Big Numbers Don’t Make Blake Bortles a Big-Time QB

December 17, 2015   ·   Gary Davenport   ·   Jump to comments

These are heady days in Jacksonville.
At least, as heady as days get for a 5-8 football team.
The Jaguars are coming off one of their biggest wins in years, a 51-16 demolition of an Indianapolis Colts team that has made a habit of taking the Jaguars' lunch money in recent years. The team is one game out of first place in their division—if such a thing as first place exists in the AFC South.
And quarterback Blake Bortles is having what appears to be a great second season. His three scoring strikes against the Colts gave the No. 3 overall pick in the 2014 NFL draft an even 30 on the season.
That ranks second in the NFL. Second.
But as so often happens, the hype with Bortles is outpacing his actual development as a player.
Yes, the youngster is having a big season. But that doesn't make Bortles a big-time NFL quarterback.
As Bleacher Report's own Ian Kenyon pointed out, Bortles isn't just having a big year. In some respects, he's having an his...

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