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Mike Bianchi: Did Jaguars ruin Blake Bortles or the other way around?

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I have a classic chicken-or-egg argument inquiry for you:

Did Blake Bortles ruin the Jacksonville Jaguars or did the Jacksonville Jaguars ruin Blake Bortles?

In the wake of Bortles getting unceremoniously benched in favor of Cody Kessler for Sunday’s game against the Indianapolis Colts, this seems like the perfect time to ask this question.

From all indications, Bortles is done as the starting quarterback of the Jaguars. This is the first time he has not started since he took over as the first-team quarterback during his rookie season five years and 72 games ago.