Quote:I agree, saying like "IT factor" are basically meaningless and should be used by guys like Skip Bayless.

 

What we can quantify is, for instance, number of comeback wins, which I think is a nice statistic.

 

For me, the best attribute that Bortles has is his passing on the run ability and his pocket awareness.  I think he'll buy time with his feet a lot of times, for which guys like Marqise Lee will greatly benefit.

 

Wins is a bad stat (otherwise we might as well have drafted Tebow). UCF beat Louisville. Did Bortles beat Teddy, despite Bridgewater giving his team a lead with just 3 mins to go? By the time Blake was done and UCF took the lead, Bridgewater only had 23 seconds left. Barring miracles, 23 seconds isn't enough to get a tie...much less a win.

 

We had a game last season (or the one before) where Blaine should have had a comeback win, only to see our defense completely collapse with what? 18 seconds on the clock? Did Blaine "fail" a comeback in that regard, despite him putting his team in a position to win?

 

Bortles has the better arm between him and Teddy...providing his mechanics are sound. I was in awe when I saw Blake's pro-day. Rarely did I see that kind of zip in any of his games while at UCF. That day, you saw the arm that a 6'5, 235 quarterback SHOULD have, not the wobbly sometimes shotput-esque balls he threw during the games.

 

Blake can shrug off hits better than Teddy, but I think on the run Teddy is better than him (goes back to Teddy having better mechanics, as he really squares his body even on the move, whereas Blake has a tendency to rely on his arm).

 

I think Blake has a better deep ball than Teddy, but JF is better than him in that regard.

 

And I think, that is why I'm not very high on Blake. Because yes, he doesn't have a glaring weakness. He's solid to good on most QB check boxes. But there's also not one thing that he does that I can say..."yes, that's it...he's really really REALLY good at that"

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