(01-18-2018, 11:37 AM)jessepeck1213 Wrote: As much as people rag on the total qbr stat, Bortles is third out of the 12 QBs in this postseason so far. Right behind Brady and Brees.

He was also 12th for the regular season. The only QBs under 29 years old in the top 12 were Wentz (25), Prescott(24), and Bortles (25). The NFL is tough. Look at Brady's early seasons before the game slowed down for him. There are plenty of examples. Everyone said Blake was raw coming out of college, but the Jaguars still threw him into the fire on a horrible team in his rookie year. This is his first year with a competent coach and he led us to a win over Pittsburgh to make the AFCCG. Make no mistake there were plenty of chances to fold when Pittsburgh was scoring every possession, but the offense answered the call each time in the 4th quarter. The Jury is still out on if he is a long term quarterback, but the fact that he isn't a pro bowler by age 25 isn't automatic proof that he is the wrong guy long term either.

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