The Jacksonville Jaguars don’t plan on playing Blake Bortles this season, but the No. 3 overall pick in the 2014 NFL Draft surely will make it difficult for the Jags to stick to that plan.
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Playing in his first NFL game on Friday evening against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Bortles looked every bit the part that a No. 3 pick in the draft and the top quarterback selected should look like.
Bortles completed 7-11 passed for 117 yards and was only sacked one time. More importantly, he showed the poise and maturation that would not be expected of a rookie playing in his first game, and he did so with a limited crop of wide receivers.
A little behind on Red Zone ... But man, Blake Bortles looks the part. Fundamentally better, too Good, quick work by coaches.
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) August 9, 2014
After getting out from the Blaine Gabbert era that was a complete and utter failure after he was taken with the No. 10 pick in the 2011 draft, the Jaguars are real reason to be optimistic about the quarterback position.
Whether they have to wait to see Bortles on the field ahead of Chad Henne remains to be seen, but if Henne leads the Jags to a 2-6 record halfway through the season, can head coach Gus Bradley justify keeping the team’s first round pick and potential franchise quarterback on the sideline with a clipboard in his hands?
I don’t think he can.
With Marqise Lee and Allen Robinson drafted in teh second round to equip Bortles with weapons, the future of the Jags offense suddenly looks downright tantalizing.
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