(10-23-2017, 02:00 PM)Frailbones Wrote:

(10-23-2017, 01:55 PM)TJBender Wrote: Well, no, but points for trying. I've been increasingly positive about this staff and the team's potential, despite my initial dislike of the decision to hire Marrone and keep Bortles. I think Marrone is a much better coach than I gave him credit for, and I still don't think Bortles is the answer. There are still things he could do to prove me wrong, but he's far too inconsistent, and you'd have a hard time trusting him.

There's a huge difference between not being sold on a team and "flip-flopping". I'm not sold yet, mostly because of the quarterback situation, but I really like what I've seen.

I mostly agree with you. Bortles played very well but let's put it into context.

Just about every QB who has played the Colts has thrown for 300 yards. Kizer (who is unreal bad) threw for 240 and 2 TDs. Wilson threw for 295 but every other QB has thrown for over 300. Hoyer, Mariota, Palmer, Bortles, Goff.... That's not a bunch of world beaters out there. 

So although everyone is happy Blake had a good game, some people need to understand that a lot of us are still skeptical and rightfully so. Blake has done this too many times to just give him the benefit of the doubt. He followed up his "break out" Ravens game with a 145 yard game against the Jets.

If he can come out and play well against the Bengals and Chargers, then he may have turned the corner.

I get that...I dont get the ones who change their position more than they change their underwear...They only like what they see when we win if we lose it's because of everything they praised after the last win is total [BLEEP] and we have no one good enuff to step up when player "X" is out until they do something good in the next win and the same play calling they won all the games with sucks when we lose

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