Quote:At this point in his career.

 

I say it because, the way he keeps plays alive for long periods of time in the backfield and improvises, he needs guys who can recognize and adjust when the play is breaking down differently than in practice. Because that is going to happen a lot with Bortles, he makes a lot of impulsive on-the-fly decisions. 

 

He doesn't win with structure, and while he definitely has a good arm, he's probably never going to be a perfectly accurate thrower.  He's an attacker with great athletic talent who likes to dare the defense to stop him from being aggressive.  It's just his mentality, I see him more like a Ben Roethlisberger or a Tony Romo than a safer, cleaner QB like Matt Ryan, and as Jags fans I feel it helps to be honest with ourselves about what his strong suit is.  With poor receivers, Bortles would throw too many picks.  With good receivers, though, Bortles has the skillset to take full advantage and post great numbers.

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