Quote:This entire article pretty muchill summarizes why I want this kid to succeed. I never get the sense that anything he says is disingenuous and on a personal level, that's a big deal to me as a fan.
It doesn't trump results however. The time for talk is at an end. It's time for Blake to show us that he can get it done consistently.
I, for one, really hope he can figure it out and bounce back in a big way next season.
Yep.
If there's one thing that I would add to this though, it's
a lesson that Matt Ryan discovered in the 2015-16 offseason that relates to Steve Young and Bill Walsh. I think Bortles would do well to learn it as well.
"...'There's such a thing as being over-accountable,' Walsh said. It was conflicting and counter-intuitive, but it made sense. Young needed to learn the hardest lesson for any good quarterback striving to be great: He needed to learn how to let go..."
Quote:Seriously? You're putting this on Caldwell? Last time I checked, BRADLEY hired him. GM's only control what players to draft and sign. They have no say in selecting who serves under the HC....
I swear, our fan base is obsessed with witch hunts.
And who hired Gus??? .... Runs down hill. Bud!
Quote:Yep.
If there's one thing that I would add to this though, it's a lesson that Matt Ryan discovered in the 2015-16 offseason that relates to Steve Young and Bill Walsh. I think Bortles would do well to learn it as well.
"...'There's such a thing as being over-accountable,' Walsh said. It was conflicting and counter-intuitive, but it made sense. Young needed to learn the hardest lesson for any good quarterback striving to be great: He needed to learn how to let go..."
There's some good stuff in your link...
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It turned out Ryan was doing for the first time what Tom Brady has done every offseason since 2013, what Drew Brees and Andy Dalton and Carson Palmer have also done in recent years: He was visiting with Tom House and Adam Dedeaux, two of the more renowned quarterback gurus. Over six weeks in the offseason, House and Dedeaux gave Ryan his own specialized improvement plan, cleaning up everything from his release to his diet.
It feels like we're witnessing the rebirth of spacecoastjag.
Quote:There's no doubt in my mind that Olsen knows football. But that's not what's most important. What is most important is what you can get the players to do on the field on gameday. You could be the master of every football scheme known to man, but if you can't get the players to pull it off, then what value do you add?
I don't know how you "make" them pull it off. An OC is only as good as his QB in the NFL. Olson was being praised to the heavens in '15 and was sacrificed in '16. What changed? - QB play. You don't think that drove Olson crazy. What's he supposed to do? I'm pretty sure he tried multiple approaches.
Mike McCarthy was trash (supposedly) the first half of this season. Now he's back to being a playoff caliber coach. I wonder why.
Like I've said - what a profession: you're whole future is dependent on the play of one person, and his knees.
Quote:And who hired Gus??? .... Runs down hill. Bud!
Dave, Shad, Tony, and Mark Lamping all made the decision.
Quote:It feels like we're witnessing the rebirth of spacecoastjag.
LOL
I'm sure that clown will be back with some super-secret-inside-info from Bortles' agent's next-door neighbor's dog-sitter any week now.
Surely Bortles' agent must have a big trade in the works by now as this team and fan base just don't deserve such a supremely gifted player.
Quote:I don't know how you "make" them pull it off.
An OC is only as good as his QB in the NFL. Olson was being praised to the heavens in '15 and was sacrificed in '16. What changed? - QB play. You don't think that drove Olson crazy. What's he supposed to do? I'm pretty sure he tried multiple approaches.
Mike McCarthy was [NO SYNONYM?] (supposedly) the first half of this season. Now he's back to being a playoff caliber coach. I wonder why.
Like I've said - what a profession: you're whole future is dependent on the play of one person, and his knees.
I have a few ideas on how to do it but there are people out there that hae a pretty good grasp on it. Belichek and McDaniels "made" Garropolo win games versus Arizona and Miami. Then they "made" Brissett win against Houston. Saban has been "making recruiting class after recruiting class win title after title in Alabama.
Not saying it's easy or that anyone can do it, but coaches "make" players perform all the time. Granted, it is about the players performing on the field but you can't just send a guy out there and hope. You prepare them to succeed the best that you possibly can.
They don't pay coaches all that money to ride great player's success to wins. They pay them to get those player's to be able to win.
Quote:So basically unless he's going to work on it constantly and have someone hold his hand, he's going to revert back to old bad habits. At some point this should be automatic for a professional.
exactly.
IMHO if Bortles is still having to work on quarterback fundamental skills then he has no business being in the pros. By the time your at the pro level that fundamental stuff is supposed to be second nature; like you have to think about it to
not do it right. At least that's the standard for professionals in most occupations.
