Someone else is once again questioning whether Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles is the man to lead the team to the playoffs and beyond. This time, it’s ESPN.com’s, Bill Barnwell. In his story on the website, “The NFL’s 50 most fascinating people: Players, coaches, GMs to watch in 2018,” the analyst wonders out loud (on a computer screen) if this is a “Now or Never” season for the fifth-year starter.
“The best example of the unique position Bortles occupies in the NFL world is that he is a former No. 3 overall pick who had an organization shop for pieces to make him look good each offseason while simultaneously making excuses as he failed to improve and yet, still, Bortles manages to have a persecution complex,” Barnwell writes.