Blake Bortles - Official Thread (2 Viewers)

[ShaHBucks]

He'll be a forgotten man before he's someone you can count on weekly for FF like Wilson/Ryan.

bet the house on whatever ShaHBucks says dude!

+1

 

[ponchsox]

Mama said there'd be days like this...

 

[ShaHBucks]

David Carr/ Blake Bortles troll mode on. This will be fun.

feel free to troll on the 14 yr veteran David Carr all you want.

It's called sarcasm.

 

[Raider Nation]

He'll be a forgotten man before he's someone you can count on weekly for FF like Wilson/Ryan.

bet the house on whatever ShaHBucks says dude!

+1

Good call, man! His career is toast.

 

[ShaHBucks]

If by some miracle Blackmon cleans up his act and comes back next year, this WR corps is gonna be ridiculous. I'm drooling over the thought of Bortles in the gun, with Blackmon, Robinson, Lee and Shorts/Hurns spread out, and another pass-catcher in Denard in the backfield. Good luck with that, defenses.

This does not excite me one bit

 

[Raider Nation]

If by some miracle Blackmon cleans up his act and comes back next year, this WR corps is gonna be ridiculous. I'm drooling over the thought of Bortles in the gun, with Blackmon, Robinson, Lee and Shorts/Hurns spread out, and another pass-catcher in Denard in the backfield. Good luck with that, defenses.

This does not excite me one bit

Great, I was just wondering.

 

[jurb26]

If by some miracle Blackmon cleans up his act and comes back next year, this WR corps is gonna be ridiculous. I'm drooling over the thought of Bortles in the gun, with Blackmon, Robinson, Lee and Shorts/Hurns spread out, and another pass-catcher in Denard in the backfield. Good luck with that, defenses.

This does not excite me one bit

Right, me either. Who's going to block for them?

 

[ShaHBucks]

If by some miracle Blackmon cleans up his act and comes back next year, this WR corps is gonna be ridiculous. I'm drooling over the thought of Bortles in the gun, with Blackmon, Robinson, Lee and Shorts/Hurns spread out, and another pass-catcher in Denard in the backfield. Good luck with that, defenses.

This does not excite me one bit

Right, me either. Who's going to block for them?

I'd bet the house that next year we'll hear he needs WRs. I'll just go pick on Geno Smith in the meantime RN.

 

[Raider Nation]

You guys are fools if you think Bortles won't be successful and/or relevant in this league. You won't have the last laugh. Rather, you'll disappear.

 

[jurb26]

I like Bortles a lot. Their line sucks.

 

[Raider Nation]

I like Bortles a lot. Their line sucks.

My comment was mainly in reference to this ridiculous statement:

He'll be a forgotten man before he's someone you can count on weekly for FF like Wilson/Ryan.

I hope he's packing a lunch waiting for the time when Bortles will be "a forgotten man"...

What, the year 2038 or so?

 

[Faust]

Blake Bortles has good instincts as a runner, too

 

[Raider Nation]

 

[ponchsox]

He's very accurate for a rookie.

 

[Mr. Brownstone]

He was running for his life today.

 

[ponchsox]

He was running for his life today.

Just think if he had a line and a decent running game.

 

[Mr. Brownstone]

He was running for his life today.

Just think if he had a line and a decent running game.

I wish for it often.

 

[ShaHBucks]

One TD and three INTs in his last 82 passes.

 

[Raider Nation]

One TD and three INTs in his last 82 passes.

LOL, stay down Rock.

He scored as a QB1 in my main league this week. OMG...... 3 INTs!!!

 

[Raider Nation]

He'll be a forgotten man before he's someone you can count on weekly for FF like Wilson/Ryan.

This is going to get bumped weekly until the end of time.

 

[ShaHBucks]

He'll be a forgotten man before he's someone you can count on weekly for FF like Wilson/Ryan.

This is going to get bumped weekly until the end of time.

Bump it until you actually understand what was said.

 

[ShaHBucks]

One TD and three INTs in his last 82 passes.

LOL, stay down Rock.

He scored as a QB1 in my main league this week. OMG...... 3 INTs!!!

Stud

 

[Raider Nation]

He'll be a forgotten man before he's someone you can count on weekly for FF like Wilson/Ryan.

This is going to get bumped weekly until the end of time.

Bump it until you actually understand what was said.

By all means, break it down for me.

 

[Raider Nation]

Wait, who are we talking about again??? I've forgotten him....

