This has been a fun thread, minus TMD looking like the stupid Jaguars hater he is again.

 

I totally understand the Gabbert/Bortles comparisons. Jaguars fans are remembering last time we drafted a "franchise quarterback," he was a complete mismatch for our offense and not given the redshirt season he needed, so we all thought he was horrible and overrated. One thing someone noted before the NFL Combine was Blake Bortles is a similar size and developmental player, which makes him Gabbert 2. The problem with that idea Bortles was not always in the shotgun or running a spread offense on every play so he can do anything in our offense after a year on the bench. I always believed Gabbert's problem was being drafted by the wrong team because we were very conservative and did not run a lot of plays out of the shotgun, which was the exact opposite of Missouri's spread offense. The adjustment will be smaller for Bortles because he went to UCF.

 

I never watched either quarterback play in college or even knew about them before they declared for the draft. However I do know TMD is always biased against whoever the Jaguars like, so I am not going to believe anything he says about Bortles. The Jaguars would not think Bortles is worth the #3 overall pick if they were not wowed by two years of game tape and UCF's Pro Day in addition to what he said and did at the NFL Combine, so I trust their judgment on him. David Caldwell is a good drafter with a much better eye for talent than Gene Smith, so why should anybody hate the pick?

 

Moderators, why isn't this #116 and inserted after knamm's post?

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