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Originally Posted by popanot
I'm not ready to write off Bortles or Yeldon at this point or say their ceiling is this or that. I think they'd be even better with a good OL and coaching staff (and D). I'm not going to anoint Cousins as great, but I think his improvement shows that guys can grow and improve when you get experience and add in a good mix of players, protect well, and have a decent scheme/coaching staff (and also a decent D that doesn't kill you in score and field position). I also don't think Allen Robinson is that far off from Nuk, and Hurns is a major upgrade to Washington. I also like Greene over Shorts. I like what I see so far from Strong and hope he continues to develop. If so, I'll gladly change my mind on a WR swap.
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I think Bortles is much more likely to make a jump than Yelden. RBs just don't really improve. They are either good or not. Yelden is just a guy. There is just so much cheap/free depth at that position.
Bortles shows every skill you need but two; (1) decision making, and (2) accuracy. In terms of decision making, he has thrown some of the worst and most head scratching interceptions I've ever seen. However, this is an area he can improve, and it is an area that pretty much every NFL QB improves in as they get more experience and get to know an offense better. He has already improved here a lot in his 2 years (even though he threw more INTs this year than last year). But accuracy generally doesn't improve. QBs may raise their completion percentage a bit by knowing better where to throw it, but they almost never get better at their ability to throw it where they want. Bortles was a 58% passer this year. That puts him 31st among QBs and just behind Colin Kaepernick. just doesn't cut it in the current NFL. He just doesn't throw it where he wants to like a really good NFL QB. So I think the unflappable attitude, the arm, the athleticism, the solid group of WRs, and the improvement he's already shown will be somewhat offset by the inaccuracy, and he has the potential to be a good QB but never close to a great one. And I only think he becomes a good one if the Jags suddenly become a competent coaching staff. I would bet money that doesn't happen and instead a new coach is there a year from now with a new system and a future not tied to Bortles. I'd be surprised if he's a full time starter in 2018.