 

[ShaHBucks]

He'll be a forgotten man before he's someone you can count on weekly for FF like Wilson/Ryan.

This is going to get bumped weekly until the end of time.

Bump it until you actually understand what was said.

By all means, break it down for me.

At the end of time I'll break it down.. Meanwhile, let this guy continue to throw a ton of picks and no TD while you tell me I'm the one on the wrong side of the fence.

 

[Raider Nation]

 

[Raider Nation]

Now for a non-stupid evaluation:

The Jacksonville Jaguars lost by one possession in their second straight week, most recently to the Tennessee Titans on Sunday, and rookie quarterback Blake Bortles is a big reason why. He's completing two out of every three passes, and has 71% accuracy on third down.

And the good people over at Pro Football Focus are taking notice.

According to Pro Football Focus, Bortles earned a positive grade for his performance against the Titans. He completed 32-for-46 passes, threw for 336 yards, ran for another 38 yards and scored a touchdown. He had a few ill-advised passes, with the interception on the pass intended for Allen Hurns being the most egregious, but otherwise looked very good... especially when you consider it's only the third start of his career.

His 1.3 rating earns him 13th place for the week, above the likes of Aaron Rodgers, Nick Foles, and Peyton Manning.

Although I'd disagree with a few evaluations from Pro Football Focus (like the time they gave him the fourth-worst rating of the week against the San Diego Chargers) I'd have to say they have Bortles ranked appropriately. He could be a little higher, but it's close.

With a porous offensive line, a non-existent running game, and receivers who drop passes or fumble near the red zone, there's only so high of a grade you're going to be able to get as a rookie entering your third career start. With all that said, I think just outside of the top-10 is a good place to be.

 

[UMDterps26]

Peyton had a 71.2 rating and threw 28 INT's his rookie season ... regularly getting 2-3 INT's in a game ... Ryan Leaf was the better QB option back then right guys?

 

[shader]

Interceptions are often meaningless for rookies when evaluating their future. Especially when their wr's are rookies, and their Oline sucks. Bortles throwing for 300 is very impressive.

 

[Kool-Aid Larry]

Interceptions are often meaningless for rookies when evaluating their future. Especially when their wr's are rookies, and their Oline sucks. Bortles throwing for 300 is very impressive.

I generally prefer completion %

 

[ShaHBucks]

Peyton had a 71.2 rating and threw 28 INT's his rookie season ... regularly getting 2-3 INT's in a game ... Ryan Leaf was the better QB option back then right guys?

The rules have dramatically changed in favor of the offense since

 

[ShaHBucks]

Now for a non-stupid evaluation:

The Jacksonville Jaguars lost by one possession in their second straight week, most recently to the Tennessee Titans on Sunday, and rookie quarterback Blake Bortles is a big reason why. He's completing two out of every three passes, and has 71% accuracy on third down.And the good people over at Pro Football Focus are taking notice.

According to Pro Football Focus, Bortles earned a positive grade for his performance against the Titans. He completed 32-for-46 passes, threw for 336 yards, ran for another 38 yards and scored a touchdown. He had a few ill-advised passes, with the interception on the pass intended for Allen Hurns being the most egregious, but otherwise looked very good... especially when you consider it's only the third start of his career.

His 1.3 rating earns him 13th place for the week, above the likes of Aaron Rodgers, Nick Foles, and Peyton Manning.

Although I'd disagree with a few evaluations from Pro Football Focus (like the time they gave him the fourth-worst rating of the week against the San Diego Chargers) I'd have to say they have Bortles ranked appropriately. He could be a little higher, but it's close.

With a porous offensive line, a non-existent running game, and receivers who drop passes or fumble near the red zone, there's only so high of a grade you're going to be able to get as a rookie entering your third career start. With all that said, I think just outside of the top-10 is a good place to be.

Smh, Shorts played a brilliant game. He compensated for a lot of passes thrown behind him, at his feet ect.. Call it both ways.

Bortles comp% is misleading. All he's doing is throwing passes behind the LOS. That doesn't work in the NFL. Well, it works to pat your comp%. When he has to go a little further down field it's trouble. It won't take until the end of time to realize he's not a good QB but just keep watching for when D-C's start taking away the screen passes from him..

