(01-18-2018, 07:59 PM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote:

(01-18-2018, 04:38 PM)TrivialPursuit Wrote: I don't get the hate for the guy...

He's young and he's still learning the game of football.

Oh, and he got us to the AFC Championship.

He did not get us to the AFC Championship. The entire team got us here. Largely, thanks to the defense. One QB, especially an erratic one should not take so much credit for where we are. Just look at the Buffalo game. Bortles was bailed out by our defense. This past week, Blake performed much better and although the defense gave up more points than usual. If you look at the long TD strikes by Pittsburgh though, the coverage was spot on. Roethlisberger just threw it to the perfect spot and his receivers made great catches. Football is a team game and the entire team should be congratulated for getting us here. QB's normally get the bulk of the credit, but in this case, the offense and defense are equally as important. So far, when one side has a bad week, the other side performs great and it saves us.

(01-18-2018, 09:36 PM)atburg Wrote:

(01-18-2018, 08:12 PM)TJBender Wrote: The Ravens let Dilfer walk after their Super Bowl win. Dilfer had at least as inoffensive a postseason as Bortles has. Food for thought. My hunch is that Coughlin is not the type to let a little thing like a deep playoff run result in keeping a guy who walked into a great situation but really isn't that great.

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How many of those TDs came before the opposing team had a two-touchdown lead?

A Dilfer comparison,  followed up by the garbage time argument. How original!!