Quote:Also I remember reading, and thinking, he was our best player. Roethlisberger came out as a rookie and played lights out, as the season progressed he got worse and looked every bit the rookie. Yes, I'm aware they went to the SB, but that was in spite of his play towards the end of the year. Just a comparison

 

Agreed. The same happened with Mark Sanchez, although I know that fact doesn't help my argument. 

 

Think about all of the good QBs who sat their first year. Culpepper, Brady, Carson Palmer, Aaron Rodgers, Brees, etc. 

 

Bortles wasn't supposed to play this season and this is why. He is raw, but now he is getting experience for better or worse...we'll see. Don't give up on him yet. There are plenty of examples of subpar performance by rookie QBs who ended up becoming good QBs. 

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