Quote:What could happen in a game that wont happen in practice that is going to lead to a bad habit? He already has a bunch of bad habits and its the coaching staffs job to identify them and for everyone to work together to fix them. Its a heck of a lot easier to identify bad habits in real games with real bullets too.

 

Nobody says this about other positions, I'm 90% sure Robinson and Linder will start day 1 because there is nobody better and we don't have a thread for them. I don't get why people think its different for QBs.

 

Alright, so why did Blaine Gabbert look good in practice, and then look like Plain Garbage in a game?

 

Nobody says it about the other positions, because the other positions don't need to be refined nearly as much.  It's quite possible Bortles will be NFL-Ready by week 1.  But it could also take some time.  You want him as prepared as he can be, before throwing him out there.  That way you avoid developing new bad habits.  

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