Quote:Dave didn't over think anything. He has Bortles as his guy before the combine, and he even said all of our scouts individually chose Bortles as the guy too. Teddy's pro day had no effect on us drafting him.


Also sure, the assumption that Teddy would be killed behind our line is just that, an assumption. But so is thinking he'd have any sort of similar success as he did in Minnesota.


I like Teddy, but IMO I think Bortles has a much higher ceiling. I'll gladly wait another year or two for him to be a top 10 QB than have an average one for 15 years.

 

I think the concept that Bortles has the chance to be better than Bridgewater is why the situation is what it is right now. Bridgewater was simply fantastic in the NCAAs, but it just seemed like he was not going to get much better. That is not to say that he won't have a nice career and lead teams to a lot of wins, but is he really going to be able to tilt the field in his favor? I don't think so, but I've been wrong before.

 

Bortles gives you a chance to have a guy that can change the game in your favor. That's why he's on the Roster instead of Bridgewater. Just my $0.02

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