Quote:It is what it is. Carr and Bortles are even with Bortles being the more flashy player. Id take smarts and consistency over flash and burns but thats me. Bortles gunslinger style will always have ups and downs. Just like guys like Cutler,Stafford,Favre,etc. It's exciting but how much does it really win? 

 

For all of Favres(who bortles has said he emulates) accolades he has 1 ring and was personally the reason for multiple playoff losses trying to force passes in GB,Minn and NY. Brady,Montana,Aikman thats what i want at QB. Forget the constant gaudy numbers mixed with [BAD WORD REMOVED] mistakes trying to do too much. Only Bradshaw with all his INT laden seasons breaks that trend. Brady in his whole career is yet to break 14 ints in a season. Montana only had one with 16 and no other with more then 13. After Aikman's first 2 seasons with 18 he never had more then 14. 

 

Im hoping Bortles follows that kind of trend and stops with the Gunslinger Flash stuff we think is so awesome. A bit radical but history doesnt favor gunslingers.

We'll just have to disagree here.  This is a passing league now, and the Tom Brady comparison, is the only one that matters seeing how the NFL changed the rules to protect the beloved QB.  With all of the hate I see with Bortles "gunslinger" mentality, I will take that due to the Defense he has had to work with.  Put Carr on this team with no line and no defense and let's see those numbers then, but we can't now can we.  Different teams with different personnel can not be compared stat wise especially if there stats are similar and one player clearly has the better overall team to help his stats on a consistent basis. 

 

Bortles has done more with less and it's not even close like some are comparing it to be.  We could say this about a lot of QBs though, like Rodgers outside of GB, or Brady outside of NE, or Peyton outside of Indy and Den with their D.  Each QB was good in there system but if taken off their respective teams and placed in a new system with new holes and a new scheme, would you still think they would be as dominant or as consistent, I actually think that would be highly unlikely but there's a chance. 

 

History doesn't favor gunslingers because the league was different back then.  That's why RBs have decreased in value because the league is more pass friendly now, thanks to good ol Tom.  If Blake had 4.4k yards and 35 TDs with no Oline and no D then what do you think those numbers would've looked like with a better D and better Oline?  You can't do that with Carr because his stats would've regressed due to his non "gunslinger" mentality and it would've been ugly but i'll let you guys stick with your opinions and comparisons since I guess it's the only thing to do before preseason and regular season.  

 

All in all Blake is the better QB and I'll take the QB that takes chances and produces when things are at their worst than a QB that looks good on a good team but doesn't have the traits that would help him sustain that level of play if put in a worse situation.  Let's see what Blake can do this year with a hopefully better Oline and what Carr will do with pretty much the same good O with a few pieces added here and there.  My money is on Blake to keep projecting awesomeness, while Carr will look better but not do to much more than he already has.

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