(11-16-2017, 08:49 PM)NYC4jags Wrote:

(11-16-2017, 08:01 PM)14and3 Wrote: He's only missed 5 games in 2.5 years. Luck and Watson has/will miss a lot more than that. I guess Bortles has a higher ceiling than them too. 

Basing everything on injuries is kind of a dumb analysis.

#FREEVONDY

No one is basing everything on injuries. That's ridiculous.  I didn't like Watson's ceiling as a prospect either. 
And Luck is a different story completely.  If you remembered how bad the Jags O-Line was when they selected Blake - you might get why fans valued a bigger, stronger guy behind center. 

I think you're trying to put too much weight on "ceiling opinions" anyway. What a fan thinks of a rookie's ceiling rarely defines that player's career.  It's a crap-shoot. I thought Bortles had a higher ceiling than Mariota as a prospect. Now it looks like the odds of it working out that way are similar to being struck by lightning.  But these kids are 24 and 25 years old. Who knows?

(11-16-2017, 06:17 PM)14and3 Wrote:

(11-14-2017, 03:03 PM)NYC4jags Wrote: Do you understand the concept of a "ceiling" for a player's potential performance?  

Mariota would most likely be a short term upgrade to Bortles right now. 
I don't personally have much faith in Blake ever being much better than he is right now. 

 Believing he has a higher ceiling because he's bigger, stronger and tougher than Mariota is a different story. Will he ever reach that potential?  Doubtful.

So bigger, stronger, and tougher means higher ceiling as a QB? I guess Taylor Lewan has a pretty high ceiling as a franchise NFL QB.