 

[shader]

Now for a non-stupid evaluation:

The Jacksonville Jaguars lost by one possession in their second straight week, most recently to the Tennessee Titans on Sunday, and rookie quarterback Blake Bortles is a big reason why. He's completing two out of every three passes, and has 71% accuracy on third down.And the good people over at Pro Football Focus are taking notice.

According to Pro Football Focus, Bortles earned a positive grade for his performance against the Titans. He completed 32-for-46 passes, threw for 336 yards, ran for another 38 yards and scored a touchdown. He had a few ill-advised passes, with the interception on the pass intended for Allen Hurns being the most egregious, but otherwise looked very good... especially when you consider it's only the third start of his career.

His 1.3 rating earns him 13th place for the week, above the likes of Aaron Rodgers, Nick Foles, and Peyton Manning.

Although I'd disagree with a few evaluations from Pro Football Focus (like the time they gave him the fourth-worst rating of the week against the San Diego Chargers) I'd have to say they have Bortles ranked appropriately. He could be a little higher, but it's close.

With a porous offensive line, a non-existent running game, and receivers who drop passes or fumble near the red zone, there's only so high of a grade you're going to be able to get as a rookie entering your third career start. With all that said, I think just outside of the top-10 is a good place to be.

Smh, Shorts played a brilliant game. He compensated for a lot of passes thrown behind him, at his feet ect.. Call it both ways.

Bortles comp% is misleading. All he's doing is throwing passes behind the LOS. That doesn't work in the NFL. Well, it works to pat your comp%. When he has to go a little further down field it's trouble. It won't take until the end of time to realize he's not a good QB but just keep watching for when D-C's start taking away the screen passes from him..

 

[Raider Nation]

All he's doing is throwing passes behind the LOS.

I'm willing to engage you in an intelligent debate but you refuse to stop posting ridiculous comments.

Sorry you missed out on him in your dynasty league -- don't take it out on the rest of us.

 

[Raider Nation]

Now for a non-stupid evaluation:

The Jacksonville Jaguars lost by one possession in their second straight week, most recently to the Tennessee Titans on Sunday, and rookie quarterback Blake Bortles is a big reason why. He's completing two out of every three passes, and has 71% accuracy on third down.

And the good people over at Pro Football Focus are taking notice.

According to Pro Football Focus, Bortles earned a positive grade for his performance against the Titans. He completed 32-for-46 passes, threw for 336 yards, ran for another 38 yards and scored a touchdown. He had a few ill-advised passes, with the interception on the pass intended for Allen Hurns being the most egregious, but otherwise looked very good... especially when you consider it's only the third start of his career.

His 1.3 rating earns him 13th place for the week, above the likes of Aaron Rodgers, Nick Foles, and Peyton Manning.

Although I'd disagree with a few evaluations from Pro Football Focus (like the time they gave him the fourth-worst rating of the week against the San Diego Chargers) I'd have to say they have Bortles ranked appropriately. He could be a little higher, but it's close.

With a porous offensive line, a non-existent running game, and receivers who drop passes or fumble near the red zone, there's only so high of a grade you're going to be able to get as a rookie entering your third career start. With all that said, I think just outside of the top-10 is a good place to be.

Smh, Shorts played a brilliant game. He compensated for a lot of passes thrown behind him, at his feet ect.. Call it both ways.Bortles comp% is misleading. All he's doing is throwing passes behind the LOS. That doesn't work in the NFL. Well, it works to pat your comp%. When he has to go a little further down field it's trouble. It won't take until the end of time to realize he's not a good QB but just keep watching for when D-C's start taking away the screen passes from him..

Beat me to it.

 

[shader]

Now for a non-stupid evaluation:

The Jacksonville Jaguars lost by one possession in their second straight week, most recently to the Tennessee Titans on Sunday, and rookie quarterback Blake Bortles is a big reason why. He's completing two out of every three passes, and has 71% accuracy on third down.

And the good people over at Pro Football Focus are taking notice.

According to Pro Football Focus, Bortles earned a positive grade for his performance against the Titans. He completed 32-for-46 passes, threw for 336 yards, ran for another 38 yards and scored a touchdown. He had a few ill-advised passes, with the interception on the pass intended for Allen Hurns being the most egregious, but otherwise looked very good... especially when you consider it's only the third start of his career.

His 1.3 rating earns him 13th place for the week, above the likes of Aaron Rodgers, Nick Foles, and Peyton Manning.

Although I'd disagree with a few evaluations from Pro Football Focus (like the time they gave him the fourth-worst rating of the week against the San Diego Chargers) I'd have to say they have Bortles ranked appropriately. He could be a little higher, but it's close.

