Quote:I'm worried about Bortles.

 

At the scrimmage on Friday night, he stared 1-5.  And now he's getting picked off frequently, some of the INTs going back for six.

 

Is anyone else worried about this?

 

One can make the argument that Ben Roethlisberger (http://www.pro-football-reference.com/pl...etBe00.htm) didn't hit his "stride" until his 6th year in the league, he wasn't asked to do much the first 4-5 years of his career because the team around him (specifically the running game and defense) was so strong, Blake's situation has been a complete 180. Take a look at Eli Manning's career stats (http://www.pro-football-reference.com/pl...nnEl00.htm), one can make that argument that he (like Roethlisberger) didn't his stride until year 6 either, the point I'm trying to make is it takes time.

 

Blake has proven to be a legitimate play-maker with all kinds of upside, but in my humble opinion, we won't see the "peak" of his upside for a few years. It simply takes time for QB's to digest the nuances of an entire playbook, and perform at an optimal level (65% completion percentage/high TD/low interception #'s), the fact that Blake put up monster #'s last year is a testament to his raw talent. Once he fully digest all of the nuances of Greg Olsen's playbook, along with what defenses are trying to do to him, look out. This whole "franchise QB' thing isn't exactly a linear process, there are peaks and valleys along the way, what should be exciting for Jaguar fans is our guy has proven to be an absolute stud (albeit mistake prone) but still has plenty of room to get better. When Blake gets to the level of guys like Aaron Rodgers, Drew Brees, Roethlisberger, Brady, Manning etc... (dictating what defenses do to you) this offense will be impossible to defend.

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