Quote:I disagree here.

 

I think Bortles needs to cut down on the turnovers and work on getting rid of the ball more quickly to avoid unnecessary sacks, many of which from both categories seemingly were borne from him trying to do too much.  But like Roethlisberger, the player with whom he draws the most comparisons, I think some of that simply comes with the territory with those guys.

 

Not bashing Blake at all with the above critique.  I am thrilled with his progress thus far and look forward to seeing him take the next steps.

 

I think this improvement  will come with experience.  Another year in this system...another year reading defenses, studying film and just learning through trial and error.

 

Bortles is a huge reason why the future here is so promising.

 


Agreed. I view Bortles progression like this:

 

Year 1: Just play in the pros. Get used to the speed/play calling in the pro game.

Year 2: Develop his mechanics. Throwing motion, receiver chemistry, learn the new system.

Year 3: Better understanding of defenses. Game is continuing to slow down, he's getting a real feel for how to manipulate pro defenses.

 

Obviously those are very basic descriptions, but you get the idea.

---