Quote:At this point, Bortles is the best option that the team has.  Forget the fantasy of Romo or anyone else.  Quite frankly, yes he did have a bad season last season, but it wasn't all on him.  As he matures both in life and in the game he will either get better or be another "has been/could have been".  It's very rare for a rookie, 2nd year or even a 3rd year quarterback to come in and just "light it up" when making the transition from the college game to the pro game.  He has the traits of a good NFL QB, the question is whether or not he can develop those traits.

 

The other thing to look at is what is around him.  A better offensive line and better running game would certainly help him.  Over the past two seasons throw any NFL QB behind our line with our (non-existent) running game and the results wouldn't be much better.

 

What really needs to happen for one thing is getting rid of the failed Denard Robinson experiment.  While the guy is a talented athlete, he just isn't very good in the RB role.  I would fill his role with perhaps a real FB type (Greg Jones anyone?).  Telvin Smith is a decent RB, but isn't very good in the protection role in passing situations, he's better getting out of the backfield and being a receiver option.  Chris Ivory is kind of a hybrid and an option on short plays, but really isn't a FB.

 

The bottom line is, surround Bortles with a good group of talent behind a good offensive line, and I think that he would do really well.