(11-28-2018, 11:41 AM)Jay Carter 904 Wrote:

(11-28-2018, 11:23 AM)Cleatwood Wrote: Blake is literally the exact same QB this year that he was last year. An inaccurate QB who can't elevate the play of the players around him. The difference is that the defense isn't bailing him out every game. You can't expect 55 sacks and 7 defensive TDs each season. A lot of times, turnovers and touchdowns from the defense are luck. One bounce here or there can change from season to season. Everyone knew the defense would regress because last season isn't sustainable.

In the first 4 games, he had 2 terrible games and 2 good games. Injuries happen to every single team (except our defense last year which isn't sustainable) but this year, when they actually asked Blake to help lead a team (which a franchise QB is supposed to do) he can't do it. How many games in a row did he help put up zero in the first half? 4?

If you keep making excuses for poor QB play, you end up signing Bortles to an extension. Which clearly was the wrong move.

Lol. U really believe what you just posted?

I seriously hate Blake so much that you have never seen anything positive from him. Interesting actually. I want to go in the old forum and see how you posted about Garrard, or Gabbert, or Henne, or any of the others.

You don't have to look. I'll tell you.

Garrard was a good game manager and I loved Leftwich so I was upset when Garrard took over. Loved that Garrard led them to a playoff win at Pittsburgh but didn't think he deserved the big contract. Loved Gabbert coming out because he was the #1 QB on a lot of boards but the kid was terrible so I said to put in Henne because it couldn't get worse. Very similar to the situation we have here now. No one is claiming Kessler is some savior but let's just see what the kid has. There is nothing to lose here. If he sucks, well we have already lost 7 in a row so what's 8? If he's better, then maybe you have a bridge for next year after they hopefully draft a young QB.

Also, what point did I make that you have issue with? Go look at Blakes numbers from last year. They're identical. How many games last year did you say Blake really led them to victory? Baltimore and Seattle? Blake had good numbers in other games but if you look at it, the defense held them to 10 points or less. Even in the Pitt playoff game he threw for 214 on 26 attempts with 1 TD. Did he really "lead" them to victory?

I appreciate Blake because he's a good guy and he's held up to criticism very well. But the QB position is the most important position and everything has a trickle down effect from it.

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