Quote:D6, remember at the time Bridgewater was expected to be picked first the whole season. Nobody said he might slip out of the top 10 so we were talking about hoping Teddy falls to us.

 

Was anyone not surprised we picked Bortles?

 

At the very least,  the projection was Teddy Bridgewater being a top 3 QB during the season.  While back then I thought Jadeveon Clowney was at least co-favorite to be the # 1 selection with Bridgewater,  it certainly wouldn't have surprised me back then if Bridgewater was # 1. 

 

I had Blake Bortles going to the Browns with pick # 4 in my mock draft that I posted on the MB a day or two before the start of the draft.   Having said that,  I didn't expect the Jaguars to take him at # 3.   With Clowney being taken already,   I thought the Jaguars would take Khalil Mack if they stayed at pick # 3.   With Sammy Watkins the other realistic possibility.  

 

Dave Caldwell and co. did a tremendous job in keeping their interest in Blake Bortles a secret.  In this day and age with so many media outlets covering the NFL and the social media explosion,   what Caldwell pulled off was much easier said than done.

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