Lupz27 Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 Rumors are swirling that Jags might outright cut him, they picked up his 5th year which is 19 million guaranteed for injury only so if he loses that job the Jags will not want to risk having to play him later in case of injury which would then kick in the 19 million guarantee for 2018, so the thinking is out right cut if he really lost his job. Do you make a play for him? Maybe Morton can rebuild him in the first quarter of the season then see if he refinds his upside? Obviously it would be on a FA contract not the current contract he is on. Would you have interest in him, and maybe dump McCown giving Bortles the Vet bridge job with an actual upside? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Schroy Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thadude Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 Blake Bortles - No His ex-gf - Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
varjet Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 i find it hard to believe that McCown, Hack and Petty will be sufficient to last this season. But Bortles could only kill the tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony MaC Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 As replacement for McCown? No... McCown knows this type of offense, I'm not sure Bortles has as much experience. If the Jets signed him he would be as another project at QB, likely replacing Petty's roster spot. It'd be a gamble though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kleckineau Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 Bortles is not getting cut so forget this nonsense. Cut Bortles and then start Henne ..................right. In the QB starved NFL even guys like Bortles are very hard to come by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYs Stepchild Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 23 minutes ago, Kleckineau said: Bortles is not getting cut so forget this nonsense. Cut Bortles and then start Henne ..................right. In the QB starved NFL even guys like Bortles are very hard to come by. $19,000,000 for a backup. It very well may happen. Bortles choosing to come here?...If it happens then I'll really question his decision making skills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbatesman Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 He'd walk in the door as the best QB on the roster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohio State NY Jets fan Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 Bortles would have more upside on this team and might be able to help the rookie next year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kleckineau Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 5 minutes ago, dbatesman said: He'd walk in the door as the best QB on the roster. Since 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe W. Namath Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 Bortles is one of the worst qbs in football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCJet Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 52 minutes ago, Kleckineau said: Bortles is not getting cut so forget this nonsense. Cut Bortles and then start Henne ..................right. In the QB starved NFL even guys like Bortles are very hard to come by. Bortles had his 5th year option picked up, meaning his 2018 salary of $18+ million is guaranteed for injury, not skill. That means that if he is healthy and the Jags dont want him they can release him with no dead money prior to the 2018 season. However, if Bortles gets hurt while wearing a Jags uniform during the 2017 season, his 2018 salary could become guaranteed, making a bad situation into a complete disaster. That being said, there is no point having him here. He needs as much work as Hack does from a mechanics standpoint and doesnt seem to have the drive to want to be a good NFL QB. He can likely make millions as a backup, and go do something else. Hes not what we need here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy2020 Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 17 minutes ago, Joe W. Namath said: Bortles is one of the worst qbs in football. but would still probably be the best on the Jets roster, but paying 19 mill for him? Why? You're still looking for a QB with him on the roster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DetroitRed Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 18 mil is not really a crazy number for a starting QB. Not saying he is worth that I am for acquiring whoever gives us the best chance to lose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glenn31 Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 So a contingent of the fan base believes that Hack has a chance to be an NFL QB despite zero evidence pointing to that. And now a question of adding an AWFUL QB to a room full of AWFUL QBs, I guess because, like, "upside 'n stuff." Makes you realize Jet fans wholeheartedly deserve the horse crap & pony dung show that this organization has given us at the QB position since 2009. From Sanchez to Hack & all rotten points in between, we've made excuses for, rooted for, and pinned hopeless hopes on hopeless bums because let's be real, the good ones have already been taken home by midnight... We settle for the 2am "last call" special and have to continuously fool ourselves that the 4 we're taking home is at least an 8. Then you wake up to a suggestion of voluntarily adding yet another 2am last call special to the worst stable a man can assemble. If this were the repeated actions of your drinking buddy, at some point you're gonna wonder if he's just a victim of circumstance, or does my boy just prefer to go home with the last call mud-ducks because his taste is just that bad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadFan Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 Another reclamation project whose confidence is shattered? It has worked out so well thus far for the one the Jets already have... Bortles should go to a team with an established starter, on a heavily reduced salary, and be a backup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lith Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 The fact that we are debating a guy like Blake Bortles