Reason's we've heard for starting Henne instead of Bortles...

 

#1. "Henne has better command of the offense than Bortles; he knows the play book better and reads defenses better."

fact: Henne has a record of 3 and outs on offense that ends up wearing out our defense and losing games.

fact: Henne gets too many of his passes batted down. This is thought to be due to poor use of the passing lanes.

fact: Henne is slow and represents a very low threat of running the ball himself.

fact: Henne has a history of pass inaccuracy if under pressure, even short passes.

 

#2. "Bortles will benefit from observing Henne from the bench until he (Bortles) is ready..."

fact: Bortles surprised everyone with how effective he is, even against the 1st string. He clearly had a better showing in the pre-season than Henne.

fact: if you're going to want your future starter to learn from someone, wouldn't you prefer it to be a star rather than a career back-up?

 

#3. "Bortles will play when we have an offensive line who can keep him from getting killed and ruining him like what happened to Gabbert..."

fact: Bortles is clearly not the same person that Blaine Gabbert was/is. He is bigger, stronger and has demonstrated the 'head' for the game.

fact: Bortles has demonstrated the ability to throw the ball well while scrambling...better than Henne.

 

Possible reasons we've 'not' heard for starting Henne instead of Bortles...

#1. Henne was promised he would be the starter... at least for a certain number of games. Kind'a rules out the 'best guy plays' factor...

#2. Bortles girlfriend said she would dump him if he got hurt... Given the girlfriend, I wouldn't want to start either...

#3. The team knows it's not competitive this season for making the playoffs, even with Bortles starting. So they've 'tanked' already and play Henne.

(actually, I just recently read a comment similar to this from a 'pro' sports writer so maybe it shouldn't be included here...)

#4. Maybe....just maybe...Gus knows something we don't about Bortles that makes him reluctant to play him now.

#5. Gus is under orders from Khan not to play Bortles this season for some reason... (Capt. Kirk voice) ... KHAN!!!!! 

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