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Direckshun PMd me his pick to get this thing going.
With the 1st overall pick of the 2014 CP Mock Draft, the Houston Texans select QB Blake Bortles, of Central Florida.
Once I was bestowed the Texans for the CP Mock, never once did I think this pick should be Clowney. The Texans are in need for a QB for the future -- and as the adage goes, you don't pass on a franchise QB unless you already have one.*
And that's the decision that's flown all over the place for me. I really like all three QBs. Bortles is a Flacco type with less arm: great decision making, and a great mental makeup that will play directly into him comfortably assuming leadership in the locker room. Bridgewater is close to a finished product with good accuracy, mobility, and a handful of plays that make you really turn your head. And Manziel is a firecracker competitor who expects to win and so long as he keeps his head on, stays healthy, and develops his game, he should own the huddle within a year.
For the 1st overall pick, however, only one can be selected. Manziel, a great boom/bust prospect, has too many "ifs" for me to be comfortable. And Bridgewater and Bortles are about a scratch in my opinion. At that point, it does come down to who has the mental makeup and who has the X factor to become a world beater, and believe he is a world beater.
Bridgewater is an extremely good candidate, but Bortles' great physique, excellent decision-making, leadership, accuracy, and potential are too much to turn down.
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