(09-15-2017, 01:34 PM)Etdavis2006 Wrote: The problem with this line of thinking is that you are assuming qbs are supposed to be able to put the team on their back. Unless they are Brady or Rodgers, every other qb is practically incapable of doing that. As a fan of just football this is something I'm realizing. To win games you have to do multiple things well not just have a good qb. Getting a solid qb is hard enough and that is not good enough to win. Even a good qb need some other good aspects of a team to be successful. It takes a truly elite generational qb to overcomes major deficiencies on a football team.

I see where you're coming from. But there are going to be times throughout a season where every QB is asked to go out there and win it for their team. Even non-elite QBs are capable of doing it from time to time. Are you confident Bortles can? Not saying he can't, just asking a legitimate question.

Say your defense is amazing. Say LF is the second coming of Jim Brown. Say you guys do make the playoffs. You're going to be facing the best of the best when it comes to that point. Your defense could get matched up with the #1 offense. Your run game could get matched up with the #1 stop defense. Those are the times Bortles is going to prove he's worthy of being your starter.

Even the best units have bad days. Good teams find a way to overcome and win anyway. Occasionally a team can "hide their QB" and make a deep playoff run. But it's not the norm.

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