Quote:That's a lot of words used just to say "I disagree but can't rebut a single word you said." No where did I imply anything about Byron being "better for this team," nor did I give you any reason to infer that.


Have you ever watched the two play? Did Byron's receivers suffer the same number of concussions and lose the amount of game time for them as Blake? No.


Did you ever see Byron throw the kinds of ducks that come from Blake? No.


Vic gushed about Byron's ability to talk about specific plays, his reads and what he saw, and the ability to break down what was happening and what he was looking for on any particular play Vic asked him about. Blake hasn't demonstrated he's developed that far. Has Blake spoken with that kind of clarity about any of the plays he's missed? Certainly not.


Wow, you act like I shot your dog. Either you've got way too much invested in Blake, or are trying to protect some false opinion you have of Byron as a QB, or both.


Again, there's a lot Blake needs to work on in digesting and understanding how to attack defenses in addition to working on his mechanical issues. I don't understand why that appears to be so offensive to you.

I agree that he could improve in all the areas everyone has mentioned. He isn't good in any of those areas. However, I disagree with the extremist view point about the extent of how bad he is in these areas. As I have pointed out, his interception ratio is similar to a great many players who don't get remotely the same criticism, and now Byron Leftwich who is extremely similar statistically over their careers in these areas. I am pointing out the massive and blatant hypocrisy here. Everyone wanted him to improve on the interceptions, and he has every year he has been in the league, including this year.


We know what we have in Bortles. He is a gunslinger who is never going to have a great completion percentage or interception ratio. You live with the bad, because he is going to put up gaudy numbers with it. Continue to neuter him and all you are going to be left with is the turnovers without the production. I don't know why there is a sudden obsession for a game manager. We have seen what the offense looks like with one in Henne.


If you want to point out his flaws and say he needs to get better or get gone, then I might agree. Just be consistent. Don't be afraid to label Big Ben as awful as well.

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