(08-03-2017, 11:25 AM)leopold332002 Wrote:

(08-03-2017, 10:57 AM)Caldrac Wrote: It's funny because it's hard to argue against anything they've said. Bortles has 11 wins under his belt. His completion percentage is 58%. His turnovers are up there and they're some of the most costly throughout the NFL.

I don't care about Colin's political stance. Doesn't bother me that he exercised his right to peacefully protest. Regardless of how I personally feel about it.

Bottom line. Even if you think he's not better than Bortles. He's certainly better than Henne and Allen. And at this point you may not have to pay him a big one year deal to get him in here since apparently nobody seems to want him. At the very minimum I would kick the tires this pre-season with him, and RGIII. I would have already brought both of them in here to compete with Henne at the minimum.

This team is more than likely going to have a strong ground game and stout defense this year. That's something Colin is familiar with. People like to say his play suffered. Of course it did. The entire team suffered. Tomsula failed. Kelly failed. It's a dysfunctional team being ran by a young and foolish owner.

He's just now figuring it out by locking up Lynch and Shanahan for a five year commitment. But, again, back to our team. 11 wins in the last few years under Bortles. Mistakes after mistakes made. This team can't afford to be picky and choosey at the QB position. And nobody on this board can tell me otherwise or convince me that at the MINIMUM, Colin or RGIII offers some form of upgrade or potential over Henne and Allen at this position.

lets use that same logic with blake bortles no running game, bad defense and worst coaching but it's funny how you and others dismissed it because unlike Kaep ya'll expect blake to overcome those things.

I've been a supporter of Bortles going into last year and this year. I was optimistic. But some of his issues seem to strictly be on him. The poor throwing motions, the decision making, the footwork and the inaccuracy. He just seems to fall apart at times out there. 

You're overlooking the fact that I am not even saying that Colin should come in TODAY and be the starter over Blake. I am saying, Blake is the guy at the moment. But, what do we have to lose in replacing Henne or Allen with QB's that have played at solid levels before? Just in case he does collapse this year.

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