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[2017] Blake Bortles - Overrated?

Discussion in 'Football: NFL, College, High School' started by Rocket River, Dec 18, 2016.

  1. Rocket River

    Rocket River Member

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    [2017] Blake Bortles - Overrated?

    I recall him having alot of hype and potential
    Now . .. is he just overrated or what?
    he just does not seem that great
    he not BROCK but . . . . I dunno he don't seem to be that much better
    (I'll admit I have not watched many of his games)

    Rocket River
     
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    Dude is a scrub.
     
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    tinman Contributing Member
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    I wouldn't be surprised if they draft a QB to replace him
     
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    Been known. He is garbage.
     
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    It was a surprise when the Jags drafted Bortles at #3. That raised expectations far beyond his ability.

    I never thought he would succeed as an NFL starter.
     
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    When you're worse than Brock that's when you've hit rock bottom
     
  7. Rocket River

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    I just remember so much hoopla about Bortles.
    I thought he was suppose to be great.
    What I saw yesterday seemed so pedestrian
    SO
    I wondered what was the reason . . . . O Line. . . coaching . .. or did he just suck

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    For 95% of his career he was profiled as 5-7th round Halfback/gadget player. Then someone at ESPN was randomly like, nah, NFL QB - to boost TV ratings for a bowl game.
     
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    I posted these thoughts before the 2014 draft. My take on Blake Bortles was colored by two things:

    1. He was very poor against UH and didn't look like an NFL QB in the making.

    2. AM610 interviewed George O'Leary (his coach at UCF) before the draft and he was anything but complimentary about Bortles. Most college coaches go out of their way to praise their players' NFL prospects but O'Leary clearly pulled back when given the chance to bless Bortles' NFL upside. The two interviewers were even surprised.

    O'Leary is a very crusty, blunt kind of guy with little patience for blather. It wasn't outright sabotage but his words killed any notion of Bortles being worth a 1st round pick (in my mind). When the Jags shocked the world and drafted him at #3, it was a perfect match for failure!
     
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    He'd make a good 3rd string QB.
     
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    He's a decent athlete. I was thinking more middle linebacker
     
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    Wow. Looks like they reached
    I did not think Tannehill would amount to much
    but he seems to be better than Bortles

    Rocket River
     
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    He's doing good so far and giving the Texans a huge favor.
     
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    He was just really good at getting stats in garbage time really. His mechanics have gotten worse every year since he's been in the league
     
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    Doug Marrone has Bortles looking pretty good last couple of games. I would give the HC job.

    Pagano meanwhile may be out...
     
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    Been TOLDT y'all.
     
  17. A_3PO

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    I think we can all conclude Bortles is a bust, but consider one thing:

    If Doug Marrone weren't such a complete moron, Jags would have played in the Super Bowl against the Eagles with Bortles as QB. He had a career game going against the Patriots and was throwing with precision. But Marrone iced him once the Jags had a two possession lead and they ended up losing.
     
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    So much of a QB's success is tied to the franchise situation they're drafted into... along with the coaching staff, the surrounding players, and the overall culture.

    Bortles was certainly drafted higher than expected... but unless he's mentally inept, he has/had the necessary build, arm, and tools to succeed in this league. After that, it is about what's between the years and playing in a system that is conducive to one's strengths... and with as much turnover as Bortles had in the coaching regime, along with a franchise culture of ineptitude, its not surprising to see that this is where they are.

    Is his career the same under a Kubiak/McVay-type coach? Or even Andy Reid for that matter?
     

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