Quote:i watched this as well along with a couple of game and this is exactly why i liked him

i don't think he has the best arm but he can make alot of different throws and already makes presnap reads. In addition his pocket presence and ability to go through his reads is very well developed

 

i don't think with his arm he can be a consensus number one pick and i wonder if the reason i like him is I am just seeing what gabbert lacked and screaming shiny

 

i don't think he is truly a top 5 pick but i don't think he will make it to round 2 or even out of the top 15 especially with all the qb needy teams.

 

The arm is a bit of a concern for me with Bortles, which is why I don't think he is a top 5 pick. If we trade back later in the 1st round or if he's by any chance available in the 2nd round (he likely wouldn't), then I wouldn't mind him. There's a handful of throws to the far sideline that I see Bortles throw where it looks like he is using his entire body to get the velocity he needs to deliver the ball...and even then it is barely getting there against tight college defenses.

 

Against tougher and faster defenses in the NFL, and especially if he doesn't have a clean pocket and can't get his full strength into the throw...that's a pick 6.

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