(02-06-2018, 07:38 PM)leopold332002 Wrote:

(02-06-2018, 07:05 PM)JagFan81 Wrote: This is pretty much where we are. I get that fans realize we have the best roster we've had in some time and if only we had a solid QB we could win it all. Now let's be realistic, A LOT of teams will feel they are a player or two away from a SB run. When you throw in the shortening life expectancy of GM's and HC's and i look at someone like Cousins and teams will break the bank and to hell with 4 years down the line, they want to 'win' now. Now, i don't think we need to go this path, Cousins is as much of a gamble as an extra Blake year to me, he's by no means a finished article and you have to look at Washington tagging him for 2 years and then dumping him for Alex Smith, another QB some didn't want.

Coughlin, Caldwell and Marrone will know what we are doing. They watch Bortles every day in training, they see what he can do and can't. They will know if he can be improved to the level they want or just can't. I give Bortles a lot of credit, after last season, he had to come out and be sensational and whilst he improved significantly, there's still plenty of room to get better. The guy is tough as nails and has taken more criticism than nearly every other QB but he still shows up. 

I'm really torn on this, i think Bortles earnt another season with how he played but we have to have a plan other than Henne. 

But all the negatives are really worrying, that's the basics of being a QB.

So you don't think Blake is a solid QB?

This is my problem. Every time I think we should keep Blake I remember his mistakes, when I think move on, i remember some of his great plays this year and think he can improve again.

I think the main problem is some of his bad decisions are so bad. You do wonder what he was seeing or thinking. He did cut down on them as the season progressed but the challenge will be a lot tougher next year. Coughlin and co have been in football a long time, they know what can and can't be fixed. A lot of it also depends on what we want him to do. Russell Wilson and Brady are great QB's but they'd struggle in the others O. 

If Bortles can do the things we want then we have got our guy and hope he improves more over the years but a lot of teams are after QB's and there's no guarantees.

Just out of interest, if you had to rank the 32 starting NFL QB'S, where would you have Bortles? What other players would be around him?

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