Heading into the final two weeks of the 2016 NFL season, Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles looked like a bust. He looked like one of the worst players on the roster and he hadn’t managed to do more than flash the same positivity that carried through 2015.
Coming off a Week 15 game in which Bortles completed just 42.8 percent of his passes and threw just 92 yards and an interception, it was fair to wonder if it was a complete low for the young field general. It was fair to wonder if it represented fans’ worst fears: back to the drawing board at quarterback.