Quote:It is putting a lot of pressure on him. That is why I haven't given up on Bortles. At the same time, I can't overlook the turnovers. It's hurts this team and makes life harder for an already weak defense

The turnovers are aggravating.

 

But I think some of them are the result of putting too much on a still young QBs shoulders.

 

Let's put this in additional perspective.

 

Most of us have a pretty high opinion of Mark Brunell's tenure as a Jacksonville Jaguars, correct?

 

Brunell's second year here-his 3rd in the league overall-he had 19 TDs and 20 INTs on a team featuring Boselli and Searcy at T, Smith McCardell, Rison, and Willie Jackson at receiver, and James Stewart and Natrone Means at RB with TC at coach, after learning under Mike Holmgren before he came here.

 

So even with talent surrounding him, even a good QB can have high interceptions.

 

It isn't a stretch to assume that Bortles doesn't have THAT level of surrounding talent, even if you called WR a wash between the 1996 team and today's team.

 

I think if we give Bortles a little better protection, a running game, and a little more time to mature, he'll be a very good QB.

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