Quote:In year three, I can't say Bortles' issues are any more "fixable" than Gabbert's were.
While it's true Gabbert had many more, I'm not sure the issues Bortles has are any more easily "fixed."
It's year three. How long are we going to sit waiting and wishing.
Again...
Trying to talk ourselves into being satisfied and ignoring the position (as we did with Garrard) lead us to Gabbert. We sat around on Gabbert for a while, too. Will we repeat the same mistake with Bortles and not bring in serious competition?
Insanity would say we're good. Stay the course with Bortles and not bring in starter competition. Insanity would say the patience we use on Bortles will end up differently than the patience we've used with other QBs.
I agree that there's a bigger picture, but I don't think you realize how big it truly is.
Waiting around and wishing for Bortles to be "fixed" is not big picture thinking. It's repeating historical failures. Again.
I have to disagree with several things you said here.
First off, comparing Bortles to Gabbert is just plain ignorant. Several experts, including Jaws, thought Gabbert wasn't anywhere near as good as his draft status was - and it turned out to be true. If the Jags hadn't taken Gabbert, he would've slipped out of the 1st round. Gabbert NEVER flashed ANY potential to be a good starter during his time in Jax. That said, Gabbert got the right amount of time any young QB should get: 3 seasons (although in year 3, he got benched about a 3rd through the season).
Bortles, on the other hand, was considered to have lots of upside with his mechanics being his issue (something that actually CAN be fixed in most cases - an opinion most football experts share). Unlike Gabbert, he actually showed flashes of potential his first year and had a very good sophomore year in the league. His 3rd year has been a mess because of a combo of things, his mechanics regressing being a big one. That said, a fanbase who wants to throw away a QB after ONE bad year is a fanbase I am glad isn't running the team. There's a reason teams like Browns haven't found a QB since they first came back in 1999 and the reason the Redskins (up until now) took even longer to find a QB.
You claim that insanity is to let Bortles continue to start. In order for that argument to work, Bortles would need to have two straight bad seasons with no improvement at all. Seeing the bigger picture doesn't mean getting rid of a player after one bad season. That's the complete opposite - that's called a 'knee-jerk' reaction, something that this fanbase is doing now.
If anyone's been here too long without signs of improvement, it's this coaching staff. Expecting something good after 4 straight years of losing with very little improvement as well as causing the regression of our offensive players is insanity.
