Quote:I don't like reading the above. You draft QB based on arm talent (accuracy/ consistent ball placement) and how they command the position. 

 

The above sounds very similar to reasoning we used to draft Gabbert - measurables over QB ability. Ugh. (Do we still have the same scouts here as in 2011??)

 

 

I even remember people defending Gabbert by saying that despite him playing in Missouri that he was allegedly a better "pro style" prospect than most in that draft. 

 

The two QBs game is soooooooooooooooo different. Apple and Oranges.

 

Gabbert was always skiddish in a messy pocket, never showed toughness, or that athleticism everyone kept talking about. Bortles is the complete opposite. He will hang in the pocket, take hits, has demonstrated pocket presence and the ability to make truly athletic plays.

 

The only similarities between these two QBs are they are big, tall, white guys that can throw. That's about it. 

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