At this point, it doesn't even matter anymore.


We've entered the wishful thinking phase of this franchise.


The minute marrone was hired, it was inevitable that the oc and dc positions would remain as is. The chip Kelley rendezvous was simply a way to distract and make most feel slightly better about maintaining the status quo under Hackett instead of hiring a dumpster fire that would have been chip Kelley.


But who cares about the hire? Nobody, really. It comes down to bortles. Some want to look at the last 2 games as proof he has turned the corner and will be our franchise qb. Ok.


I also would like to fantasize that 2 games, one of which was against an awful team that was coming off the realization that their season was over and they didn't make the payoffs, proves that bortles is ready to take the next step.


I also understand looking back at 2015 with nostalgia. Looking at 2015 as a great season for bb5 is grand. I like to just think of all the wonderful td throws that were perfectly placed and were delivered in the clutch to either win the game or put us in position to win. Specifically, I think of the Hurns td catch in London to beat the bills. I imagine that every one of Blake's throws were that throw.


I ignore all the ints in 2015. I ignore all the passes that were just really 50\50 balls that were hopeful throws where bb5 was wistfully thinking that maybe ar15 or hurns would somehow come up with the ball. I ignore all the ints in the red zone. Or the fact that bb5 still can't throw a fade. Those things never happened in 2015.


In essence I'm just like a deep throw that bb5 chucks down the field. I'm a hopeful duck, fluttering through the air. Hoping for a soft landing. Hoping that marrone and hackett can blossom into playoff caliber coaches. Hoping that bortles will turn out to be a franchise qb because of 2 end of season games.


We'll all hope for the best in 2017. We'll all ignore the history of these guys. It's easier that way. It's easier to hope than to face the stark reality.

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