just shows how QB starved we have become. He is bottom 5 in the league in most statistical categories. Led the league in interceptions in 2015. And that is with weapons like Allen Robinson and Allen Hurns. Yet, he is still probably better than anything we have now. Only reason to sign him is so he doesn't play against us week 4 and potentially screw up the tank. I think we need to set the bar a bit higher than Blake Bortles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRL Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 No, if Bortles can't make it with JAX and all the talent they surrounded him with and the time they invested in him he's doomed to be out of the league Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 1 hour ago, Ohio State NY Jets fan said: Bortles would have more upside on this team and might be able to help the rookie next year What? Based of what? Wide receicers - Jacksonville. Running backs - Jacksonville Offensive line - Jacksonville Besides, Blake Bortles is one of the worst QBs in the league today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thadude Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 Sign Jamarcus Russel too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupz27 Posted August 23, 2017 Author Share Posted August 23, 2017 1 hour ago, BCJet said: Bortles had his 5th year option picked up, meaning his 2018 salary of $18+ million is guaranteed for injury, not skill. That means that if he is healthy and the Jags dont want him they can release him with no dead money prior to the 2018 season. However, if Bortles gets hurt while wearing a Jags uniform during the 2017 season, his 2018 salary could become guaranteed, making a bad situation into a complete disaster. That being said, there is no point having him here. He needs as much work as Hack does from a mechanics standpoint and doesnt seem to have the drive to want to be a good NFL QB. He can likely make millions as a backup, and go do something else. Hes not what we need here. You may be correct about him, BUT we have seen guys like Steve Young look bad in a poor situation, and with a change of scenery have it all click, the only problem with my what if is I can't see the NY Jets being the place for a QB to blossom lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupz27 Posted August 23, 2017 Author Share Posted August 23, 2017 1 hour ago, jeremy2020 said: but would still probably be the best on the Jets roster, but paying 19 mill for him? Why? You're still looking for a QB with him on the roster. No if he gets cut nobody is picking him up under that contract, when he clears waivers he becomes a FA, and then you sign him to a different contract that in no way guarantees him 19 million for playing,or injury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munchmemory Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 Think Brett has stayed in shape? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadFan Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 Every single guy that gets cut, might get cut, or thrown on the trading block, is a free agent....gets a thread. Logic or no logic. smh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gastineau Lives Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 Signing Bortles in an effort to change him from chicken sh*t to chicken salad is a much better idea than waiting eight months and drafting Sam Darnold. Turtally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kleckineau Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 11 minutes ago, Gastineau Lives said: Signing Bortles in an effort to change him from chicken sh*t to chicken salad is a much better idea than waiting eight months and drafting Sam Darnold. Turtally. I am with you on that assessment but the fear is the Jets wind up with a top 3 pick and go defense again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thadude Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 19 minutes ago, Gastineau Lives said: Signing Bortles in an effort to change him from chicken sh*t to chicken salad is a much better idea than waiting eight months and drafting Sam Darnold. Turtally. I like chicken salad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T0mShane Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 Never invest in a QB that only looks decent when they're throwing up Hail Marys to Allen Robinson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupz27 Posted August 23, 2017 Author Share Posted August 23, 2017 11 minutes ago, Kleckineau said: I am with you on that assessment but the fear is the Jets wind up with a top 3 pick and go defense again. No the fear is the Jets end up with pick #2, or higher, and don't land Darnold the rest of the QB's next year are all a crap shoot IMO, and I'd take Mahomes over all of them except Darnold which the Jets stupidily passed on already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barkus Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 2 hours ago, Joe W. Namath said: Bortles is one of the worst qbs in football. Worse than hackenbarassment?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupz27 Posted August 23, 2017 Author Share Posted August 23, 2017 3 minutes ago, T0mShane said: Never invest in a QB that only looks decent when they're throwing up Hail Marys to Allen Robinson. I see what you did there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darook Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 10 hours ago, thadude said: Blake Bortles - No His ex-gf - Yes This post is worthless without pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thadude Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 7 minutes ago, Kleckineau said: I am with you on that assessment but the fear is the Jets wind up with a top 3 pick and go defense again. We are Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerfish Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 Pull a Cleveland and take bortles if the jags give us a 2nd rounder. Also re Cleveland, Kizer has been named their starter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thadude Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 9 minutes ago, Lupz27 said: I see what you did there Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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