Quote:This is true.


Just because someone is paid to do something doesn't mean they are any good at it and beyond reproach.


Gene Smith was paid to be GM and he stunk at it.


But success or failure of a given play, series of plays, or a game is influenced by far more than play calling.


Bortles is in a superior position than any of us to know, in the aftermath of a game, whether poor play calling was a factor.


Bortles specifically identified poor execution-taking responsibility for the pick 6 and other bad throws-as the reason for the offensive failures. Receivers cited drops (a result/symptom of poor execution) as a reason.


Why not take him at his word here?


Do you deny his INT, the drops, the missed FGs, the missed blocks, etc., played a role in the loss to Carolina?