Quote:Exactly. The line of thinking is that Teddy had the higher floor coming into the league but Bortles will have the higher ceiling.

Quote:Some people miss that point completely.

 

This isn't about bagging on Bridgewater.  It's simply recognizing that if you're in the market for a franchise QB, and you've evaluated the top 3 guys in the draft, Bridgewater is the safe pick who will come into the league and give you okay production.  Bortles is a guy who has the potential to be a top tier QB.  How each did their rookie year is pretty much irrelevant in the grand scheme of things.  It would have been nice to see Bortles get more production, but in the context of where this team was at compared to Minnesota, he was set up to struggle.  But, a lot of young, good talent was identified last year, and the team has made it their focus to continue to build an offense around Bortles that will allow him to succeed.  He should take a step in his progression this year, and it will hopefully become clear as to which guy was most deserving of that 3rd overall pick.

 

We didn't draft Bortles for his rookie year.  He was drafted for the next decade.