Quote:His first game was more of a treatise on just how well things can go if you have the luckiest three hours of your life on a football field. This week he was essentially shut down until the game was out of hand and then, as often happens, he got some garbage time production.

 

I'm not convinced on Bortles, but right now he looks legitimately like a front line QB, not just someone getting lucky in a game that they only throw something like 15 passes.

 

I wouldn't exactly call it garbage time. If not for that 2nd 50+ yard TD on 3rd down by Benjamin, its a one possession game with over 2 minutes to go with all the momentum in the Titan's favor. Sure he struggled, but his offensive line was hurt and they couldn't slow down the Browns pass rush. For him to bounce back in the face of adversity and almost bring his team back shows a lot about his football character. He still had 250 yards and 2 TDs and is the only rookie QB ever besides Marino with 6 TDs in his first two games.

 

Its sad that on his worst day Mariota was still better than Bortles' best.

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