(10-28-2017, 01:09 PM)Jagzfanfromiowa Wrote: To all of the people that think we're cutting Bortles after this year, you're going to be disappointed. We're not spending money to load the roster with talent to turn the reins over to a rookie. I think we'll sign Blake to a 2 year deal at years end at around $12 Million per year, and maybe draft a QB in the mid rounds. If you ever listen to DOUG talk about Blake, you can easily tell that he likes what Blake's doing, and believes he can be the guy. Barring a complete collapse this year, he'll be the starter next year.

I have not read any posts suggesting next season is a "prove it" year for Blake Bortles. We are just mentioning him in this thread because his 2018 salary is $19 million. I always said we will pay it and keep him as the starter next season, reason being we would not have picked up the option if there was any doubt about his ability to lead the team to the playoffs. For the purpose of this thread, I think letting him walk in 2019 will let us keep Marcell Dareus un5til his contract expires in 2021.

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