Quote:Interesting statistic bortles is 0-3 when he has 4tds in a game. That pretty much sums up our defense.

The other two 4+ TD games he had (Bucs & Titans) were lost in part by the D, but we also allowed the opposing D's to score with the strip of Grant that resulted in a TD by the Bucs and the high snap TD we handed the Titans. We lost those games by 7 and 3 respectively.


When you spot the other team a TD, you aren't likely going to win the game. Blake also threw an INT on our 41 yard line against the Bucs that led to a touchdown. I'm not hanging all 7 of those points on Blake, but he essentially put them just outside of field goal range. It was going to be really tough for most defenses in the league to prevent them from getting at least a field goal. The narrative that the losses this year are 100% the defense's fault are not only tired, they're wrong.


I expect Blake to improve decision making next year and I'm fine with where he's at this year overall, but he doesn't get a pass for his contribution to the loss column this year. Part of it is on him. We seem to have a significant portion of the fan base becoming enamored with his season stat line. A stat line can't tell the whole story by itself.

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