Quote:Yes, I mainly meant that the general consensus among Jaguars fans is that he should sit. I think Gabbert plays a big part in the way most people are approaching this.


Does it affect Gus/Dave? I think it might SLIGHTLY. Surely they analyzed the Gabbert era and can see the faults the prior regime made, and they will attempt to do better. Which may or may not include sitting him. I think at the end of training camp, there will be a discussion. Nothing has been decided yet.

I doubt it has anything to do with Gabbert. If we taken Bridgewater or Manzeil later I feel most people would want them to start day one because they were more pro ready or had different tools to get them by. Bortles has a different skill set and would benefit from sitting just like Gabbert would have from sitting. This is the same situation with two different qbs but the response is the same not because the previous failed, it's because their situation is the same. A big raw talented player who is young and hasn't had the reps in college. Also a rookie wideouts and a new line. The only difference is the plan got abandoned on Blaine. It's more about setting him up to succeed than see if you can will hisself to victory.



Back on topic; neither is superior or inferior to the other. It all depends on the qb and the situation they entered. Every qb is different and every situation is different.

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