Quote:Q: I know he is only a rookie, and I know he is playing for the Jaguars, but has Blake Bortles shown us ANYTHING this season that should lead us to believe he isn’t going to be a huge bust?



—Kevin, Long Island



 

Bill Simmons: The good news: You shouldn’t jump to conclusions with any rookie QB playing behind such an abysmal offensive line. The bad news: Bortles has tallied 15 picks, five fumbles and just eight passing TDs, along with an impossibly low 21.8 QBR. That’s really, really, really, really dreadful. Since 2006, only six qualifying QBs dipped under 25 QBR.



 

2013 Brandon Weeden: 24.7



 2007 Kellen Clemens: 22.3



 2011 Blaine Gabbert: 19.1



 2006 Andrew Walter: 17.4



 2009 JaMarcus Russell: 11.6



 2010 Jimmy Clausen: 11.0



 

(That’s a murderer’s row. Literally — they murdered seasons. What a terrible omen for the Blake Bortles era. But hey, at least Sammy Watkins and Khalil Mack weren’t the next two 2014 draft picks after Bortles.)



 

http://grantland.com/the-triangle/the-we...ing-picks/