Quote:I just went back and re-read the article in question and I found no such allusion to what you're alleging!

Here you go:
 

Quote:If Bortles is the long-term answer at quarterback, this is the time for him to ascend. It’s hard to find an above-average NFL quarterback who isn’t showing a lot of promise by his second year as a full-time starter.

Are the NFL QBs we're comparing him to here people who weren't supposed to start in their rookie season because they were widely seen as not ready for the NFL? I think not.
 

Quote:Secondly, he plainly isn't saying that the AFC South is an 'easy' league; however, they have been for some years now been regarded as 'soft' when compared to other conferences.

So why is he saying this?
 

Quote:Only five matchups are against playoff opponents, and 10 games against either the AFC South or NFC South will never be mistaken for a murderer’s row schedule.

Seems to me that he pretty much is saying that the AFC South is an easy division. However, most pundits seem to have only one of our AFC South rivals as below average. Reality suggests that actually all the AFC South teams were among the teams that did more to improve themselves than most so far in the offseason. As such, we shouldn't be expecting that part of the schedule to do us any favours compared to last year.

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