Quote:Yeah, I say "anti-Henne" only in the context that they are so rabidly against him playing regardless of anything else and campaign as if it ultimately makes a difference here.


I have also yet to meet anyone who doesn't want Bortles under center eventually. And he certainly looks like he has the capacity to be a franchise player we've needed here for awhile.

 

That's the thing.  None of our opinions matter one bit on the subject.  We don't have the insight to know exactly what's happening behind the scenes, yet some here feel fully qualified to make their assessments based on nothing more than a few glorified practice games.  They're not in the meeting rooms or on the practice field.  They're not evaluating the players in any meaningful way.  The people who do have that insight have been hesitant to this point to put Bortles in, and we do not know their reasoning.  We know they've said he'll start when he's ready, so we can assume from that he's not ready because he's not starting.  We also don't know what "ready" means as far as the coaching staff is concerned. 

 

Everyone is in agreement that we are looking forward to seeing him start.  Nobody relishes another opportunity to watch Henne stumble through a game, but we understand that there's an end game here, and that he's not the indefinite starter.  Bortles will assume that role, and it will more than likely happen by mid-season. 

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