After a rough rookie season, Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles is gearing up for a big jump in year 2. Bortles has already shown significant improvement at the start of OTAs in both his mechanics and his physique, he’s displaying the intangibles and leadership you want in your franchise quarterback, and the path appears to be clear for him to have a monster sophomore season.
Optimism abound, it’s worthwhile to remember just how poor Bortles’ rookie season was from a statistical perspective. He had the lowest total QBR of any starting quarterback, and his mechanics clearly regressed towards the end of the season.