Quote:Yep, to be honest the more that we tally up the negatives regarding Johnny Football (the above/ small & frail/ off field concern/ et al) ......what in the hell were we thinking (those of us that wanted him here).....did we just fall into the hype trap???

 

Yes.


Everyone was talking about how Bortles was a fast riser like Blaine Gabbert (for similar reasons supposedly).  But people forgot that the media hype machine was focused on Johnny Football.  There was absolutely no need for them to hype Bortles up.  Not when they had Johnny Football.

 

Johnny didn't have a fast rise -- but he was the one getting all of the hype.  Especially once it was clear he was coming out.  He had video game numbers that people like.  And Russell Wilson and Drew Brees were proof that his size wouldn't count against him in the NFL.  Especially coming off of Wilson winning the Super Bowl.


People bought into the hype because he was exciting in College.  But College football and the NFL are entirely different monsters.  That's easy to see anytime someone brings up "COULD THE BEST COLLEGE TEAM BEAT THE WORST NFL TEAM" question -- and everybody intelligent says an emphatic no.  

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