I remember Blaine being good/decent in preseason too. and we would say how maybe this is the year. I don't trust preseason games as a metric of what a QB is capable of.

 

As for the 9-7 comment. I don't think we could go 9-7 right now, but hey who knows, crazier things have happened.

 

As for Gabbert just sucking.... He was thrown into the worst possible situation imaginable. Our HC/GM fears for their job, Garrard isn't getting it done, they say they are going to sit Gabbert for a year, let him grow.... They cut Garrard before the season even starts, say that McClown and get it done.. he doesn't and we put Gabbert in at week 3.  What followed was Gabbert getting hit every other play, TEs and WRs dropping balls due to a lack of chemistry/knowledge, that resulted in a lack of trust I think. This is our history. This is what has happened to us in the past. The fans called for heads to roll and it ALWAYS ALWAYS bites us in the butt.

 

WE NEED TO BE PATIENT. I don't think Bortles is a Cam or a Luck or even an RG3. Let him develop. Give him the best possible chance to succeed.

 

We can't keep on making the same mistakes.

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