I wrote in another thread that I believed Bortles' 5th year option would be picked up regardless of how this season has gone.  After reviewing how the 5th year option works, especially for top 10 picks, I now highly doubt that the option is picked up because I believe his 5th year salary would be in the $18 million range.  They'll likely instead just franchise him if he plays well in 2017.  Blake was right about this being a "nightmare" on multiple levels.  It may cause us to lose a good player to free agency in a couple of seasons since the franchise tag will likely be used on Blake should he play moderately well next year. 

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