JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- When Jacksonville Jaguars coach Doug Marrone announced after Thursday night’s preseason loss that there would be an open competition to determine the team’s starting quarterback, he essentially started the countdown to the end of Blake Bortles’ time in Jacksonville.
Maybe he will beat out Chad Henne -- and Brandon Allen, though Marrone made it pretty clear that it’s a two-man race -- and will retain the job he has had since Week 4 of his rookie season. If that’s the case, then Bortles could still have a future with the team that drafted him third overall in 2014.