Quote:This explains it perfectly.  Caldwell made up his mind and waited for the scouts reaction.  When they realized they all said Bortles was in agreement, they went with it.

 

Can't argue with that.

 

 

Caldwell said he thinks Bortles will be the Jaguars’ starting quarterback for a decade or more, and Caldwell views Bortles as the kind of elite prospect who doesn’t come along very often.

 

“It was very easy,” Caldwell said. “There’s not a lot of 6-foot-5, 245-pound pro-style quarterbacks with the athleticism Blake has.”

 

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/201...-it-quiet/

Go ahead and wrap your head around perception-building tactics.

 

There's no way Caldwell wasn't the victim of the inappropriate influence of the Gator-infested media. They still spew passive aggressive attitude about "even if he's released". The TU hacks never get mad, they get complete annihilation ugly.

 

Caldwell is a lame duck GM.

 

What you suggest is the magical draft fairy was a busy, busy girl dusting Caldwell and the Gene Smith scouts with UCF pixie dust.

 

It just doesn't happen that way.

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