Quote:Not all interceptions are the same. Comparing INT %'s is a meaningless exercise by itself in my opinion. Bortles has a documented history of throwing pick 6's and turning the ball over deep in our own territory. I covered part of that history <a class="bbc_url" href='https://jungle.jaguars.com/index.php?/topic/21278-points-given-up-that-should-not-be-assigned-to-the-jags-d/#entry909861'>here</a>. I haven't and probably won't go back through Byron's years here, but just from memory alone I don't remember him having anywhere near the amount of back breakingly bone headed throws that we see far too frequently from Bortles. Leftwich's issue was more of not being able to get the ball out quick enough and not necessarily one of frequently making poor decisions with the football.


Despite this, I still think Bortles has the potential to be a great QB and the FO will have one more year to evaluate him and make a decision on him. If he plays moderately well, we'll probably franchise him and have him prove it again in 2018. If he plays really well, we may see them go ahead and lock him up. If he plays like he did for the majority of this year, I think it's time to move on.

There is no denying that Bortles' picks are more costly than Byron's were. Byron had a ball control offense and great defense/special teams and wasn't backed up inside the 20 as often as this team is this year. Byron also didn't have to play from behind and didn't have the 3rd and longs that Blake has had to face.


Whats being compared is a conservative, run first, ball control offense vs an offense being forced into throwing often and in bad situations. By the numbers, Byron was no less turnover prone than Blake, even in a favorable offense.

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