Blake Bortles’ Strong Debut Is Encouraging Start for Jacksonville Jaguars

August 9, 2014   ·   Joseph Zucker   ·   Jump to comments

I don't want to get too carried away here, but Blake Bortles is gonna win five Super Bowls, 10 MVPs and cure cancer.
OK, realistically, he can get two of those done, right? Did you see how well he did on Friday night against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers?
The third overall draft pick looked like an NFL-ready quarterback, as he completed seven of his 11 passes for 117 yards in the Jacksonville Jaguars' 16-10 win over the Bucs. While some fans will inevitably read way too much into one preseason game, Bortles did provide enough to provide encouragement to a franchise desperately looking for a franchise QB.
Two vocal factions will likely form as a result of this game.
On one side, you'll have the overzealous fans who'll call Bortles the next John Elway and anoint him the man to lead the Jaguars to their first-ever Super Bowl.
On the other will be the group weighing in with the opinion that preseason games are completely meaningless, and absolutely nothing can be learne...

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