(01-22-2018, 06:40 PM)NYCFan Wrote: As for the theme of the thread, you can't "blame" a player for being who he is...Bortles is a damn good QB, who took his team as far as he could.  If his throw to Westbrook had had just a little more air under it and if Westbrook could have kept his balance had he caught the ball, that's a TD and Bortles is a hero today.  But, he didn't make the throw he had to make when he had to make it and Gillmore made a heckuva play when he had to make it.  I wouldn't "blame" Bortles anymore for the loss than I'd give the credit to gillmore for the win.

one thing I don't understand about the coaching was taking a knee at the end of the first half.  two timeouts.  a minute to play...a FG at that point with receiving the 2nd half KO.  that would have beaten the Patriots at their own game.  everybody is saying it was because they didn't trust Bortles.  I think that's nonsense.  I don't think they trusted themselves to make the right calls.

 A-ROB would have went up and snagged that pass.