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MalabarJag · 02-25-2018, 05:32 PM

(02-25-2018, 03:42 PM)JUNGLE CAT 2017 Wrote:
(02-25-2018, 12:01 PM)flgatorsandjags Wrote: That falls on the coaches not the QB, if they are all in this together like they say, they need to give Bortles a chance to win a game

Why not face reality? Bortles has been given ample time and opportunity to distinguish himself as a top-notch NFL pro.

EXHIBIT 1:

Jaguars' final drive in the AFC Title game v. New England

1st and 10 at JAX 25
(2:48 - 4th) (Shotgun) B.Bortles pass short middle to M.Lee to JAX 33 for 8 yards (S.Gilmore).
2nd and 2 at JAX 33
(2:19 - 4th) (No Huddle, Shotgun) B.Bortles pass deep left to D.Westbrook pushed ob at NE 38 for 29 yards (S.Gilmore) [T.Flowers].
1st and 10 at NE 38
(2:12 - 4th) (Shotgun) B.Bortles pass incomplete deep left to L.Fournette.
2nd and 10 at NE 38
(2:00 - 4th) (Shotgun) B.Bortles sacked at NE 45 for -7 yards (K.Van Noy). FUMBLES (K.Van Noy) [J.Harrison], recovered by JAX-C.Robinson at NE 47. C.Robinson to NE 47 for no gain (T.Flowers).
(2:00 - 4th) Two-Minute Warning
3rd and 19 at NE 47
(2:00 - 4th) (Shotgun) B.Bortles pass short right to J.O'Shaughnessy pushed ob at NE 43 for 4 yards (E.Rowe).
4th and 15 at NE 43
(1:47 - 4th) (Shotgun) B.Bortles pass incomplete deep right to D.Westbrook (S.Gilmore) [T.Flowers].

Not a single rushing play on this drive. Bortles was 1 for 4 on deep throws on this drive. The sack counts as a incomplete deep throw by my standards.

Blake Bortles was handed the football with two minutes and forty-eight seconds left and he choked. Bortles lost the AFC title game.

Are you that clueless?

The proceeding four series all started with a run up the middle by Fournette. It was also challenging to complete a pass when the refs allowed the Pats DBs to ride piggyback on the Jags receivers.

You only show the last desperation series, where NE knew the Jags had to pass.

In spite of being in desperation, Bortles completed his first two passes and moved the ball 37 yards downfield in the process.

The third pass was a deep ball dead on target. Fournette dropped his hands rather than catch the pass. Are you blaming Bortles for the receiver failing to even try and catch the ball? If Fournette catches that pass it's a TD, Bortles wins game MVP, and the Jags are in the Superbowl with Bortles at QB.

The fourth play of the drive was a sack. Bortles had no time. Unlike Todd Wash, the Pats actually blitzed in the fourth quarter.

Next, 3rd and 19. That's a hell of a way to set up a QB for success. Bortles completes the pass but only for short yardage. Not a lot of time to get a throw off as again the Pats blitzed.

Fourth and 15. A deep pass was slightly underthrown. That one was mostly Bortles, the only mistake he made in six plays. A more physical receiver (like ARob) might have caught it anyway.

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