Quote:Bortles really had the cards stacked against him this season and still performed OK. Not good, but OK.


Below average o line play, bad running game, Tendinitis, separated shoulders, bad coaching, Olson not letting him work on his mechanics in the offseason like he needs....


He showed in 2015 that he can play well above average. He's gonna be fine. We just needed this personnel change up.

Bortles isnt Peyton Manning, Bortles isnt a perfect QB who does everything correctly. He has a unique throwing motion and he plays well out of the pocket. He can be a good QB in this league, he just needs to be given a chance and the team trust him to get the job done. We did that last season, we gave Bortles the reigns,  he played great. This season, Olsen decided to critique everything Bortles was doing including changing his throwing motion and asking him to spread the ball out more to players like Marquis Lee. It completely screwed him in the head and he never recovered from it. Telling him to spread it out more, they were trying to emphasize getting the ball to Lee more, that worked but at the same time he actually regressed. He was trying to force the ball, his wind up looked like he was throwing a fastball and he just looked completely lost out there. 

 

I saw a ton of potential in Blake Bortles last season. Im willing to give him another chance and with a proper offseason to take a step back and do what he does best, I think Bortles can bounce back and lead this team to good things. 

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