(02-25-2018, 11:11 AM)flsprtsgod Wrote:

(02-25-2018, 08:18 AM)JUNGLE CAT 2017 Wrote: I'm sure the team will be fine with Bortles STILL gracing the locker room with his presence. Certain players have learned not to voice their displeasure with the erratic quarterback situation. That's really frowned upon.

Of course, the other team does like to have a long-term contract already ironed out prior to entering serious trade negotiations. It's like putting a sticker in the window of a car on the sales lot. The buyer knows the price. Not having to make a trade THEN negotiate a contract makes a trade even more attractive than before.

At least now the uncertainty whether or not the Jaguars can move Bortles is somewhat less murky.

Now if Bortles' defenders can forward the name of a single NFL franchise interested in obtaining the services of Blake Bortles....

Let that sink in for a while.

Awww, did you break your AJ McCarron action figure?

Not at all. McCarron is available and the Jaguars' system is the perfect fit.

With Bortles, all the talk is building the offense around him. 

But that's been done already. It didn't work then. What makes some Jaguars' fans believe it will work this time?

Who can forget dumping 'over the hill' Maurice Jones, Drew, and loading up with the likes of Ace Sanders, Denard Robinson, Marquise Lee, Alan Robinson, Brandon Linder, Luke Bowanko, Zane Beadles, Toby Gerhart, Julius Thomas, and Stefen Wisniewski?

The Jaguars' run for a championship is about done. The sad part is the window isn't closing, it's being bricked over.

If Bortles has a cap-friendly contract, trade him now. He's worth a third rounder.

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