With a porous offensive line, a non-existent running game, and receivers who drop passes or fumble near the red zone, there's only so high of a grade you're going to be able to get as a rookie entering your third career start. With all that said, I think just outside of the top-10 is a good place to be.

Smh, Shorts played a brilliant game. He compensated for a lot of passes thrown behind him, at his feet ect.. Call it both ways.Bortles comp% is misleading. All he's doing is throwing passes behind the LOS. That doesn't work in the NFL. Well, it works to pat your comp%. When he has to go a little further down field it's trouble. It won't take until the end of time to realize he's not a good QB but just keep watching for when D-C's start taking away the screen passes from him..

Beat me to it.

It's like he's just making stuff up.

 

[ShaHBucks]

All he's doing is throwing passes behind the LOS.

I'm willing to engage you in an intelligent debate but you refuse to stop posting ridiculous comments.

Sorry you missed out on him in your dynasty league -- don't take it out on the rest of us.

Ha ha ha I get it... Really, indulge me. Watch the game and count how many screen passes he throws. No #### his comp% is high

 

[shader]

All he's doing is throwing passes behind the LOS.

I'm willing to engage you in an intelligent debate but you refuse to stop posting ridiculous comments.

Sorry you missed out on him in your dynasty league -- don't take it out on the rest of us.

?? Watch the game and count the screen passes thrown. No #### his comp% is high

I watched the first half and saw 2 or 3.

 

[ShaHBucks]

All he's doing is throwing passes behind the LOS.

I'm willing to engage you in an intelligent debate but you refuse to stop posting ridiculous comments.

Sorry you missed out on him in your dynasty league -- don't take it out on the rest of us.

?? Watch the game and count the screen passes thrown. No #### his comp% is high

I watched the first half and saw 2 or 3.

I must have been drunk or something. I have to guess at least half of the passes he completed went behind the line of scrimmage. I'll check again. It's the same #### he was doing in college.

 

[Raider Nation]

Yeah, no it's not. Stop posting.

 

[Mr. Brownstone]

 

[ShaHBucks]

Yeah, no it's not. Stop posting.

I'm actually presenting facts. You?

You don't have to believe me. Do the math yourself. His AY/A is terrible. Int% is terrible. TD% is terrible.

Find him on FO http://www.footballoutsiders.com/stats/qb

You really nailed this one!

 

[Mr. Brownstone]

Now for a non-stupid evaluation:

The Jacksonville Jaguars lost by one possession in their second straight week, most recently to the Tennessee Titans on Sunday, and rookie quarterback Blake Bortles is a big reason why. He's completing two out of every three passes, and has 71% accuracy on third down.

And the good people over at Pro Football Focus are taking notice.

According to Pro Football Focus, Bortles earned a positive grade for his performance against the Titans. He completed 32-for-46 passes, threw for 336 yards, ran for another 38 yards and scored a touchdown. He had a few ill-advised passes, with the interception on the pass intended for Allen Hurns being the most egregious, but otherwise looked very good... especially when you consider it's only the third start of his career.

His 1.3 rating earns him 13th place for the week, above the likes of Aaron Rodgers, Nick Foles, and Peyton Manning.

Although I'd disagree with a few evaluations from Pro Football Focus (like the time they gave him the fourth-worst rating of the week against the San Diego Chargers) I'd have to say they have Bortles ranked appropriately. He could be a little higher, but it's close.

With a porous offensive line, a non-existent running game, and receivers who drop passes or fumble near the red zone, there's only so high of a grade you're going to be able to get as a rookie entering your third career start. With all that said, I think just outside of the top-10 is a good place to be.

Smh, Shorts played a brilliant game. He compensated for a lot of passes thrown behind him, at his feet ect.. Call it both ways.Bortles comp% is misleading. All he's doing is throwing passes behind the LOS. That doesn't work in the NFL. Well, it works to pat your comp%. When he has to go a little further down field it's trouble. It won't take until the end of time to realize he's not a good QB but just keep watching for when D-C's start taking away the screen passes from him..

Taking a look at Bortles' completions to Shorts:Easy completion out right, nice throw.

10 yard slant to Shorts perfectly thrown.

3 yd backfield lob to Shorts slightly behind that the fattest guy could have reached over and caught.

Quick throw to Shorts, led him perfectly.

