Blake Bortles
 

Blake Bortles.

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When watching this guy play football, does anyone else confuse him with a sack of shit flying out of a truck?

I don't understand the hype about this guy. If someone does, please, PLEASE explain it to me... Why is this guy projected in some mock drafts to be selected #1 overall?

I spent a long time yesterday, watching Blake Bortles clips on youtube and to say the least, I am not impressed. Even in highlight reels, he appears to be the epitome of mediocrity to me. In freaking highlight reels!!!

He throws a wobbly pass. His arm doesn't appear to be THAT strong. His receivers are constantly making acrobatic catches due to his lack of accuracy...in fact, most of his highlight reels prompt me to sit there and think to myself, "whoa...who is THAT receiver???"

His release is very, very questionable. The talent he faced is "meh."

Can someone please explain to me what the big deal about him is, besides his size and Big Ben-esque pocket presence/scrambling ability? I am obviously missing something. Did he have an awesome pro day, combine or Senior Bowl? Did Gruden schlob the hell out of his knob??? WHAT??? WHY?!?!?!

Something about him reminds me of Gabbert... I think it'd be hilarious if the Jaguars selected him.

Gabbert will succeed in Harbaughs system

Yeah, yeah Harbaugh the QB guru, yada-yada....

Some of those receivers had some nice moves.

Yes they did... One of them went all 2010 Moeaki vs. 49ers in the endzone.

The throw/catch at 3:08....that was a HELL of a catch...that's the one that reminded me of Moeaki's 2010 endzone catch vs. the 49ers.

This dude will be one of the better QBs from this class in my opinion

Kinda like Reid is suppose to be too ROFL

:)

must take a first round QB ...

He's basically built big and stocky and has a nice arm.

Physically he is the ideal NFL prototype. Whether he can truly play is another question.

I guess we are at the point in draft season where everyone watches a youtube clip and declares a player they have never seen is garbage

Hey... at least I requested for someone to explain why he is highly touted... I'm giving him a chance and basically admitted that my knowledge about the guy is limited as evidenced by my numerous amount of questions about the guy.

And not that it matters, but it was clips...plural...that I watched. :D

So do you know anything about him? If so, can you explain to me, why he is considered a number 1 overall pick by various sources?

I've heard about his big arm a lot and I just...haven't noticed anything that has stuck out when compared to other QB's with big arms. I do notice that he is Big Ben-ish when scrambling under pressure to make plays, but the arm seems questionable to me... And the ball he throws appears to be wobbly quite often.

I read this comment where someone compared him to Andrew Luck. I read that and was like:

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Because the state of Florida has a history of turning out great NFL QBs.

Or... maybe it's the opposite of that. Yeah, actually, I think it's the opposite.

To your point, because of Big Ben and Flacco the media will always look for any kind of QB drama whether legit or created. 'They love that power to lead the general uneducated sports eye by the nose'. And the GMs/Coaches love that they(sports media) LOVE that power to lead because it means they(GMs/Coaches) can play better NFL POKER this time of year;)

Who really knows what these GMs/Coaches 'really think'.:shrug:

Everybody knows everybody in this league and they play NFL Poker all year long and especially this time of year. Because they all know each other they all know each other's main football fundamental philosophies when it comes to strategy,players,FAs,trading and especially 'The Draft'. And 'Wannabe Professional Athletes' Who Never Were Athletes' Complicit Sports Media immensely help in playing NFL Poker this time of year.

I see a lot to like. He stays in the pocket so the OL junkies will be big fans.

I really like him.

Great decision maker.

Typically, good QBs who operate well in the pocket tend to make their line look better, not the other way.

he has the NFL body and teams love that shit. He's not fast but his size keeps him standing, he has a chance to shed pass rushers in the NFL i.e. a poor man's Big Ben. But that is usually the difference in converting a play when the rushers shed off you with poor tackling.

So yea like someone said this dude is an Oline junkies dream QB.

Trade up for Bo Callahan

QB at 1.23

Never at any pick. No soup for you!!

Just say no to Blake Bortles.

He's a better prospect than Geno Smith.

What a loser he will be !

I like him.

The OP is not a good assessment.

The OP requested explanations. Do you have any? If so, enlighten me...please.

I don't think that Bortles is anything special. But then again, I don't think that any of the available QBs are better football players than the top 10 players in this draft. They're always going to be overvalued because they are typically the most easily recognizable "stars" of the NFL.

That was a nice highlight reel of the UCF wide receivers.

The guy is clutch is and that's what really popped out to me when I saw him play.

