Quote:Bottom line is...

 

as a fan base...

 

We are sick of accepting mediocrity... and that's what Chad Henne is.

 

Blake Bortles is going to be a Superstar in this league.. let him play now. Give the fans something to be excited for. SOMETHING.

 

I guess my question is... do YOU (I don't care what the coaches say or think) think that Chad Henne gives us the best chance to win. Don't give me some garbage about the Oline not being ready.. that doesn't matter because Blake Bortles is bigger and stronger than Chad Henne... do you HONESTLY think Chad Henne gives us a better chance to win than Blake Bortles?

 

To answer your question, I don't know at this point.

 

Long term, Henne absolutely does NOT give us the better chance to win between he and Bortles.  Bortles is bigger, faster, has a strong, accurate arm and an aggressive approach to QBing thus far.

 

In the immediate term, however, I am not sure because I am not sure what his command of the offense is at this point.  If he cannot consistently identify the Mike, or there are some protections he misses, or plays he still has not mastered, then it is legitimate to question whether he gives the team the best chance to win.

 

We have seen in the defense the disastrous results that can come from not knowing the playbook and blowing assignments.  I can only imagine that effect being magnified if we put a QB out there who is prone to do the same thing-ignoring the things opposing defenses do to confuse QBs.

 

It would also send a message to the rest of the team that if the QB-the leader of the team-can be sent out by coaches obviously unprepared-then anybody at a "lesser" position can safely go out unprepared.

 

I don't think it will be long before Bortles is in the lineup, and I think over time, we the fans will be pleased with the results.

 

But even if he is better than Henne now (not a stretch), I don't think we as fans have enough information to definitively say he is ready to start.

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