They said Kevin O'Connell was their #1 QB too .. You can be wrong and the Patriots have had plenty of busts over the years.. the difference is the greatest draft day home run of all time alongside a few others

 

Nobody was ever denying that he was a legitimate prospect, but all of that is irrelevant in comparison to the struggles he is currently having, which will put him out of the league. It's not like Bortles can say to the next head coach, "but but the Patriots liked me 4 years ago.. " when he gets traded or released.

 

It's all about now. The harsh reality in player scouting and development is that guys don't develop the way you hope and there is very little to go off of when it comes to the potential of 20-23 year old college kids. You have to be able to let go, take yourself, your feeling for someone out of the equation and learn to let go of what could hve been or whatever fantasy you've created in your mind. 

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