10 yard comeback on a rollout. This was a nice Shorts adjustment, as he was sliding when he caught it.

Out right to Shorts a LOC. Nicely thrown.

Over middle short to Shorts. Placed well.

Slant to Shorts, well thrown.

10 yd to Shorts on a stop route. Well thrown.

15 yd low throw. Good catch going to the ground. This was a difficult catch and can be credited to Shorts.

12 yd roll out. Nice pass on the run.

1 difficult catch and one other that wasn't easy, but certainly not too hard for an NFL receiver.

 

[Mr. Brownstone]

Rookie Watch: The Quarterback Class

By Marc Sessler

Around the NFL Writer

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000410869/article/rookie-watch-the-quarterback-class

Welcome to Around The NFL's "Rookie Watch" series, a week-by-week journey ranking this year's promising collection of first-year players.

Rookies bring hope to all 32 teams. In recent years, we've seen Russell Wilson and Andrew Luck immediately shake up the landscape on offense, while draft picks spent on J.J. Watt and Robert Quinn turned vanilla defenses into horror shows for opponents.

Between now and the end of the regular season, we'll chart this year's rookie class in an effort to predict which first-year players have the best chance at long careers in our nation's finest sport.

We took a broad look at the entire class after Week 1 and Week 2, ranked the running backs coming out of Week 3, unveiled our early picks for Offensive and Defensive Rookie of the Year after Week 4, and examined top undrafted rookies after Week 5.

Now let's take a look at this year's class of rookie quarterbacks. I'm not interested in ranking them from top to bottom after such a small sample size. Instead, we'll focus on some of the positives and negatives each passer brings:

The big three

Blake Bortles, Jacksonville Jaguars

The Jaguars remain a semi-disaster, but there's tangible hope under center.

Of all the rookie passers, Blake Bortles offers the juiciest combination of size, arm strength, mobility and overall makeup. Nestled inside a talent-poor offense, Bortles has found ways to make plays and move the ball despite an attack laced with five rookie starters. His offensive line is an open barn door, and Jacksonville's ground game is dead on arrival: Like Derek Carr in Oakland, Bortles is being asked to do it all.

Bortles is quicker than Ben Roethlisberger and might already be his team's top option on the ground. The rookie has just 17 fewer rushing yards than Toby Gerhart on 32 fewer attempts. His fast feet are on display in the pocket, but he's seeing far too much pressure behind a line that's on pace to give up 72 sacks.

Game Rewind shows a young quarterback willing to take shots downfield. He's been accused of staring down his targets, but the rookie has improved in recent weeks, looking off defenders to make better choices. It's no surprise that all three of these starting rookie passers are struggling to read the entire field out of the gate.

Still, Bortles currently owns the NFL's highest third-down completion percentage, which is stunning considering how rarely his wideouts make plays for him. His seven interceptions over 143 attempts are the product of a few poor decisions -- his pick six to Pittsburgh's Brice McCain was a horrid toss -- but he lacks a pass-catcher who wins one-on-one battles.

An immediately better option than Chad Henne, Bortles brings energy to Jacksonville's passing game. His willingness to take risks is one reason the Jaguars have been alive inside of two minutes in back-to-back tight losses to Pittsburgh and Tennessee. In a talent-poor attack, he's found ways to keep a bad team in games. There's a lot to like.

 

[ShaHBucks]

Now for a non-stupid evaluation:

The Jacksonville Jaguars lost by one possession in their second straight week, most recently to the Tennessee Titans on Sunday, and rookie quarterback Blake Bortles is a big reason why. He's completing two out of every three passes, and has 71% accuracy on third down.

And the good people over at Pro Football Focus are taking notice.

According to Pro Football Focus, Bortles earned a positive grade for his performance against the Titans. He completed 32-for-46 passes, threw for 336 yards, ran for another 38 yards and scored a touchdown. He had a few ill-advised passes, with the interception on the pass intended for Allen Hurns being the most egregious, but otherwise looked very good... especially when you consider it's only the third start of his career.

His 1.3 rating earns him 13th place for the week, above the likes of Aaron Rodgers, Nick Foles, and Peyton Manning.

Although I'd disagree with a few evaluations from Pro Football Focus (like the time they gave him the fourth-worst rating of the week against the San Diego Chargers) I'd have to say they have Bortles ranked appropriately. He could be a little higher, but it's close.

