I think this thread would have been more appropriate prior to the 49ers game (or maybe after this weekend if he plays well) because his performance in that game put his season back into proper perspective which is he hasn't played that well for most of it, but he had that three game stretch where he was very, very good and that three game stretch came in December where it's more important to be playing your best. I'd like to see him bounce back in a big way this weekend and win or lose, his performance will be what I'm most interested in seeing.

No opinion on if the injuries at WR helped Blake. I thought Lee was going to have a good year prior to the Robinson injury, he's been ok but probably hasn't done enough to warrant re-signing him which is a shame because I think he'll have a good career in the NFL. Other guys have obviously stepped up and shown off our depth at that position.

I think a lot of QBs would have done just as well and probably better for the majority of the season barring that 3 game stretch where Bortles was statistically playing better than anyone in the league. He doesn't have to play at that level, but he has to show he can consistently play at a top 10 level starting with this weekend. He needs to make the 49ers game look like the anomaly instead of the 3 game stretch looking like the anomaly.

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