Quote: Height hasn't help Blake Bortles for the most part this season.   Yet,  if Bortles is back with the Jaguars in 2017 and everything is done to try to help him get his playing career back on track,  height is going to be a major reason why Bortles will get another opportunity with the team.

This is just speculation, but I wonder if it could be construed as a negative if it is merely height by itself without feel. 

 

Brees and Russ Wilson are consistently among the bottom of the league in passes batted down because they have learned how to manipulate the pocket to find proper throwing lanes to see and also throw through. I would guess that skill is developed and also translates to pocket manipulation when it comes to the subtleties of moving in the pocket to avoid a pass rush since they are also two of the best at that.

 

Blake has shown some ability to avoid a rush, but also some mind numbing inability to sense when it is coming too. When he does avoid the rush it is always to escape the pocket and run or throw from outside the tackle box, never just a subtle sidestep or pocket climb and then delivering a pass. He doesn't know how to manipulate the pocket or throwing lanes. It could be that his height has always been a crutch that has hindered him from learning the nuances he needs at this level in that regard. 

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