With a porous offensive line, a non-existent running game, and receivers who drop passes or fumble near the red zone, there's only so high of a grade you're going to be able to get as a rookie entering your third career start. With all that said, I think just outside of the top-10 is a good place to be.

Smh, Shorts played a brilliant game. He compensated for a lot of passes thrown behind him, at his feet ect.. Call it both ways.Bortles comp% is misleading. All he's doing is throwing passes behind the LOS. That doesn't work in the NFL. Well, it works to pat your comp%. When he has to go a little further down field it's trouble. It won't take until the end of time to realize he's not a good QB but just keep watching for when D-C's start taking away the screen passes from him..

Taking a look at Bortles' completions to Shorts:1 Easy completion out right, nice throw.

2 10 yard slant to Shorts perfectly thrown.

3 3 yd backfield lob to Shorts slightly behind that the fattest guy could have reached over and caught.

4 Quick throw to Shorts, led him perfectly.

5 10 yard comeback on a rollout. This was a nice Shorts adjustment as he was sliding when he caught it.

6 Out right to Shorts a LOC. Nicely thrown.7 Over middle short to Shorts. Placed well.

8 Slant to Shorts, well thrown.

9 10 yd to Shorts on a stop route. Well thrown.

10 15 yd low throw. Good catch going to the ground. This was a difficult catch and can be credited to Shorts.

11 12 yd roll out. Nice pass on the run.

1 difficult catch and one other that wasn't easy, but certainly not too hard for an NFL receiver.

I thought he only had 10 receptions

How much credit do you give a guy for taking a snap from the gun, turning and throwing to his WR before DBs, who are 5-10 yards away, can even react? I would have to take notes, but I didn't not see him hitting guys in stride where they can do something after the catch consistently, aside from one to C. Harbor, like you did. Good stuff though

 

[Mr. Brownstone]

Now for a non-stupid evaluation:

The Jacksonville Jaguars lost by one possession in their second straight week, most recently to the Tennessee Titans on Sunday, and rookie quarterback Blake Bortles is a big reason why. He's completing two out of every three passes, and has 71% accuracy on third down.

And the good people over at Pro Football Focus are taking notice.

According to Pro Football Focus, Bortles earned a positive grade for his performance against the Titans. He completed 32-for-46 passes, threw for 336 yards, ran for another 38 yards and scored a touchdown. He had a few ill-advised passes, with the interception on the pass intended for Allen Hurns being the most egregious, but otherwise looked very good... especially when you consider it's only the third start of his career.

His 1.3 rating earns him 13th place for the week, above the likes of Aaron Rodgers, Nick Foles, and Peyton Manning.

Although I'd disagree with a few evaluations from Pro Football Focus (like the time they gave him the fourth-worst rating of the week against the San Diego Chargers) I'd have to say they have Bortles ranked appropriately. He could be a little higher, but it's close.

With a porous offensive line, a non-existent running game, and receivers who drop passes or fumble near the red zone, there's only so high of a grade you're going to be able to get as a rookie entering your third career start. With all that said, I think just outside of the top-10 is a good place to be.

Smh, Shorts played a brilliant game. He compensated for a lot of passes thrown behind him, at his feet ect.. Call it both ways.Bortles comp% is misleading. All he's doing is throwing passes behind the LOS. That doesn't work in the NFL. Well, it works to pat your comp%. When he has to go a little further down field it's trouble. It won't take until the end of time to realize he's not a good QB but just keep watching for when D-C's start taking away the screen passes from him..

Taking a look at Bortles' completions to Shorts:1 Easy completion out right, nice throw.

2 10 yard slant to Shorts perfectly thrown.

3 3 yd backfield lob to Shorts slightly behind that the fattest guy could have reached over and caught.

4 Quick throw to Shorts, led him perfectly.

5 10 yard comeback on a rollout. This was a nice Shorts adjustment as he was sliding when he caught it.

6 Out right to Shorts a LOC. Nicely thrown.

7 Over middle short to Shorts. Placed well.

8 Slant to Shorts, well thrown.

9 10 yd to Shorts on a stop route. Well thrown.

10 15 yd low throw. Good catch going to the ground. This was a difficult catch and can be credited to Shorts.

11 12 yd roll out. Nice pass on the run.

1 difficult catch and one other that wasn't easy, but certainly not too hard for an NFL receiver.

