Quote:I'm completely against starting him this season regardless of what happens. That some fans are already calling for Bortles to start going into the actual season isn't surprising but it is shortsighted in my opinion. We've been the laughingstock of the NFL for like 7 years now... and if it takes one more year of us starting Henne and allowing for Bortles to continue to develop and get comfortable and not throw him straight into the fire I'm all for us being the laughingstock once again.



We can not continue making the same mistakes. We threw Blaine in and everyone knows where that got us.


Be patient, trust the coaches and Caldwell who made the decision to draft the guy that they know best to let him sit.


The first time I hear the chants are Everbank of bench Henne, bring Bortles, I'm going to be ashamed of the stupidity and short-sightedness of my fellow fans.

I agree with this. Start Henne in the regular season. If Bortles starts and he gets overwhelmed along the way, going back to Henne will seem like a backward step for everyone involved. If Henne starts and struggles, switching to Bortles will mean less pressure and it will seem more of a natural progression.


Look, we most aren't going to the playoffs this year either way so it's not like we can't have some patience.


PS: Bortles did look really good in his debut!

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