Quote:Think back on Bortles' draft class: Of the first 4 QBs selected, Derek Carr has clearly been the standout, but Bortles has been the 2nd best of the 4 (beating out Bridgewater and obviously Manziel). All of these players were highly rated and had hype in college before the draft process even began, which shows was a crapshoot drafting a quarterback is.  This year feels a lot like last year, where there aren't any QBs that are getting people excited. Last year Jared Goff got picked first just because there was no one better (incredible timing on his part).  Its too early to say for sure, but I don't think Goff's going to turn out. Just because he was the highest rated prospect in a given year doesn't mean he's franchise material. 

 

I get really nervous about these QBs that come out and no one's heard of them until the end of NFL season, and suddenly they get over hyped because there's always going to be teams that need a quarterback. I see Trubisky and Watson, and I just don't see them being successful. You draft them and you're basically hoping that a lower rated prospect will out perform expectations. 

 

Was Bortles good enough last year? No.  But I don't think any of these guys are worth the gamble. 

 

Your opinion of Bortles draft class is way off and thus skews your opinion here. The 2014 class was never considered heavy at the top. It was a class with talent, but big question marks. 

 

Manziel was never going to make it as a pro. Anyone that knows scouting and has a feel for player development knew Manziel would flop hard as a starting QB at this level. 

 

Bortles was a decent prospect with major flaws - Bridgewater was a completed project with very average traits - Carr's biggest flaw was that he was related to David Carr - Garropolo , Savage and Thomas were all raw prospects with intriguing upside. going into the draft, they had very fair assesments.

 

It's so easy to say a prospect will fail. We can all look at YouTube video and pic out flaws on all of these guys. I have no problem taking D. Watson for what he could be. I know he's inaccurate, but he sees the field, has the body type and arm of the prototype for the modern QB. 

 

I don't think it would be any error to go for the Nathan Petermans, Seth Russells or  Alek torgerson's of the world, I even like Davis Webb, he's light-years better than Jared Goff .. The point is that all of those guys could bomb, yet you need to draft with some guts too and QB's are the gutsiest picks to make

 

I think it would be a mistake to come into Rookie OTA's without a rookie arm from this draft

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