(01-21-2018, 09:02 PM)Etdavis2006 Wrote:

(01-21-2018, 08:56 PM)JagFanatic24 Wrote: I don't think you take the risk of dumping Bortles at this point, unless there is a sure-fire upgrade. We will be drafting 28th or so....

28th is a perfect slot to draft a qb. One of them will fall and we have a quality starter for them to sit behind. For 3 years. If Blake keeps improving we can trade the drafted player and do it all over again

I actually expect them to trade down with a team trying to get a 1st rounder that is falling before it switches to the 2nd day.

This team is in win-now mode with a realistic window of only 2 more years for most of the defense. You cannot expect a rookie to develop in that time frame. Sure a few have before, but that cannot be plan A or B or really even C.

You have take Blake's option right now unless they get a great indication from Cousins that he wants to come to Jax and that Redskins won't tag him again. The problem with Bortles, Smith, and especially Taylor is that you don't really have a complete playbook. You have to avoid certain playcall's or throws because they are really bad at them.

Now if you are like the Rams or San Fran coaches, you can develop a creative playbook to work despite that. But Jag's don't really have that creativity, and don't motion or shift like they really need to.

The best chance right now is for Blake to continue to work on mechanics and pre-snap recognition and try to fill out that playbook. Or hope that one of the D-lineman can play like a the DPOY at the end of the season and into the playoffs. (Calais was great at beginning of year. They were all very good at times in playoffs, but no one at that level). Next year will be really tough, as the schedule will make it really hard to get back to this game.

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