Official Texans @ Jaguars Game Thread, 10/18/2015

[WMH]

Originally Posted by Keith

Bortles looked like a turd, but don't underestimate how crappy his tutelage has been in Jacksonville. Could be homerism, but I think O'Brien has better success with Bortles. Who was the last young QB the Jags ever matriculated? And do the Jags have any running game whatsoever, much less someone as talented as Arian Foster to help?

The Jags are in year 2 of developing their rookie QB, and they'll be in year 3 when the Texans will likely be starting over in 2016. And that extra time makes a difference... Bortles TD-INT ratio has flipped since his rookie year, from 11:17 to 13:7 after yesterday.

And I'll just leave this here:

Games played
Clowney - 9
Bortles - 20

Point isn't about Bortles specifically. The point is the Texans completely ignored the QB position when taking Clowney in the 2014 draft when they should have taken their favorite QB before the 4th round. Bortles is imperfect. His passing accuracy seems to be his biggest failing. But yeah, I'd rather have Year 2 Bortles than Year 2 Clowney.

Understand your point of view, but don't agree with it. I don't think you pick a top end QB just because. Clowney was (allegedly) a once in a blue moon prospect. He has shown some flashes of his physical ability when he's played. He's had some pretty crappy luck, none of which could have been known at draft time. He's basically a rookie. If he can ever stay healthy, an that's obviously a big IF, he has the potential to be a stud.

Don't get me wrong, it sucks not having a franchise QB. This is a QB driven league, and until we fall into one, its going to be a scramble. But so far, the only potential miss I've seen from OB's QB crop from the last couple of drafts might be Carr, and that's the best of whats available. The rest look mediocre, guys that will hang in the league for a couple of years and eventually get a coach fired.