ready for this?  Bortles has 1/8 of an inch bigger hands.. 1/8 people...

 

there were absolute stud locks avialable at 3 with watkins and mack available.

 

We could have taken a stud like watkins, and then traded up to pick 32 for Teddy, or get a guy like Garropolo in the 2nd.. a guy who probably isn't that much behind bortles.

 

It just seems like another year gone by, another questionable decision by this team's braintrust... Doesnt matter who is in charge, nothing seems to change.

 

Now they are saying he isnt ready to start?

 

so this is supposed to be our franchise QB, yet isn't ready to come in and start on a 4-12 football team lead by Chad Henne?

 

So basically, You are telling me I have to watch this upcoming season as if we didn't even have a 3rd overall pick at all...

 

HOW AWESOME!

 

I know most will pull the "trust in the GM" stuff.. but seriously... no one on this team has proven anything

 

Do you guys realize that last TRUE STUD this team has drafted was MJD?? how many years ago was that? 7 years ago?  roughly?

 

7 drafts and 1 true stud, and how many times have we drafted in the top 10 since then?  almost every time?

 

I mean obviously me and everyone else not liking this pick will have to eat our words if he becomes a franchise QB, which I hope he does... obviously, because we desperately need one

 

but this just seems like a complete 50/50 gamble ONCE AGAIN... instead of drafting a true guaranteed(or as close to it as it gets) stud and getting a gamble at QB in round 2 that is no more of a gamble than this guy

 

This team is going to win 5 or 6 games again next year smh...ld

Even though it is overly repetitive, you should put more trust in the staff for the picks this year. I felt they did a really nice job in the draft last year, and this one just started. Bortles is the most NFL ready QB, he just isn't ready RIGHT NOW. I guarantee you he will play at some point this year, he just won't start game 1. I think Dave has been following him for so long and watching him develop, that he feels Blake will develop into much more of a QB than most people think he is capable of becoming. That is just his vision, and since he has worked with Peyton and Matt, I'll trust that vision. "Pay attention to what Dave said. Manziel is a tremendous player, but his ceiling is not as high as Blake's. I think that's a pretty true statement. Jags fans need to stop bringing up past drafts that did not include Gus and Dave. They do not compare, because those drafts were done by idiots. We drafted a lot of busts, so what? Did we draft any busts last year? I have watched every single highlight tape of Bortles I could find online, and I watched them before the draft. He has better pocket awareness than Manziel. Gabbert was absolutely terrible in the pocket. This guy feels the pressure, is not scared to take the hit, and drives his passes downfield with power and accuracy. He has a consistency problem and his decisions are iffy at times, but he has been underrated his whole life. He is used to it, and a majority of Jags fans are doing so right now because of their lack of knowledge about the man. Go watch the game he played against Penn State, and focus on all of the things that make a QB successful. See if he shows the same traits. In my opinion he does, and I think that with some decent WR's to throw to and with the dedication of our new regime, they will provide all of the tools necessary to make him successful. I don't know if he will make a pro bowl, but I believe he can lead our team to a deep playoff run in the future. I believe that not only will he do that, but he will do it consistently over the years and will provide us to be playoff contenders every year.

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