at some point, no matter how much time you learn from the bench, you have to realize that a guy will never get it, or never had it to begin with. Bortles would've sucked no matter when he debuted.

my stance is that a quality NFL quarterback will prove himself by playing, even in the eye of a storm as a rookie. and a mediocre or shit quarterback can take a million practice reps with the ones and never become what you want.

it's like being a very good sprinter and training with Usain Bolt. you can do everything he does, but he's fucking Usain Bolt and you aren't. learning from him ain't making you world-class.