Quarterbacks and head coaches in the NFL often receive most of the blame for losses and much of the praise when a team wins, and Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles acknowledged that he was fine with being the "scapegoat" for Jacksonville's current struggles during an interview last week with Michael Silver of NFL.com:
"I'm totally at peace with that. I totally understand that I'm like the scapegoat for this team. When we play good, 'The defense played well, the running back did good, the receivers made great plays.' And when we play bad, 'Blake Bortles is the worst quarterback on the face of the planet.