Quote:I'll talk to you because you seem like a sensible poster. What were you really expecting from Bortles this year with all these rookies around him? I know I fully expected to see what I have been seeing. A team that's up and down. A qb who makes mistakes and bad reads. Pick 6's and miscommunication between the qb and wideouts. This is part of playing a rookie qb. I'm in no way saying he will be the next Tom Brady but I have to wonder want some fans were really expecting to happen. The kid will be good but can we at least allow him to play the rest of the season before we call him a bust.

 

It sure seems like 40 TD was the expectation of him. He's pretty much on par with most other rookie qbs. Yeah hes has a 2:1 int:td ratio. So what? That part of the learning curve. Progression is over a period of games. Most of the time year to year. He's played five games lol. It's hard to say if he's getting better because he's starting at the beginning right now. We have to let him play and then later after a few more games see if he has gotten better. Right now it's not going to happen game to game or even quarter to quarter. 

 

 

I'm not here to bash our QB.  I know he has the potential to be great.  I was right there with everyone else during the pre-season.  He clearly has the talent to be great.

 

And don't get me wrong, just because I'm saying some things that may be perceived as negative doesn't mean that I see anything that can be considered to be negative.  He's a rookie and he's gonna make stupid decisions.

 

All I'm saying is that he's gotta get better.

 

The team around him is right there.  Our D has clearly turned the corner.  I mean, man!  They are killing it!  You have to give Babich credit for this turn around.  He's clearly making the most of the players and the D-Line are just freaks.

 

Fish has almost got me sold on his side of the ball as well.

 

Our WRs are progressing.  Our O-Line is getting better.  And Shoelace appears to be the type of RB that can get good yardage, but we need Storm back to pound the ball as well.  

 

Dude, we have a legitimate team.  The one thing I want to really take a jump is the QB.  I'm not saying he won't get better.  But let's face it... BB5 is the one last peice that NEEDS to get better.  

 

We're about to be contenders.  I can see it.  This game was ours, and not in a hypothetical way.  We could have very well blown this game out by the end of the 1st half.  We're on the verge of being contenders.  But it's up to BB5 to get us there.  That's just how I see it.  And that means I might be a bit over critical at times about him.  But in no way does that mean I'm worried he's gonna bust.  He's just too good to not be good.  It's just a matter of him wanting to put in the work and get better, faster.

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