Quote:I don't think I know better than Dave or Gus.  But it seems like it's competition for every role except for QB.  I get why they don't want to start him.  I'm just not sure it's completely necessary.

 

He's bound to make some mistakes.  Andrew Luck threw 4 INT's in his last post-season game.  Peyton Manning only went two games in his first season without throwing an interception.  He threw 6 in his first 2 games, and 11 in his first 4.  

 

I just hope Gus hasn't ruled out starting Bortles at all this year (save for Henne getting injured).  I imagine most fans will start to get impatient when Henne has his first bad game.  I'd rather see Bortles take the job from Henne, than Henne loosing it.  Though Henne keeping the job no matter how good Bortles looks would be as bad.

 

I think there is a nuance in regards to the competition @ QB versus the competition with over positions.  The QB is the most important position.  We all know this.  It's hard to believe that a rookie has a better understanding of the playbook and where everyone needs to be during a regular season game as compared to the incumbent vet QB.  

 

It's obvious that BB5 is the man.  He's clearly better in alot of aspects.  But he's still not up to the level of Henne when we consider experience, knowledge of the playbook and where everyone needs to be.  That takes time, and the preseason isn't a large enough body of work, especially when you consider preseason isn't really a place where a complete defense is installed and executed.

 

 

Regarding the Andrew Luck reference---  The c'lots didn't have any sort of viable option...  I would wager and present you this arguement, if they had a viable QB that could at least get them through the first 2 months of the season, they would have kept Luck on the bench to absorb what they wanted to see from him.  I believe that coaches and GMs prefer to implement a franchise rookie somewhere in the middle of the season, not right out of the gates.

 

As far as "red-shirting" Bortles for the entire 2014 campaign.  I never bought that line that he wasn't going to start sometime this year.  I think Caldwell and Bradley were very wise in how they created the narrative.  They took all the pressure off Bortles by saying he's not starting in 2014.  It relieved the QB controversy that the media loves to pounce on.  On top of that, it allows them to evaluate Bortles from a coaching stand point without having to worry about anything in regards to expectations.  The expectation has been set, the line is clear.  

 

It also allows them to now exceed expectations.  

 

 

Quote:We knew better than Gene. 

 

Yes!  LOL.  And I also think we all know better than JDR and Mularkey.  

 

With that said, I don't thiInk we can make those same assumptions in regards to the current front office and staff.   

 

I'm in no way going to go the "In (X) we trust" nonsense that occured in the past.  But as of right now, I'm willing to give them all the benefit of the doubt.

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