But what ever... he is what he is.
Quote:LOL
I'm sure that clown will be back with some super-secret-inside-info from Bortles' agent's next-door neighbor's dog-sitter any week now.
Surely Bortles' agent must have a big trade in the works by now as this team and fan base just don't deserve such a supremely gifted player.
Well he's going to the Jets right?
Quote:exactly.
IMHO if Bortles is still having to work on quarterback fundamental skills then he has no business being in the pros. By the time your at the pro level that fundamental stuff is supposed to be second nature; like you have to think about it to not do it right. At least that's the standard for professionals in most occupations.
But what ever... he is what he is.
Did you happen to read the following in Jags02's post?
Quote:There's some good stuff in your link...
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<p style="margin-left:40px;">It turned out Ryan was doing for the first time what Tom Brady has done every offseason since 2013, what Drew Brees and Andy Dalton and Carson Palmer have also done in recent years
: He was visiting with Tom House and Adam Dedeaux, two of the more renowned quarterback gurus. Over six weeks in the offseason, House and Dedeaux gave Ryan his own specialized improvement plan, cleaning up everything from his release to his diet.
Turns out the very best professionals go back to fundamental work in the offseason.
I guess even the best still make the time to work on fundamentals.
Bortles agent must have told him to try and get as many sympathy votes as possible and apparently it's working. He's going to be on the roster next year so I guess it doesn't really matter but the real question is why in the world did David Caldwell draft a QB #3 overall who struggles a lot to throw a football?
Quote:LOL
I'm sure that clown will be back with some super-secret-inside-info from Bortles' agent's next-door neighbor's dog-sitter any week now.
Surely Bortles' agent must have a big trade in the works by now as this team and fan base just don't deserve such a supremely gifted player.
Ole Spacecase is spending his time trolling BCC's Facebook page these days. You can find that clown posting in nearly every write-up on Blake Bortles. I can't for the life of me figure out why he quit posting here. :-)
Quote:exactly.
IMHO if Bortles is still having to work on quarterback fundamental skills then he has no business being in the pros. By the time your at the pro level that fundamental stuff is supposed to be second nature; like you have to think about it to not do it right. At least that's the standard for professionals in most occupations.
But what ever... he is what he is.
Really how many years have you been a professional quarterback to have this insite.
Even Brady has credited Tom House for helping him with fundamentals and mechanics when he got to the pro's.
Quote:Did you happen to read the following in Jags02's post?
Turns out the very best professionals go back to fundamental work in the offseason.
I guess even the best still make the time to work on fundamentals.
Did you not comprehend what was being said by Bortles about himself? He is saying he has never had a good handle on the fundamentals of a quarterback! Yes, even elite pros 'brush up' from time to time... but that's different from trying to get a handle on the basics to start with.
Quote:Really how many years have you been a professional quarterback to have this insite.
Even Brady has credited Tom House for helping him with fundamentals and mechanics when he got to the pro's.
I've never been a professional quarterback... or a quarterback at all for that matter. However, one doesn't need to be a professional quarterback to grasp the obvious (at least, most of us don't). Yes, even Tom Brady has gotten outside help to further his game. That however, is a far cry from someone who is already supposedly a 'pro' trying to get a handle on the basics of his position to
begin with. And you've got to be kidding me in trying to compare Bortles to Brady because they both are planning on getting outside help.Brady and Bortles shouldn't even be used in the same sentence except as an example of polar opposites when it comes to game results.
Quote:I've never been a professional quarterback... or a quarterback at all for that matter. However, one doesn't need to be a professional quarterback to grasp the obvious (at least, most of us don't). Yes, even Tom Brady has gotten outside help to further his game. That however, is a far cry from someone who is already supposedly a 'pro' trying to get a handle on the basics of his position to begin with. And you've got to be kidding me in trying to compare Bortles to Brady because they both are planning on getting outside help.Brady and Bortles shouldn't even be used in the same sentence except as an example of polar opposites when it comes to game results.
We're did I compare Bortles to Brady? Saying even Brady need help isnt say there the same it's stating a fact.
Did you even read the post about Matt Ryan asking Brady last year what he does in the off season? then Brady telling he goes to Tom House EVERY off season to work on his fundamentals. Seems to have worked out pretty great for Ryan.
Get a grip it takes hard work and dedication players don't just show up and poof there the best player to ever play the game.
If Blake has no idea how to play QB and threw 35 TDs in 2015, then he should be great when he finally learns how to play.