Many have been defending the decision not to play bortles by saying "Gus and dave haven't given us a reasonto doubt them yet". True, but they also havent done anything to deserve blind faith (remember Gene Smith?) Dont get me wrong, I think there's a decent chance they'll make this work. But we need to stop acting like they're infallible. They will make mistakes, many mistakes, even if they have a ton of success. Both men have seen rookies start right away and have success down the line. There seems to be no justification for the "sit bortles" plan at this point. Bortles will take sacks, make mistakes. But guess what, that'll happen eventually anyway. If this preseason was the first football you ever watched, who would you think was the seasoned veteran, and who would you think was the timid rookie? This plan is forced, and a joke. We saw how bad a roster Indy had surrounding Luck, and he made it work. Not saying bortles will have the same amount of success initially, but an iffy supporting cast won't make or break a good quarterback.

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