Any hate on Bortles is perplexing and yes there is a difference between hate and criticism.  He is the offense.  Without Bortles this team would still be getting blown out.  He has no run game to speak of.  He is pressured consistently throughout the game.  And yes, the boneheaded decisions are worthy of criticism, but to blame Bortles for the losses is crazy.  How about the defense who can't get any pressure on the QB consistently?  They make mistakes all game long.  Or the oline who hasn't opened up a run for more then what, 10 or 15 yards (maybe it has, just can't remember one).  And that means for 5 games they have sucked consistently all game long.  Or the constant pressure Bortles is facing week in and week out?  Yes, Bortles makes some mistakes, but he also is making a lot of good throws and decisions.  He is doing so with most of the team around him not playing well (minus, consistently Hurns, ARob and maybe Poz who had big play on 4th down).  He has room to improve and he has already improved a ton so at this point threads like this are simply fans mad that we aren't winning (which I get) and blaming that on the one player who is the reason we are even in games (which I get, but don't get at the same time).

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