Believe it or not, Jacksonville’s Blake Bortles is currently ranked inside the top 10 of PFF’s QB grades.
There is a small caveat to that insofar as that is sorting by overall ranking only, and as a passer he does not quite hit the same highs, but even as a passer he ranks tied for 12th in our grades through Week 5.
But for a guy who ranked dead-last in our grades as a rookie in 2014, this is certainly an impressive improvement.
Bortles actually has the second-highest rushing grade of any quarterback in the NFL through five games. Tyrod Taylor is the only player ranked higher in that area. That’s not because we think Bortles is a more dangerous runner with the ball in his hands than Cam Newton or some other quarterbacks, but because Bortles has been incredibly efficient this season at making positive things happen when he has carried the football.
He has been forced to scramble seven times this season (eight if you include a play nullified by penalty). Those plays gained 88 yards (100 with the nullified play) and produced five first downs, three of them keeping the drive alive on third down.
That may not sound like a huge amount, but remember we are just five games into the season and Bortles has notched almost a third of the yardage that T.J. Yeldon (The Jaguars’ leading rusher) has from his 80 carries just from improvising when things break down and taking off running.
That is a hugely important part of his game, and something that has earned him a positive grade for its impact, but it shouldn’t overshadow the improvement we have seen in him as a passer.
Last season he was the worst-graded quarterback in the league. Bortles sat at number 39 of 39
qualifying quarterbacks with a PFF passing grade of -40.4. He still had a positive rushing grade, but his passing grade was close to twice as bad as the next-poorest quarterback, fellow rookie Derek Carr.
He only had three games all year that were not negative grades, and when pressured his passer rating dropped to a dismal 22.9 and he completed just 36.4 percent of his passes. On those pressured plays he failed to throw a single touchdown all season, but tossed eight interceptions and was sacked 60 times.
This season the improvement has been marked. Though he still struggles under pressure far more than when kept clean, he has increased his completion percentage to 43.9 percent, thrown one touchdown to two picks, and his passer rating is up to 58.7. None of those are spectacular figures, but that is a big improvement in just one year, and it is the worst element of his game. His yards per attempt on those plays has jumped by more than two yards as well, as he has figured out how to make some big plays as well as the bad ones.
What really stands out is the player Bortles is becoming when kept clean, however. His passer rating on those plays this season is 99.4 and he has thrown just two interceptions in 132 clean dropbacks.
We have graded some impressive performances from Bortles in both of his preseasons, and were a little reluctant to make too much of his performance in those games this year, but now that the games mean something it’s time to start getting excited if you are a Jacksonville fan. Bortles is a top-10 graded quarterback at PFF, and he is there on merit.

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But but but....Blaine Bortles suckz!

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“Motivation alone is not enough.  If you have an idiot and you motivate him,now you have a motivated idiot.” Jim Rohn

 

Wow.

Ok...

So us fans are JUST BLINDED BY THE OTHER 50 SOMETHING PLAYERS ON OUR TEAM.

WHO ARE ALMOST ALL HORRIBLE

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So us fans are JUST BLINDED BY THE OTHER 50 SOMETHING PLAYERS ON OUR TEAM.

NO but things could be worse because out of 1,560 something players in the league we have some who are damn good comparitively Team just needs to cut down on mistakes and wins will start

Passing Yards Leaders - All Players

7 Blake Bortles, QB JAX 108 189 57.1 1,299

 

RUSHING YARDS Leaders All Players

RK PLAYER        TEAM ATT YDS 

15 T.J. Yeldon, RB JAX 81 291

 

RECEIVING YARDS Leaders All  Players

RK PLAYER TEAM REC TAR YDS

7 Allen Hurns, WR JAX 27 36 430

12 Allen Robinson, WR JAX 22 50 402

 

TACKLES Leaders 

RK PLAYER TEAM AST TOTAL COMB

17 Paul Posluszny, LB JAX 6 33 39

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It isnt very shocking to me, I have faith and have seen production form our players. We just cant win much at all.

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:thanks: Extra Life 2016 is 11/05/16 :thanks:

Bortles is developing, and seems to get better every game now. Eventually, he will be good enough to beat these 8 and 9 man boxes... I'd expect him to be there next season... as long as we have an offensive line that can keep him clean.

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The same PFF that gave Aaron Rodgers a negative rating after a 5 TD/0 INT performance two weeks ago.

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The same PFF that gave Aaron Rodgers a negative rating after a 5 TD/0 INT performance two weeks ago.

No Actual NFL Stats shows even higher in total yards and TD but slightly lower in Interceptions 

Passing Yards Leaders - All Players

RK PLAYER TEAM COMP ATT PCT YDS

7
Blake Bortles, QB JAX 108 189 57.1 1,299
Passing Touchdowns Leaders - All Players
5
Blake Bortles, QB JAX  10TD
Interceptions Thrown  All Players
12
Blake Bortles, QB JAX  INT 4

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Very much improved from last year.

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I guess that wasnt John Oehser than, since he's banned?

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I guess that wasnt John Oehser than, since he's banned?

Dang fat boy tubby banned John Oehser? What a shame. Maybe he wants his job. He is a huge homer after all..

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Make the Jags Great Again
Blake Bortles......YOU'RE FIRED!
Dave Caldwell.....YOU'RE FIRED!

Bortles tied a franchise record throwing for 4 touchdowns. The only time in franchise history it happened was on November 29th 1998. Bortles was in kindergarten then.

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I literally texted my friend right before seeing this thread that Bortles is top 10 in passing yards and top 5 in pass TDS.

 

10tds-4ints

 

Super happy for him and the future of the franchise but how the hell are we 1-4 haha

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Bortles tied a franchise record throwing for 4 touchdowns. The only time in franchise history it happened was on November 29th 1998. Bortles was in kindergarten then.

Just a crazy, yet sad stat.  Other teams do this all the time.

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Just a crazy, yet sad stat.  Other teams do this all the time.

maybe we get to do it "all the time" now too?

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I literally texted my friend right before seeing this thread that Bortles is top 10 in passing yards and top 5 in pass TDS.

 

10tds-4ints

 

Super happy for him and the future of the franchise but how the hell are we 1-4 haha

This is just one on many great Jags mysteries. Maybe one day it will be solved.

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I survived the Gus Bradley Error.

I literally texted my friend right before seeing this thread that Bortles is top 10 in passing yards and top 5 in pass TDS.

 

10tds-4ints

 

Super happy for him and the future of the franchise but how the hell are we 1-4 haha

 

I think you know why...

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Yes, it's improvement, but it's Blaine Gabbert 2012 level improvement. - Pirkster

http://youtu.be/ouGM3NWpjxk The Home Hypnotist!

http://youtu.be/XQRFkn0Ly3A Media on the Brain Link!
 

Peyton must store oxygen in that forehead of his. No way I'd still be alive after all that choking.

 

This is just one on many great Jags mysteries. Maybe one day it will be solved.

 

One really bad game (NE), one game with horribly timed miscues and red zone inefficiency (IND) and one game where the D got absolutely torched. The Carolina game is more difficult to pin down.

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I guess that wasnt John Oehser than, since he's banned?

Even the mods cannot troll as hard as Oesher.

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Your thoughts become your words,
Your words become your actions,
Your actions become your habits,
Your habits become your values,
Your values become your destiny.

Normally if your QB is throwing TD passes, you win.

 

Bortles is currently tied for 5th in TD passes with 10. The record of the other QBs near him you ask?

 

Dalton- 5-0

Rodgers- 5-0

Brady- 4-0

Palmer- 4-1

E.Manning- 3-2 

Rivers 2-3

 

Bortles 1-4

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