I thought he only had 10 receptionsHow much credit do you give a guy for taking a snap from the gun, turning and throwing to his WR before DBs, who are 5-10 yards away, can even react? I would have to take notes, but I didn't not see him hitting guys in stride where they can do something after the catch consistently, aside from one to C. Harbor, like you did. Good stuff though

Yup, was only 10 (only). Split 1 and 2 somehow.Everyone would surely be getting on a QB if they couldn't consistently hit the quick ones. Some have trouble with it. He didn't call those plays in. He hit some in stride, others he didn't. A lot of this has to do with the fact that he's on the move often, either by design or getting moved off his drop.

 

[Raider Nation]

Yeah, no it's not. Stop posting.

I'm actually presenting facts. You?

You don't have to believe me. Do the math yourself. His AY/A is terrible. Int% is terrible. TD% is terrible.

Find him on FO http://www.footballoutsiders.com/stats/qb

You really nailed this one!

You are presenting misinformation. Intentionally, it seems, which is not cool at all. You obviously missed out on him at your drafts, so now it's your mission to pick him apart. The problem with that is you write well enough to come across as though you might actually know what you're talking about, and people on this board should not be intentionally misguided.

The objective in fantasy is to score points. I have no problem with him in that regard so far.

He's throwing for the 16th-most yards per game in the league. Ahead of guys like Dalton, Brady, Kaepernick, Rodgers and Eli. That's not even counting his ~30 YPG on the ground. JUST IMAGINE IF HE THREW THE BALL PAST THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE!!!



If you want to keep asserting that he's throwing for 251 YPG on nothing but passes behind the LOS, I'll keep pointing out how idiotic that is. His YPA is 21st in the league. Not great, but only 0.20 YPA behind Drew Brees. Go into a Brees thread and tell people he only throws balls behind the line of scrimmage, and see how that goes. The dude has started THREE GAMES, and frankly it's pretty terrible how you are trying to s--t all over him.

 

[Raider Nation]

This was a gorgeous behind the line of scrimmage pass!

 

[UMDterps26]

Yeah, no it's not. Stop posting.

I'm actually presenting facts. You?

You don't have to believe me. Do the math yourself. His AY/A is terrible. Int% is terrible. TD% is terrible.

Find him on FO http://www.footballoutsiders.com/stats/qb

You really nailed this one!

You are presenting misinformation. Intentionally, it seems, which is not cool at all. You obviously missed out on him at your drafts, so now it's your mission to pick him apart. The problem with that is you write well enough to come across as though you might actually know what you're talking about, and people on this board should not be intentionally misguided.

The objective in fantasy is to score points. I have no problem with him in that regard so far.

He's throwing for the 16th-most yards per game in the league. Ahead of guys like Dalton, Brady, Kaepernick, Rodgers and Eli. That's not even counting his ~30 YPG on the ground. JUST IMAGINE IF HE THREW THE BALL PAST THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE!!!



If you want to keep asserting that he's throwing for 251 YPG on nothing but passes behind the LOS, I'll keep pointing out how idiotic that is. His YPA is 21st in the league. Not great, but only 0.20 YPA behind Drew Brees. Go into a Brees thread and tell people he only throws balls behind the line of scrimmage, and see how that goes. The dude has started THREE GAMES, and frankly it's pretty terrible how you are trying to s--t all over him.

 

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Things have gotten a bit weird in here.

Let me say this. Bortles has not played all that well thus far but I believe his future is extremely bright. There's no way to sugar coat it, he's struggling and simply isn't ready to play right now. Not surprising or any sort of dig at all. Jax is terrible, primarily on their oline and it's crippling this teams offense. Bortles has a YPA rating of 7.02 ranking 21 and QBR of 76.8 ranking 29 in the NFL. Those numbers just aren't good. He's making lots of repo okie mistakes and some of his passes/reads/decisions have just been ugly. I firmly believe Henne actually gives them a better chance to win right now. Is it really worth it to play Henne and simply makes the games a bit more competitive, though? Probably not. Bortles is getting valuable reps and learning to deal with duress. I think Jax sees something in him to lead them to believe he's capable of coming out of this a much smarter, stronger and developed passer or they wouldn't be doing it.

Watching Bortles play does not really align with his current stats or tangible performance. He looks comfortable despite the chaos. He makes all the throws, I can't believe how much better his arm looks now vs. UCF. He has a presence in the pocket and never seems to cower vs. the impending rush. He just looks like a future franchise QB. If and when they get the oline figured out I think he truly blossoms.