This is why my biggest issue isn't with the OC and certainly isn't with Bortles. Bortles and the offense can move the ball up and down the field and even though they've had more trouble moving the ball in the second half, they still move it. It's been a few years since we've even had that much production from the offense. Yes, he most definitely has to improve his TDs and red zone efficiency. But the improvements he's made in the last 12 months have me believing Bortles will have no problem taking the next step with his game.

 

Maybe if we weren't so busy racking up over 90 yards/game in penalties and using those penalties to kill drives, some of the "fans" on this board would appreciate Bortles more. He may not be the next Rodgers, Manning, or Brady. But he's almost as good now at the beginning of his second year as 2007 Garrard with none of the RB talent that Garrard had taking the focus off of him. 

 

If Bortles can continue to improve despite being chained to the Gus bus, we'll be set at QB for a long time. Right now, Bortles has earned the benefit of the doubt. And if you want to ignore how raw he was coming out of college and how often Caldwell mentioned that being BB5's biggest issue, then your faulty perception is on you. 

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