You people act like what Bortles is doing is rare and can't be fixed. If that's the case, then some of you really are blinded with anger. Some of the better QBs in the league have had a regressive season at some point in their career - some of them happen right after a breakout year. What we should be thankful for is that we at least know what the problem really is and that it is fixable - and don't even try to argue this - he had mechanic issues coming into the league and he did fix it. He just made an error in judgement and didn't continue to work at it like he should.

 

Having drafted Gabbert should have proven that the grass isn't always greener on the other side. Not once did Gabbert flash any potential - let alone have a season good enough to be offered a spot in the pro bowl. Bortles, on the other hand, has actually shown more than enough potential to be given another chance to correct his problems with a better coaching staff behind him. If some fans can't (or don't want to) under that, then they obviously forgot about Gabbert way too fast.

 

Continuously drafting QBs every other year does NOT work - just ask Cleveland and Washington. Prior to this year, both lacked the patience to develop a QB. Despite what I think about Kirk Cousins, at least Washington has chosen to try and be patient for once and see if he's the guy or not. It seems that Cleveland, however, will continue to have that problem for the foreseeable future (of course making smarter selections in their case wouldn't hurt, either).

 

Bortles has issues he needs to fix and he does need to be serious about them or his career will be in jeopardy, but how is that any different from a lot of young QBs? A lot of young QB have to work on their mechanics or some other weakness in their first 3-4 years in the league or they risk being a career back up or even out of the league. The difference? Drive. Bortles shows that he does have it, but he assumed wrong that he had fixed his issues completely. The next season should show if he has the drive or not. I've seen young players with worse issues to fix and they turned out fine. Give the guy a chance to try and fix his problems offseason and recover from a bad one and not call for him to be cut after 7-8 games into a bad one.

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