(10-15-2018, 02:31 PM)Upper Wrote:

(10-15-2018, 01:53 PM)FBT Wrote: That couldn't have anything to do with the fact that Kessler was facing guys who are hoping to get a call from some team today and wasn't facing starting defenses, right?  

Kessler isn't a viable option to replace a healthy Bortles.  Bortles either gets better, or he doesn't.  Kessler isn't the solution.

That's all *we've* seen, but Kessler has a half a season sample size starting for a worse Browns team as a rookie and he held his own. There's no authority in an argument behind anyone flatly saying he isn't the solution. There is a not big but not super small sample size of Kessler being a fairly competent QB. And who knows maybe he has gotten better or more mature of the last couple of years.

From what I've seen Kessler's main advantage over Bortles is more accuracy, he's a more natural passer. I'm not sure we know he's any better in any other qualities. He doesn't seem to have the same arm strength and is definitely less athletic. He's a guy that needs a fairly clean pocket. With the current state of the offense, I'd say he'd actually be less successful than Blake.

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