Quote:I hate the Ben R. comparison. The only reason it is brought up is because of the height/size comparison, which is the worst comparison you can make for quarterbacks IMO.

 

I do like Luck as a comparison as well, but Luck is so good in the pocket (like Brady, Rodgers, Bridgewater) that I didn't make that comparison. I think he's closer to a Culpepper or David Garrard, to be honest.

 

Bortles ability to extend plays while keeping his eyes downfield is reminiscent to Ben, both players have the ability to do that even though they're not the traditional scrambling quick twitch quarterback. Bortles pocket presence, toughness and poise are similar to Andrew Luck's, that's why I feel he'll fall in somewhere between those two quarterbacks.


 

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