This move really isn't surprising considering he has previously worked with both Marrone and Coughlin. It is difficult to get excited about this move for one simple reason; if they thought he really had potential to be a respectable starter they would have signed him much earlier. My guess is that yesterday's "performance" by Bortles proved to Coughlin that there is no way he can stick with him after this season. Once the Jaguars are out of the playoff hunt (their easy schedule may actually keep them in the hunt until mid-November or early December- depending on how good the Titans are), they will sit Bortles to prevent having to pay him the guaranteed money next year.

My concern is the offensive line showed it's "true colors" yesterday and the chances of Bortles getting a significant injury by mid-season are probably about 50-50. They will then be stuck with having to pay him the money regardless. What a waste of money that would be! For that reason, the smart move would be to play Henne for a week or two prior to starting Nassib. I'm not at all saying that either of these guys will do well since we've already seen Henne and Nassib is just "another guy." This will not happen because it would be an admission by both Coughlin and Caldwell that they blew it in the off-season by not even bringing in a possible replacement for Bortles. I'll bet anything that Coughlin is especially "kicking himself" now for not doing this since he had no ties to Bortles and had to know from looking at the film that the guy just doesn't have what it takes to be a starting quarterback. For anyone who says that there just wasn't anyone worth pursuing, I say this thought is ridiculous. Nobody could be worse than Bortles was last season! Nassib was actually considered a good prospect by many when the Giants drafted him 4 years ago. His strengths were his fast release and intelligence. Unfortunately, his greatest weakness of not having "good touch" on short passes did not appear to improve much while he was with the Giants. That does not bode well for guys like Keelan Cole, Mercedes Lewis and Marquis Lee.

Regardless of how this plays out, let's just hope that the Jaguars select a new general manager after this season who knows more about quarterbacks than his predecessors. If he takes the "right guy," whether it be a draft choice or free agent, this team will finally be able to turn the corner.

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