(07-11-2017, 02:37 PM)JagFanatic24 Wrote: You either got it or you dont. Don't blame coaching. Ramsey and Arob (in 2015) had the same coach and they did good. Bortles just ain't good.

You can't be this stupid. Coaching has everything to do with how well a team performs. Players don't do the game planning for their opponents, COACHES do. Players don't instill discipline, COACHES do. Players don't call the plays, COACHES do. Players can't correct technique problems by themselves, COACHES can.

In 2016, the offense, as well as special teams, shares in the blame for the terrible season, but terrible coaching was the root of the problem. Not running the ball nearly at all allows defenses to simply go to a nickel and dime defense and wait for Bortles to try too hard to make a play (Steve Young himself has said that not having a running game can cause serious problems for an offense).

I've said it before and I'll say it again: Bortles' problem is that he tries too hard to make plays and results in INTs. He's got to learn to trust his teammates and coaching staff, but some of his teammates need to actually show up and play (looking at YOU T.J. Weldon) and his coaching staff needs to be smart with their play calling (hope you're paying attention, Mr. Marrone). Special teams....dear Lord, they were just flat out AWFUL. In at least 7 games, they either turned the ball over or allowed a return for a TD. In a year where we lost 8 games by 7 or less points, that's a season killer.

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