Without having played last year, I don't think he would have been as good as he's been this year, i.e.,  him not discovering his weaknesses and spending his off-season correcting things like bad mechanics, etc.

 

 

Yeah, this part was key to who he is now.

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Without having played last year, I don't think he would have been as good as he's been this year, i.e.,  him not discovering his weaknesses and spending his off-season correcting things like bad mechanics, etc.

Agreed.

 

While the coaching staff didn't plan for him to see the field last year, it's probably the best thing that could have happened for Bortles.  His rookie year was rough, but we got an opportunity to see what kind of player he is based on how he responded to that rookie campaign.  He went back to California and focused much of his time on fixing the mechanical issues.  We're seeing the benefit of that experience and subsequent efforts to fix the issues he had last year.  Had he sat out his rookie year, we'd be seeing a much different, inexperienced Bortles, IMO.

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Never argue with idiots. They drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.

Agreed.

 

While the coaching staff didn't plan for him to see the field last year, it's probably the best thing that could have happened for Bortles.  His rookie year was rough, but we got an opportunity to see what kind of player he is based on how he responded to that rookie campaign.  He went back to California and focused much of his time on fixing the mechanical issues.  We're seeing the benefit of that experience and subsequent efforts to fix the issues he had last year.  Had he sat out his rookie year, we'd be seeing a much different, inexperienced Bortles, IMO.

More often than not, it's always better to play the young kids.

 

Which is why it was a dumb idea in the first place to play Henne. Did Blake really show that much of a drastic improvement after 2 weeks of the regular season? No.

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