Quote: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.  

 

Because playing QB is significantly easier in practice when nobody is hitting you than in a real game. What does that prove other than Gabbert sucks? Gabbert's biggest problem was not dealing with pressure, I'm not sure a year or even 10 years of practicing without dealing with real pressure is going to help that.

 

You've still not indicated what bad habits these could be? If his mechanics or decision making or footwork are going to get worse and he is going to develop new bad habits from simply doing what he's been doing his whole life albeit at a higher level, we drafted the wrong guy. If he is going to get gun shy after throwing a few picks, having a bad game or suffering a losing streak, we drafted the wrong guy. No amount of prep will fix it if he is going to regress the moment the bullets are live.

 

This is Bortles' team now and at some point he is going to have to deal with adversity. We can't protect him from failure forever.

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