Quote:Again, the vibe in the stadium isn't going to determine when Bortles assumes the starting role.  Fans can howl and complain, or groan and moan all they want.  He's not taking the field until Bradley, Caldwell, Fisch, and Bortles feel he's ready.  Fans are just going to have to deal with it and accept the fact that there's no entitlement here.  When he's ready he's ready.  

 

And I prefer it that way! I think the Jaguar front office is doing things the right way! Up here in New York (Jersey is just a suburb of NYC), Geno Smith was not ready to start and if it wasn't for an above average defense keeping games close, their season should have been a lot worse. If Geno would have sat last year I think it would have been to his advantage.

 

Now with the Jaguars, give him a year to work on his transition to the NFL and learn the offense. Although the Jaguars plan to have a winning record this year (I predict 9-7 or 8-8) they are in know way superbowl or playoff bound. In my opinion, I think the front office wants to be competetive this year, but the true plan is to let it rip in 2015 and make a run!

 

By then, Bortles will be ready, more peices will be in place. You may not agree with or like the plan, but i like the fact that the Jaguar front office is saying "Hey, this is our plan and we're sticking to it!" I can respect that, and here is to a winning record for the 2014 season! :thumbsup:

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