I'm interested in hearing some of your thoughts on this. Coming out of UCF, I didn't dislike Bortles but I didn't see him as anything special. I thought he'd be an average QB at best in the NFL and only after a couple years. After we drafted him and i started reading up more about him and why we drafted him so high, I began to see that he had potential to be elite but didn't think he'd get there anytime soon. But 3 games into his rookie season, Bortles looks like one of the most promising QBs in recent memory. From how he carries himself to the production he's putting up with virtually no offensive line and running game behind him, and only 1 or 2 receivers who can even be considered half way decent right now. Was the UCF offense just holding him back or is it something that clicked in the past 6 months? Either way, he looks special. His pocket presence and instinctive feel for the position, his arm strength, and his athletic ability are all top notch.

 

If some of you go back and look at my created topic I have a thread or two on Bortles potential and how at the height of his ceiling he could be something like Aaron Rodgers mixed with Big Ben and rather than Rothlisberger, the QB(s) Bortles reminded me most of in the NFL is actually Brett Favre and Dan Marino. I didn't think he'd show that potential this quickly, but he has.

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