Comments on: Will Blake Bortles be the Best QB of the 2014 Class? http://www.footballperspective.com/will-blake-bortles-be-the-best-qb-of-the-2014-class/ NFL History and Stats Sat, 17 May 2014 01:01:47 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Andrew Healy http://www.footballperspective.com/will-blake-bortles-be-the-best-qb-of-the-2014-class/#comment-116448 Sat, 17 May 2014 01:01:47 +0000 http://www.footballperspective.com/?p=19785#comment-116448 In reply to Richie.

Cool stuff. Maybe we could give 2003 to the late picks, though. If we include the UDFAs with the late picks, Tony Romo > Leftwich.

]]> By: Richie http://www.footballperspective.com/will-blake-bortles-be-the-best-qb-of-the-2014-class/#comment-116427 Fri, 16 May 2014 23:54:40 +0000 http://www.footballperspective.com/?p=19785#comment-116427 I wish teams would publish their draft boards after the draft. Just because Manziel went so much later than Bortles, does that really tell us anything about the difference in their perceived values?

It seems like this year had more teams who were settled (or committed) at the QB position than in recent memory. Only a few teams had gaping holes at QB and seemed likely to invest in a first round pick. If somebody else took Bortles in the first 2 picks, would Jacksonville have takend Manziel (or Bridgewater), or would they have taken Clowney or Greg Robinson (or something else) instead? Likewise, if Jacksonville took Sammy Watkins, would Bortles have gone soon after, or would he have slid way down?

The Smith/Rodgers draft is interesting. My recollection (often fuzzy) was that they both had the possibility of going first overall early in the draft process. But then he (obviously) slid way down the board, getting passed over by quite a few teams who had a need at QB (some who still do). Miami, Cleveland, Chicago, Tampa Bay, etc. Were any of these teams seriously considering Rodgers?

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