Quote:I love the optimism.... But it's been 3 preseason games

I'm just saying what he's looked liked through those games. Go back and look at Marino and Favre play. The way Bortles plays reminds me of them a lot. The bootlegs, throws across the body, looking to push the ball down the field 10+ yards every play yet having the presence of mind to know when not to most of the time, his pocket presence, the daring plays he takes, his fearlessness and competitive streak. It's uncanny. People keep comparing him to Roethlisberger because of his mobility for his size, but I've always just had an inch in my mind that he was less like Roethlisberger past the size and mobility and more like someone else. Finally realize that it's Marino and Favre he keeps reminding me of.

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