Quote:Agreed.  I do expect to see Bortles getting into games late in order for them to evaluate where he's at in his development.  I'm not expecting starts this year, but I do think we'll get opportunities to see him out there. 

 

 

I see Bortles possibly starting under maybe three  conditions.

 

1)  Injury to Henne forces the team's hand.

 

2)  Bortles' and the OL's progress occurs at an accelerated rate and surpasses all expectations, and he takes the reigns sometimes after the bye.  I do not think this is impossible, but I do not think it is likely to happen.

 

3)  The team gets off to such a disastrous start under Henne-with a lack of competitiveness and lack of wins similar to last season-pressure buids from outside and within to put him in at some point.  To me, the fans would have to revolt and then Khan would force Bradley into the lineup.  I see this as a near impossibility.  Thankfully Khan has proven he is willing to let his football people handle the football decisions and not succumb to the flavor of the month fan favorite.  Otherwise, he would have forced a Tebow acquisition or a Manziel draft.  He did neither.  While fans are a notoriously reactionary bunch as a whole and that sentiment could change if the team starts disastrously, if this board is a cross section of the fanbase as a whole, then I think most understand the team doesn't want to rush him and are willing to wait.

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