(06-25-2017, 09:31 PM)SeldomRite Wrote:

(06-25-2017, 09:10 PM)Eric1 Wrote: Well they drafted Bortles in 2014.

In 2015 he was going into his 2nd year and there wasn't really a need to draft a QB high, or go after a high profile FA when Bortles was only going into his 2nd year. That would have been an awful situation and do nothing but cause distractions. I could just see the headlines.. "Wow the Jags drafted X QB, or signed X QB. They obviously must not have a lot of faith in Bortles, who's only going into his 2nd season."

Going into his 3rd year in 2016, he was coming off of what looked like a very promising year. All the talk was about us finally having our Franchise QB and it looked like we did. The QB position looked to be set for the foreseeable future. Would have been stupid to go after a QB after how promising Bortles looked in 2015.

This off season is the season they could have really went after another QB. The problem is, you don't just go after somebody because you think you need to. There was literally nothing out there that would be an upgrade from Bortles. Nobody wants Henne on the field, but Henne is better than anybody who was in this past draft and anybody who was a FA. Bortles is obviously better than Henne.

It's easy to say that they have to try anything, just do something. That's far easier said then done though. Are you talking about teams being in the same situation as us this off season and improving? If so, every team improves on paper, in the off season. It doesn't really mean anything at this point in time. We wont know which teams improved and which teams got worse until the bullets really start flying.

Not to even mention that they DID take a QB in the 2016 draft. The pats taking some QBs over the 16 years Tom Brady has been kicking butt has nothing to do with anything. If there's a good QB to take, go ahead and take him, but taking guys that won't contribute on a bad team doesn't help anything.



It has a lot to do with seeing how teams go about building and protecting their teams. Brandon Allen may very well end up being a solid QB down the road. Hopefully he does enough in these next few months to take Henne's job from him. 

There were multiple chances to add more depth and competition to the roster. I don't care that Bortles had a stellar season "on paper" in 2015. Our defense was trash that year and he was Captain Garbage time no matter how anybody else wants to slice it. His second half numbers were always better than his first half numbers. 

At the very minimum, you went out and drafted Bortles and had to abandon your initial hopes of sitting him his first year in 2014 BECAUSE Henne sucked and couldn't get it done. So, why keep Henne after that fact alone? You couldn't have added more youth behind him between 2015 - 2016?

And as far as "Where?" or "Who?". 

2015 - Bryce Petty, Garrett Grayson, Brett Hundley via draft & Jake Locker, Brian Hoyer or Michael Vick via FA. 
2016 - Cody Kessler, Connor Cook, Dak Prescott via draft & Ryan Fitzpatrick, RGIII, Chase Daniel, Matt Schaub, Matt Cassel  via FA.

And I think my initial point was being missed. I wasn't asking this front office to go out and sign a starter over Bortles. The point was that we saw continuous efforts made everywhere but the QB position to make it potentially better or more competitive. And before the "Well, what have any of those guys done?". Same can be said for Henne and Bortles. What have they done again? 

And any of those players could have had different or better outcomes here in Jacksonville compared to where they ended up. So the door swings both ways. Point is. TRY. 

"What do I know of cultured ways, the gilt, the craft and the lie? I, who was born in a naked land and bred in the open sky. The subtle tongue, the sophist guile, they fail when the broadswords sing; Rush in and die, dogs - I was a man before I was a king."