Quote:I hope you're not asserting that the less-than-ideal circumstances of Gabbert's rookie year were the reason for his massive failure as an NFL QB... The guy was absolute trash from the get go. He could've rode the bench for 4 years and nothing would have changed.
Quite the opposite actually. It simply exposed the biggest flaw in his game, which wasn't mechanics or lack of physical attributes. His problems were between the ears. He couldn't handle the pressure, and it was exposed in his rookie year. There was no fixing that.
Quote:Quite the opposite actually. It simply exposed the biggest flaw in his game, which wasn't mechanics or lack of physical attributes. His problems were between the ears. He couldn't handle the pressure, and it was exposed in his rookie year. There was no fixing that.
Re: Gabbert -> Is courage between the ears or within your heart. Either way, his lack of courage impacted the rest of his game.
Quote:Re: Gabbert -> Is courage between the ears or within your heart. Either way, his lack of courage impacted the rest of his game.
I think it's a mental thing.
Quote:The last thing in the world I want is Gus overruling offensive play calls on the sideline during a game.
If the play call is bonehead, he should. Especially in game critical situations. I don't think that's uncommon.
I'm not as high on Bortles like everyone here is just because he plays for the Jags, but I do hope he gets it together and becomes a great QB that we need and deserve after all the years we've been through. But I just don't see it happening.
Quote:If the play call is bonehead, he should. Especially in game critical situations. I don't think that's uncommon.
Gus has a track record of being a bonehead in critical game situations. He stinks with challenges and time outs.
Quote:The last thing in the world I want is Gus overruling offensive play calls on the sideline during a game.
I'd take Gus overriding calls all day long over many of the armchair OCs on this board getting to call a single play.
One factor that can lower variance in play is the performance of others around Bortles. He suffered from the fourth-highest drop percentage in the NFL last season, per
=qba&teamid=-1&filter=50&conf=-1&yr=-1&wk=1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17]Pro Football Focus, as 6.5 percent of his passes fell to the ground. Although drops are normal, Bortles dealt with an abnormally high number.|
This stood out the most to me...
Imagine if he was in the mid range of drops... People probably aren't so hard on him... Hell maybe we win 4 games.
If O line play, and thus run game and pass pro, improve and drops decrease by a couple points... our offense could look legitimate.
Improved pass protection with a better receiving group should solve most of his problems. He was often had less than 2 seconds before a defender was rushing free at him.