Quote:Had he been given adequate time for the work he did prior to taking over as the starter to "take", this wouldn't be a concern.  The muscle memory will eventually kick in with enough repetitions.  However, any drastic changes to his mechanics, which shouldn't be required honestly, may be issues he'll simply have to learn to play through during his career.  Some guys have quirks that they simply can't unlearn. 

 

In the end, we saw progress from Bortles and his issues.  He regressed during the season because he wasn't able to focus on the mechanics once he was the starter.  That will change this off season.  I fully expect to see him return looking much differently from what we saw at the end of the season.

Agreed. I wish Chad Henne didn't force the teams hand so quickly. However, I feel the experience from this past season will help him more than hurt him. He has 12.5 games to study, and he has 6 months to get healthy and get those mechanics under control. Nothing I've read or heard tells me that he won't do everything possible to come back in training camp with the revamped mechanics.

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