Blake Bortles had a tough rookie season, finishing 2014 as the worst quarterback in the NFL by many measurements.
So in order to be among the better improved quarterbacks he really just needed to climb closer to average.
Through two games it looks like Bortles has gotten up to average and maybe even surpassed that mark. While there is certainly room for improvement still, the growth is noticeable and so far the statistics seem to lean in favor of improvement as well.
Pro Football Focus took a look at the most improved second-year players this week and Blake Bortles made the list.