Jacksonville Jaguars general manager David Caldwell started the clock on his lifeline with the franchise when he selected UCF quarterback Blake Bortles with the third overall pick in the 2014 NFL Draft. At the time, it was a huge shock given how little public interest the team had shown in the signal-caller from Florida. There was some talk of the Jaguars taking Johnny Manziel (talk about dodging a bullet), but the team fooled everyone when they made Bortles their quarterback of the future.
After an up-and-down rookie season, the jury is still out on Bortles.