Quote:It IS a HUGE question mark, one that will drive at least the early part of the off-season.

 

I am disappointed beyond measure that is the case.

 

Bortles showed so much promise.  How did he regress so far so fast?  I can't help but wonder if he was playing hurt most of the season and he didn't tell anyone, or if he took his second year progress for granted, or if the coaching somehow took a nosedive (a scary thought).

Combo of all three.

 

Been well known he has a shoulder injury for a while. Not sure how long, but you see him cringe when he gets hit with that shoulder.

 

This coaching staff is terrible. They didn't seem to give a crap about his mechanics which obviously have had a very large negative effect on him. I'm fairly sure I read an article early on in this pathetic season where he has said he doesn't care about QB mechanics (crazy for an OC to say...). The fact they allowed him to get to this point is partly on Blake sure, but the coaching staff watching him every day letting it happen? It's their job to fix this stuff. He has shown he is capable of fixing it as he showed last year. But you need proper coaching and teacher to keep improving and keep it up.

 

Reports said he worked with teammates more last offseason instead of focusing on mechanics like the previous off-season. Still went there for a couple weeks, but not quite as much time/focusing on it I'd imagine.

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