I was reading on Rotoworld (good site for quick NFL updates) that the Jags want to give Bortles a year before sticking him behind center...
personally, I don't see this as a bad thing, I see it as a good thing...
sure, I didn't see much of Bortles outside of a few Sportscenter, but he is coming out of a 'small' school.
not all QBs that come into the league are 'ready to go' right away, sure there are the Andrew Luck's of the league, but keep in mind, he GRADUATED from college after playing in a major conference, but I always think back to David Carr and how he was shellshocked because he was immediately thrown into a terrible team and wasn't allowed to properly progress...
aside from Luck, not too many QBs have just jumped into the league and had success...sure, some will argue RG3, but his injuries have obviously taken a toll, same with Sam Bradford, even Matt Stafford has come down with major injuries from having to jump in too quickly
I guess we have to see what Manziel does, as I keep seeing things about how he HAS to be the starter in Cleveland, but then I read an article about how far behind Hoyer he is right now, how he just got his FIRST EVER playbook, which I guess when you play a 'school yard' offense you don't really need to know who is going where...also, I don't buy into the 'success' after 1 season, a QB needs a couple of years to become 'established' in my opinion. I mean, how much stock do you put into Mark Sanchez?...he had a pretty good (in terms of playoff wins) first couple of seasons, but he pretty much sucks
personally, I don't see this as a bad thing, I see it as a good thing...
sure, I didn't see much of Bortles outside of a few Sportscenter, but he is coming out of a 'small' school.
not all QBs that come into the league are 'ready to go' right away, sure there are the Andrew Luck's of the league, but keep in mind, he GRADUATED from college after playing in a major conference, but I always think back to David Carr and how he was shellshocked because he was immediately thrown into a terrible team and wasn't allowed to properly progress...
aside from Luck, not too many QBs have just jumped into the league and had success...sure, some will argue RG3, but his injuries have obviously taken a toll, same with Sam Bradford, even Matt Stafford has come down with major injuries from having to jump in too quickly
I guess we have to see what Manziel does, as I keep seeing things about how he HAS to be the starter in Cleveland, but then I read an article about how far behind Hoyer he is right now, how he just got his FIRST EVER playbook, which I guess when you play a 'school yard' offense you don't really need to know who is going where...also, I don't buy into the 'success' after 1 season, a QB needs a couple of years to become 'established' in my opinion. I mean, how much stock do you put into Mark Sanchez?...he had a pretty good (in terms of playoff wins) first couple of seasons, but he pretty much sucks