(06-17-2017, 09:34 PM)Jags02 Wrote: After watching Blake take the game on his shoulders and drive for TD after TD in 2015, I believe he can be a SB winning QB. He had issues with his arm this past season so I don't think it's fair to use his 2016 results to conclude that he can't get it done when it counts. The 2015 season is probably the most dissapointing season we've had to witness because Blake was playing good enough to win, but the defense and running game let the team down week after week.

I won't rank Bortles as an elite QB or anything, but anyone that thinks 2015 didn't show something either didn't actually watch it or doesn't understand football at all.

QBs throw interceptions, even Tom Brady does, remember his pick six in the Superbowl?

The difference between great teams and teams like the Jaguars is that great teams let their QBs win while for years the Jaguars have kept their QB from winning. Hopefully that changes this season.

Drew Brees has never thrown single digit ints in a season he started every game. 

Roethlisberger has done it once.

Are they great QBs?

Brees hasn't had a winning record since 2013.

Roethlisberger hasn't won a playoffs game in five years.

None of that means Bortles will win a Superbowl, but I think there's been a serious misalignment of expectations thanks to Brady and Manning. People think QBs won't win unless they throw almost no interceptions. They also seem to think a franchise QB can carry any team.

They forget that Brees has Payton at coach, Roethlisberger has Tomlin, Brady has Belichick, Manning had Dungy. Bortles had Sprinkles.

Enough said?

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