The Jacksonville Jaguars had high hopes for rookie quarterback Blake Bortles when they took him with the third overall selection in the 2014 NFL Draft. While short term expectations were tempered because it was agreed Bortles needed time to develop, the Jaguars are banking on Bortles being the long term solution at quarterback.
Bortles’ ascension into a functional NFL quarterback needs to begin this year, and that’s why he cracked SI.com’s list of the 100 most influential people for the 2015 season. Here’s what Gary Gramling had to say about Bortles coming in at 98:
As far as young quarterbacks go, it’s an age of instant gratification.