Quote:Your closing line is of particular interest to me.

 

I think if Joeckel is what we thought he was when we drafted him, I'm not sure if the OL will be bad due to a lack of talent as much as it will be a lack of cohesion.  Given good health, as the line continues to play together, the performance should improve.

 

On the other hand, if the team somehow misevaluated Joeckel, and his play at LT this year approximates his play at RT last year, then talent and cohesion would be problems, and the OL will be bad.

 

Either way, I would like, at minimum, for Bortles to sit the first five games.

Agree with the above.  I think the biggest area of concern with Bortles is not just his mechanics, but his protection.  We don't want to trot him out there behind an untested line that is completely re-tooled for 2014 until it has had an opportunity to gel as a unit.  There is too much at stake when you're talking about the guy you expect to be your starter for the next decade. 

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