Bortles will stay with the Jags for the next season.

[jose21crisis]

So I was doing my regular rounds through SB Nation, and this pops up: "Why did the Jaguars choose to extend Blake Bortles through 2020?". My first reaction was "They did? They really did?". So, here is what the article has to say.

Blake Bortles hasn’t been the best NFL quarterback in his four years in the NFL. Far from it. But he did enough to get a contract extension from the Jacksonville Jaguars that will add two years to his current deal and keep him tied to the Jaguars through the 2020 season.

Bortles, 25, will receive reportedly a three-year, $54 million deal from Jacksonville that includes $26.5 million in guaranteed money and can reach $66.5 million if he reaches all of his incentives, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

It comes after a bounce-back year for the quarterback who posted a completion percentage above 60 for the first time in his career in 2017 and threw 21 touchdowns with 13 interceptions. The Jaguars leaned heavily on an elite defense and powerful running attack to finish the regular season 10-6, but Bortles played well in the playoffs to help the team get to the AFC Championship.

Here is the full article: https://www.sbnation.com/2018/2/24/1704 ... -extension

Your thoughts about Bortles? (I know KeepinItTeal will pop up pretty quick, and comment about this Tim Tebow clone getting an extension, which he is. Not saying he's a bad QB. But he isn't that good either.)

[KeepinItTeal]

Shoot me.

[Austinmario13]

Shoot me.

[jose21crisis]

Shoot me.

I might take a wild guess and say someone doesn't like that decision. Or a lot of people.

[KeepinItTeal]

Shoot me.

I might take a wild guess and say someone doesn't like that decision. Or a lot of people.

There is upside in that it is a cheap (if you can call $54M cheap) deal so they will be able to retain the talent they've amassed on D. And hopefully they draft a QB in round 1 or 2. But, the thought of going down to Everbank to watch him throw more end-over-end dying duck passes is almost too much to handle.

[jose21crisis]

There is upside in that it is a cheap (if you can call $54M cheap) deal so they will be able to retain the talent they've amassed on D. And hopefully they draft a QB in round 1 or 2. But, the thought of going down to Everbank to watch him throw more end-over-end dying duck passes is almost too much to handle.

$54M is cheap for a QB deal. By 2019 it will be even cheaper. Hopefully the Jaguars draft a QB though. Bortles is just decent enough to play. The disadvantage is the exact same thing that Denver Broncos fans had to endure when Tim Tebow was playing, watching him making horrible throws about all day, with the ocasional laser strike.

[ultimatum77]

Shoot me.

lol this gif is awesome lol....

[achernar]

Shoot me.

I might take a wild guess and say someone doesn't like that decision. Or a lot of people.

There is upside in that it is a cheap (if you can call $54M cheap) deal so they will be able to retain the talent they've amassed on D. And hopefully they draft a QB in round 1 or 2. But, the thought of going down to Everbank to watch him throw more end-over-end dying duck passes is almost too much to handle.

But this is a perfect scenario to Draft a guy like Lamar Jackson and let him learn the game in pro level

[KeepinItTeal]

I might take a wild guess and say someone doesn't like that decision. Or a lot of people.

There is upside in that it is a cheap (if you can call $54M cheap) deal so they will be able to retain the talent they've amassed on D. And hopefully they draft a QB in round 1 or 2. But, the thought of going down to Everbank to watch him throw more end-over-end dying duck passes is almost too much to handle.

But this is a perfect scenario to Draft a guy like Lamar Jackson and let him learn the game in pro level

I'd rather have Mason Rudolph as I don't believe running QBs can survive in the NFL, especially not a guy that only weighs 205.

[jose21crisis]

There is upside in that it is a cheap (if you can call $54M cheap) deal so they will be able to retain the talent they've amassed on D. And hopefully they draft a QB in round 1 or 2. But, the thought of going down to Everbank to watch him throw more end-over-end dying duck passes is almost too much to handle.

But this is a perfect scenario to Draft a guy like Lamar Jackson and let him learn the game in pro level

I'd rather have Mason Rudolph as I don't believe running QBs can survive in the NFL, especially not a guy that only weighs 205.

Well, at least you are not from the people that thinks he should switch to receiver, or that Josh Allen is better than him (He isn't). He's a pretty good QB. Definitely thin, but quite good.