Quote:Just to back up this point- here's us through 14 weeks:

 



 

As a random sample, here's indy:



 

 

The broncos, pats, and even green bay all have % passes to the short middle around 20% or more through all downs.

 

Taking these charts at face value, this still does not speak to the design of the offense.

 

The basis of comparison involves Bortles, a rookie one the one hand, vs. QBs with 3 years experience (Luck), SIXTEEN (16) years experience in Manning, FOURTEEN (14) years experience in Brady, and TEN (10) years experience in Rodgers.

 

Isn't it possible that, given the disparities of experience between Bortles and these QBs listed above, that Bortles at this stage doesn't see the field and read the defenses as well as the more experienced QBs listed above, and that contributes to the disparities in pass distribution?

 

Furthermore, Luck has Dwayne Allen and Coby Fleener at TE.  Manning has Julius Thomas at TE, Brady has Gronkowski, and Rodgers has Quarless at that same position.  The Jaguars' two best TEs have both missed substantial time with injury.  Doesn't that, in addition to the inexperience at QB, also serve to explain over the middle pass distribution?

 

Also, Bortles is throwing primarily to three (3) rookie WRs.  Luck is throwing to one rookie WR and he isn't starting.  Manning is throwing to one rookie WR and he isn't starting.  Rodgers is throwing to one rookie WR (Adams).

 

Simply showing the results of the offense does not speak to design flaw.  There are other factors that contribute to the end results, including experience, situation, etc.

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