Quote:It's interesting how the point-of-view has changed between Thursday night and now.  At first there were quite a few that pegged us as being "idiots" for the Bortles pick.  Now in hindsight, a lot of people are starting to take notice.

 

I think at the time of the pick, it was easy to say it was a "reach". But it became clear once Manziel slid that he was not quite as highly thought of as expected. And guys like Mettenberger, Savage and McCarron slipping to the third day showed the huge gap between the first 4 and everyone else. Had they stayed at 39, the big 4 would have been gone. Doesn't look like a reach now.

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