By year four most NFL teams know whether the starting quarterback is the answer or not. For the Jacksonville Jaguars, things are a bit more messy.
With such a young quarterback like Bortles leading the team, full of raw talent, it’s tough to say it’s time to abandon him following a regression in 2016. This makes his 2017 performance all the more critical. While the team is committed to him, he will have to show progress or the team may be forced to move on from his long development.
Quarterbacks carry teams and if they aren’t capable of being something special, they usually show that quickly.