Quote:That is the thing though. You don't just replace 3rd pick first-rounders. These picks are what make bad teams into playoff teams. If he comes back and isn't of the caliber we drafted him to play, then he falls in line with all the other busted first round picks we've had, and we continue the familiar trend of failure. We NEED our first rounders to be successful, and so far we haven't seen anything from the plethora we have had that would take this team to the next level. I hope Bortles turns it around this year, but damn did we just take ANOTHER long-term blow if he doesn't come back to be the player we expected.

 

It is a huge hit no matter how you slice it.  Not only does he not get any playing time this year, he will be one year behind and he may never be the same player before injury.  We haven't had a first round pick who has made an impact on this team in a looonnnnnnngggggg time.  No sugar coating it, it is a huge loss.   

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