Quote:I'll bite. 2016, Blake had 27 TDs (23 passing, 3 rushing, 1 receiving). So, you're saying that at least 14 of them were in the second half with the game out of reach.

 

So, first we discount the ones in the first half. We're down to 17 (15 passing, 1 rushing, 1 receiving).

Next we discount those where the Jaguars were leading or tied after the TD (assuming the extra point was made - we can't blame Blake for missed extra points, as much as some people would like to...). That brings us down to 10 (9 passing and 1 rushing).

 

So you're already wrong. But then we'll look at those ten plays and see in which of them the game was out of reach to the point that we can really call them garbage time. That's a bit subjective, but let's have a look... The scores are the scores after the TD, but before the extra point.

 

2016-12-04 Jaguars Broncos 4 14:10 4 5 DEN 22 9-17 Blake Bortles middle for 22 yards, touchdown 22 2.04 7 4.96 0 0



 

Not crazy out of reach, but reason to believe the game wouldn't be won at this point.

 

2016-09-18 Jaguars Chargers 4 1:12 2 10 SDG 15 13-38 Blake Bortles pass complete short middle to Corey Grant for 15 yards, touchdown 15 3.95 7 3.05 0 0

 

Garbage time.

 

2016-11-13 Jaguars Texans 4 2:25 2 10 HTX 14 19-24 Blake Bortles pass complete short left to Allen Robinson for 14 yards, touchdown 14 4 7 3.00 0 0

 

Within a score, but not much time left. A two point conversion would leave it at a field goal to tie. But the clock's short. Let's call it garbage time.

 

2016-11-06 Jaguars Chiefs 4 4:15 2 10 KAN 13 13-19 Blake Bortles pass complete short right to T.J. Yeldon for 13 yards, touchdown 13 4.05 7 2.95 0 0

 

Again, a winnable game, but not much time on the clock. KC aren't exactly guaranteed to score back at this point, but let's be brutal.

 

2016-09-25 Jaguars Ravens 3 5:09 1 10 RAV 11 13-16 Blake Bortles pass complete short right to Allen Robinson for 11 yards, touchdown 11 4.84 7 2.16 0 0

 

Narrowing the deficit to two points with large chunks of the third quarter to go? No way this counts. Scratch it from your list.

 

2016-10-27 Jaguars Titans 3 11:10 1 10 OTI 10 6-27 Blake Bortles pass complete short middle to Julius Thomas for 10 yards, touchdown 10 4.91 7 2.09 0 0

 

Most of the third quarter still remaining, but they're 27-0 down. I wouldn't be bringing in third stringers at this point, but again, let's err on the side of caution.

 

2016-10-23 Jaguars Raiders 4 4:17 2 9 RAI 9 15-26 Blake Bortles pass complete short middle to Julius Thomas for 9 yards, touchdown. Penalty on Shilique Calhoun: Defensive Offside (Declined) 9 4.38 7 2.62 0 0

2016-10-27 Jaguars Titans 4 0:05 1 7 OTI 7 21-36 Blake Bortles pass complete short middle to Bryan Walters for 7 yards, touchdown 7 5.6 7 1.40 0 0

2016-10-27 Jaguars Titans 4 3:16 3 5 OTI 5 14-36 Blake Bortles pass complete short middle to Allen Hurns for 5 yards, touchdown 5 4.26 7 2.74 0 0

2016-09-18 Jaguars Chargers 4 12:59 2 4 SDG 4 6-35 Blake Bortles pass complete short middle to Marcedes Lewis for 4 yards, touchdown

 

Not going to argue any of these.

 

So that's down to 9 TDs in what you might call 'garbage time'. You needed 14. I wouldn't personally count anything in the third quarter, either, as I don't believe any professional team is going to just throw in the backups that early in a game, but it's best to be fair in these cases.

 

Also, it's worth pointing out that three of those are in the same game, in which the team built up a 27-point deficit and Blake proceeded to score 3 touchdowns to narrow the gap somewhat. For a season with so many losses, there were surprisingly few TDs in real garbage time.