Quote:We don't have more rushing touchdowns because we don't have a very good offensive line or running back right now.   They may develop, but right now, they are not very good. 

 

Is that what you were asking? 

 

My point was, Blake Bortles would have more passing TDs if we had a better running game.  The reason is, as we get closer to the opponent's goal line, the defensive backs and linebackers have less field to cover.  Without a good running game, it's easy for the linebackers and defensive backs to drop into coverage without any worry of getting gashed by a running back.  So we wind up settling for field goals.  A quarterback's best friend (well, one of them) is a good running game to threaten the defense and draw them forward so WRs have a lot more space to get open, and sometimes fewer defenders back there.  

 

It's amazing Blake Bortles is doing as well as he is without a running game to help him.   A lot of us (myself included) used to make excuses for Blaine Gabbert, saying it's not fair to judge him without him having a decent supporting cast.  Well Bortles has taken a supporting cast arguably as bad as Gabbert had and he (Bortles) is looking like an all star quarterback.  It's pretty surprising.