Quote:Was just watching some film of Bortles during the preseason and my goodness has his mechanics have gotten significantly worse throughout the season. In preseason his footwork looked good, his shoulders were square and there was no big wind up before he threw. The ball had so much more zip.


I'm not sure why his mechanics have regressed so much, but I'm not too worried especially after rewatching his film. The competitor in him is still there and if he puts the work in this offseason, he may explode on to the scene next year.

 

Defenses weren't bringing the house every other snap in the preseason and he wasn't being hammered every other play.  That'll speed things up.  He was on the injury list this week too with an ankle and swollen shoulder.  I've seen a couple of rumors about him dealing with a shoulder issue since about week 7, can't confirm though.  He's getting beat up.

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