Quote: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.

Agreed completely.

 

In fact, he's shown a lot of signs of year 3 development already.

 

Now that there is offensive continuity, I'm eager to see him and the offense overall.  For that matter, the defense should be improved enough such that there isn't so much pressure on Bortles and the offense to score so many points.  The offense should be able to run the ball more and be more effective overall.

 

My concern about the offense at this stage is the offensive line.  If the OL can provide better protection-along with BB making quicker reads (receivers too), I can easily see more wins for us this year.

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