Quote:I actually think his pocket presence is strong and his only redeeming quality. Most days he doesn't hold on to the ball and stand in one place or run into sacks. He's good at escaping pressure and I've seen him step up in the pocket and keep his eyes downfield many times.


At the very least he doesn't stare at the rush, see ghosts, or curl into the fetal position like Gabbert.

 

He doesn't have happy feet the way Gabbert did but he doesn't escape pressure because he feels it coming like top tier QBs seem to do. When he leaves the pocket it's usually because he doesn't know where to go with the ball.  How many fumbles or sacks has he taken because he didn't realize he was under pressure?  The fact that we're even comparing Bortles and Gabbert shows how much of a problem we have at that position.

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