The biggest question facing each NFL team in 2017
By Peter Panacy
Jacksonville Jaguars
When will the Jaguars give up on Blake Bortles?
2017 will be a prove-it year for Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles.
Three years deep into his NFL career, Bortles has yet to show he can be an effective signal-caller at the NFL level. True, his 2015 campaign flashed some promising signs. But almost all of that came crashing down in what turned out to be a forgettable 2016 campaign.
The Jaguars haven’t won more than five games since Bortles took over starting duties his rookie year. And while Jacksonville has invested heavily in its defense the last two seasons, the lack of offensive production is more than problematic.
Perhaps this explains why the Jaguars took running back Leonard Fournette in Round 1 of the NFL Draft. Fournette offers a different offensive identity for a team in desperate need of one.
And so this could likely be the final chapter of Bortles’ time in Jacksonville.
Unless he turns a page this season, which doesn’t appear likely.