Quote:I will say this I do not know how to scout, nor do I watch much college football. 

 

The other day I saw a clip on NFL.com of Bortles. I have a GUT feeling he is going to be very good at the next level.
I have no facts or anything other than a feeling. My gut tells me Teddy will be injured a lot, Car will be good but he will have a lot of turnovers...but Bortles will be good...imo.

 

I have that same reaction when I watch him play. He reminds me a bit of Roethlisberger, except with a much weaker arm. He seems cagey enough to move around the pocket and stay alive long enough to make a play. I think his ceiling is that of Ben, but that will mean him eeking out every last bit of talent that he has. Just my two cents there.

 

As for a Quarterback Big Board:

 

<p style="margin-left:40px;">1. Teddy Bridgewater - Smart, on point, with a good enough arm to play at the next level. I've seen a few -- a very few -- passes with ball placement issues, but he's still a franchise Quarterback. He seems thin, and I wonder how well he's going to weather a 16 game NFL season, but he's the best choice in this class.


2. Derek Carr - Best arm talent there is. Not just strength, but deep ball accuracy. Can throw the vaunted back shoulder fade with ease, but he's
played in a spread offense!!!
He has a ton of reps under his belt and a really nice completion percentage over his whole career, not just the "spread offense" era. He's the tempting guy in this whole draft in my opinion with the potential to affect games at a higher level than even Clowney. Who's going to roll the dice for him?


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<p style="margin-left:40px;">3. A. J. McCarron - Big, productive, and shows up big in big games. He's a winner who has lead several National Title teams with the tools to show for it.


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<p style="margin-left:40px;">4.  Aaron Murray - My favorite QB of this draft based on personal preference. There isn't a throw that he can't make or that he won't try. He was leading scrubs and fourth teamers out on the field in the SEC this season and you didn't hear a peep. The knee doesn't concern me one bit since he wouldn't start year one anyway. The only issue I have with him is his height and that can be problematic.


5. Zach Mettenberger - Love the way this guy developed this past season with a real NFL-caliber QB coach. He has the tools, but was this season just a fluke?


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<p style="margin-left:40px;">6. Blake Bortes - See above.


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<p style="margin-left:40px;">7. David Fales - The arm worries me. He handles everything, but so did that QB from Boise State that tore everyone up and couldn't even get on an NFL Training Camp roster. And I can't even remember his name!


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<p style="margin-left:40px;">8. Tajh Boyd - Good player, but he just seemed to regress this season. I get the feeling that he never even saw that FSU Defense coming and he hasn't recovered yet. Nice player to have on your roster though.


9. Johnny Manziel - Boom or bust. That's all I think about when I watch him.


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<p style="margin-left:40px;">10. Brett Hundley - Brett, listen to me; I don't know you and you don't know me but this is probably the best advice you'll ever get if you want to be a successful NFL Quarterback. GO BACK TO SCHOOL. You have every tool that a QB could possibly wish for, but you need to learn how to put them to use.


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And I'm spent.

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