The Jaguars picked up Bortles’s fifth-year option for next season, and that option will become fully guaranteed on March 14. But the team would be on the hook for $19 million once that deadline passes, and it remains to be seen whether the Jacksonville front office has seen enough from Bortles over his four-year career to commit to him long-term. As Dan Graziano wrote, the Jaguars have three options for handling his contract situation: sign him to an extension, let him play next season on the option and make a decision afterward, or let him walk. The third option seems ever more unlikely with every playoff win, but the team could turn back to the draft or chase a veteran like Kirk Cousins on the free agent market.
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Too many proven options available
They need to improve at qb
Status qou not enough to beat NEComment -
he will have to take a pay cut or get releasedComment -
when does free agency start?
i dont see how you cut him unless you have cousins signed.Comment -
he played hard and gave it is all but if they had a real QB they win this gameComment -
They had one year of success with him, that’s not enough to get paid imo. I’ve seen too many times a team like jags fall flat on their face the next seasonComment -
Hell no I hope not!Comment -
I think you do the same thing here that the Titans did with their head coach, Mike Mularkey. Let him go even thought your team took a step forward. There are definitely some options at that position to upgrade with in free agency. This team is about defense, and a good running game. You need a game manager. Alex Smith, maybe? Let someone else possibly overpay for Bortles.Comment -
alex smith seems like the perfect fit for the jags they can't pay bortles 19 million he has too many flawsComment -
alex smith. no way. I think the obvious choice is to try to get eli. He has a relationship with jax gm. Then you draft a young guy and let eli mentor him.Comment -
Bortels gets max contract, he played well. If he was black he'd be cut, true storyComment -
u can't even spell his name right , no way in hell tom coughlin is giving blake bortles a max contract, i will give u my 12 bet points every day rest of year if bortles gets a max contractOriginally posted by sweepComment -
Contract has to be restructured. He's not going $19 million against the cap...that's crazy. He's earned his way into the tier 3 QB pay scale. $15-17 million a year. I wouldn't go more than 2-3 years. Team will probably make it front loaded on a fugazi 5 year deal or heavy signing bonus.Comment -
Jaguars should go after Kirk Cousins.Comment -
Blake will get paid - you cannot argue with success. And yes losing in the AFC Championship is success for the JagsComment -
coughlin does not run the teamOriginally posted by cincinnatikid513Comment -
Originally posted by sweep
they will either release him pay him the 19 million see how he does in 2018 there is no way they are signing him to a long deal max contract if it happens you get all my bet points rest year i'm that confident bortles is not getting some hundred million dollar dealComment -
I think Bortles is likely worth a long term deal. From what I have seen, he is a rare commodity. It's the scrambling and big frame that makes him worth it.Originally posted by cincinnatikid513Comment -
I believe they'll keep him this year due to support from teammates. That happens when players get caught in the emotion of playoff wins.
The issue being, their elite defense will be gone by the time they evaluate that Bortles is not a franchise QB. By then their superbowl window may have closed.Comment -
could happen keep him on that 1 year deal see how he does maybe he will continue to develop and get betterOriginally posted by MoonPondComment -
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good luck c-kid
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i dont understand your point here louisvillekid has been giving me 2 points a day for helping him get in contest faster i usually just bet 2 points on a horse race all my betpoints when i have alot go to charity i dont use betpoints to buy things its entertainment for me and donating my points to one of sbr's charitiesOriginally posted by sweep
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He will get released
not worth 19 millComment -
JJ was right!!Originally posted by jjgold
He's gone next week.Comment -
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If he has a good day & they beat the Texans in Houston does management keep him once again???Comment
