In 2007, the Jacksonville Jaguars went 11-5 and won a wild-card matchup with the Pittsburgh Steelers. In the seven years since, things have been less than good in Jacksonville.
But finally, there’s hope. And his name is Blake Bortles.
Bortles turned in a fairly abysmal rookie campaign but still showed flashes of incredible potential on his way to guiding the Jags to a 3-10 mark in his 13 starts.
His final season stats weren’t impressive, with 11 touchdowns to 17 interceptions and six games with fewer than 200 yards passing. So why is 2015 going to be different?