I'd actually say most of the QBs this year that are touted as top talent players are in reality second rounders or lower. It's just the position that forces everything to be graded on a curve... There's at least twenty prospects out this year who are more talented with a higher ceiling..

Hmm...good point, dude.

I don't get bortles either.

Chiefs trade up? You know damn well they'd trade for Brian Drew. 8 years experience with weak knees. Sounds about right.

And then there's this: From Walter's mock draft trade :eek: :eek:

Minnesota Vikings: Blake Bortles , QB , UCF
*** Trade 1: Minnesota trades a 2014 second-round pick, 2014 third-round pick and 2015 second-round pick for the No. 2 overall selection. ***

Then just one spot later he mocks this trade:

Atlanta Falcons: Khalil Mack , OLB , Buffalo
*** Trade 2: Atlanta trades a 2014 second-round pick for the No. 3 overall selection. ***

:doh!:

I like Bortles.

I prefer cans.

I heard he has a cute butt.

I think he has some Rothlesburger in him.

Only less rapey...

Please let him fall to 1.23...

:grovel:

I don't see Minny trading all that away for Bortles.

i there anything stupider than a mock draft that mocks trades?

He's so bad.

After watching what he has done in preseason so far..... I think there is a strong possibility that I should eat crow on this one. Kid looks tough as nails.

yep the QB whisperer called this one before media blitz, check it

Who is that? Andy Reid?

it feels good to be a gangsta, yeah boi!!!!!!!! :D

Good call, Rico!

Bortles is going to be solid.

BTW, it's not my style to smear stuff like this in someones face, because it's not classy and uncool. Though if someone brings it up, I'll identify that I called it 1st before the media hype.

I respect this. Not a lot of people can man up and admit they were wrong. Especially on the internet. :thumb:

"I just want to blow my own horn about the fact that I don't blow my own horn, except when I blow my own horn."

Bortles will bust

This town has BORTLESMANIA!

I can't believe with all the predraft hype, no mention of how bortles was a LB forced to play QB. You take a guy that huge with a LB mentality and a cannon arm that is very accurate and you have the makings of something great.

I called him to be good Franchise QB before media blitz, hence my comment.

He looks good so far.

Rico, you're analysis was spot on LMAO

Bortles looks great, I think he's going to be the real deal.

It's so comical that CP had people pimping Manziel over Bortles. Typical CP quarterback analysis though... brought to you by "Geno at 1.1"

I think you mean Bridgewater, dumbass. Most have always hated JFF. But Mmybe if Johnny has his 2nd good preseason game in a row we can go ahead and crown him too.

And you had people pimping Bortles over everyone else??? I do not see your point..

Every QB in the draft had people pimping them here.

toot toot

I know, right?!?! :D

Do not draft a R1QB ever.

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****ing idiots liked Manziel over QBs like Bortles.

And as far as I know, none of the ardent Geno fans like Manziel over even guys like Bridgewater.

Would they have drafted Manziel over Dee Ford? You bet your ass, but that's not the point. The point is, you can't just take a misplaced QB opinion by someone and then say, "UHP! GENO!"

Because really, at this point Geno looks like a far better QB than Manziel. And he also looks like a far better pick than Eric Fisher.

Do not draft R1QBs.

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How's Johnny Football doin?LMAO

Only guy within our reach that I would have liked to grab would have been Carr.

Johnny Manziel did not throw a single INT this preseason.

Chiefs fans should love him!

He was 6/17 against back-ups. Fantastic! LMAO

Also, how is EJ Manuel doing? ROFL

Just saying, 1st round QBs are far from guaranteed to succeed.

And no INTs?

He's downright Alex Smithian!

AVOID THEM AT ALL COSTS

There is only one place you find guys who can make throws like that throw Bortles made.

If you ever want to have a prayer of adding an explosive element to your passing game, get a R1QB.

Or round 2 if he falls because he's black.

I believe I was off about Bortles being a sack of shit flying out of a truck. Kid looks pretty damn good...and it's weird watching it come from a Jaguar... Not used to them having a potentially elite dude behind center.

I will say this though... his passes seem to have an awkward, sudden downward slope right before the ball falls into his receivers' hands. It's weird. I think that is what threw me off when I watched him prior to the draft....gave me the illusion that his passes are wobbly. Hey, he's seemingly making it work... There's something unique about the way he throws the ball and the spin he puts on it that makes him totally unique, IMO.

How's Kenny Football doing? Man, that guy really came out slugging tonight....already breaking one of Johnny's records.

And neither are OTs.

COULD IT BE THAT NO POSITION IS GUARANTEED IN THE NFL DRAFT????

There are plenty of examples that prove otherwise, but sure.:thumb:

Looks like that receiver was covered, very scary.

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