Quote:You obviously do not understand what it is like to make the jump from NCAA to NFL speed
. The Jaguars certainly would not have named Chad Henne as the starter if the rookie just needed to learn the playbook and stop bad habits. So what if Blake Bortles was #3? Peyton Manning was #1 overall and, thrown into the fire on Day 1, led the NFL in interceptions as a rookie. John Elway, also a #1 overall pick, was benched during his rookie season after struggling a lot on Sundays. They should have spent the first year warming benches. Of course we all know they deserved to be picked #1 overall and did not have many bad habits in college. It should be obvious the same can happen to Bortles if he is named the Week 1 starter at the beginning of training camp.

 

And you do?

 

What I believe he's trying to say is that if Bortles shows to be the better QB, then he should start and take his lumps.  Sitting him doesn't accomplish anything as far as learning the "speed" of the NFL.  The only way he learns that is by playing against other NFL defenses on Sunday.  

 

Blake will start at some point this season, I believe.  If the #3 pick isn't good enough at some point to beat out Chad freaking Henne then he was the wrong choice.  I can only hope he was the right one. 

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