(01-19-2018, 12:52 PM)jagsfan1983 Wrote:

(01-19-2018, 11:59 AM)Upper Wrote: I should clarify again as I have in many other threads but maybe not this one. I am ok with Bortles on the 5th year option and drafting a QB as high as possible, hopefully in a trade up if a good prospect starts slipping like Mahomes/Watson did last year. I don't think it's as good as signing Cousins or trading for Smith (while also drafting QB early), but it's an ok option. I am not ok with giving Bortles an extension and drafting a mid round long shot QB to develop as has been suggested by many in this thread.

I'm not sure Cousins is a guaranteed upgrade. In his 25 and 26 year old seasons he threw for 14 touchdowns and 16 interceptions with a QB rating of 74.3. Even this season (29 years old) his Total QBR was lower than Bortles. 0-2 in the playoffs with a rating lower than Bortles. Bortles is also without a #1 receiver and or a decent tight end. Could Cousins turn out better than Bortles going forward? Maybe, but it is far from a certainty. People get on Bortles for turning it over. His career INT % is 2.9. Kirk Cousins at age 26 had a career 4.7% INT %.

 People on this board will say ANY QB is an upgrade. Tebow, Kaepernick, Cousins, Joe Nameth.....they don't have a clue. 

Bortles career path is better than any QB the Jags can acquire.

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(01-19-2018, 12:54 PM)Kane Wrote:

(01-19-2018, 11:39 AM)spacecoastjag Wrote: Many Jags fans were critics the last 4 years.......... When the o line was bad and Luke Jockel, it was Bortles fault. When the coaching and Gus Bradley was bad, it was Bortles fault. When the running game was bad and Toby Gerhart, it was Bortles fault. When the scoring defense was bad #26-#32 for 3 years, it was Bortles fault. 

This is just wrong. Sure there were always some "Never Bortles" type folks...
But for his first 3 seasons, most people bent over backwards to give Bortles the benefit of the doubt.
Including many of the people that decided in the preseason this year Bortles wasn't "the guy".
But whatever... keep banging that drum for ya boy.

No they didn't. You're out of your mind. 

When Bortles was 2nd in the NFL in TD passes at age 23 (been done once ever in history of NFL at that age), with no help around him (Luke Joeckel and Toby Gerhart hahaha) there were people wondering why he ONLY performs in garbage time when the defense was #32 in scoring defense. It's embarrassing how ignorant fans are here. The entire team was ALWAYS in garbage time because they were giving up 51 points to Mariota and 36 to EJ Manuel. 

Plenty of crow to eat for everyone.

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