Bortles has done enough this year to where his extension or option being picked up is now justified. He's won us a few games really on his own when the running game was really non existent or kind of a no show. And I am not trying to make too many excuses for him. But we all know how lack luster the receivers have been this year. Robinson - OUT. Hurns - IN/OUT. Lee - IN/DROPS. Cole - ROOKIE/DROPS. Westbrook ROOKIE OUT 1/2 SEASON/IN. Greene - IR. Mickens - STREET PICK UP/ST. Benn - ST ACE.

Fournette has been in and out whether it was due to injury or violations. And despite the commendable play along the offensive line. He's had to play with two or three different centers this year. He's had a different LT, a different LG, RG and RT all out there at some point throughout the course of the year.

Hate him or love him. This team doesn't have an 8 - 4 record right now without him showing some level or degree of consistency or competence in 2017. You can go back and look at the NYJ and ARZ losses too. You can make a very strong and compelling argument that had a few receivers stepped up and made crucial catches in critical down and distances that this team is 10 - 2 right now.

Cole dropped some great passes in that ARZ loss earlier on. Ultimately could have been the difference to where we're not driving to win in the 4th quarter. Look back at the Jets game. Benn gets flagged for holding on a Fournette TD catch. We go to OT and then Lee manages to drop a perfect pass that would have set us up for the go ahead FG win with a chip shot.

So just keep that in mind. His real test will come in the play-offs though. Maybe he pulls a Joe Flacco or Eli Manning in the play-offs and all of a sudden he's an elite passer throwing the ball all over the place to no names at the receiver position. It can happen.

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