Mike Freeman has been a hack since his days with the TU.

I don't disagree that he looked overwhelmed at times last year, but I don't think that was as much a knock on him as it was a knock on the entire situation he was dealt. No running game. A crap offensive line. A defense that for most of the season couldn't stop a pack of girl scouts. A coaching staff that was lame duck, with a head coach who was himself completely overwhelmed by the job. There was a lot going on last year that contributed to his struggles.

It's a new day, and this is a very different atmosphere with Marrone in charge, and Coughlin hovering over all things football. Bortles will either find his focus and succeed, or he won't. I don't think it's a matter of not having the mental capacity to recognize defenses and make the plays. For him, last year it was a matter of just trying to do too much on his own. With the new weapons around him, this team won't have to put that on his back. Just make the plays and avoid mistakes.

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