JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS at WASHINGTON REDSKINS

QUARTERBACK BLAKE BORTLES
BORTLES CLIMBS THE JAGUARS CHARTS
MOST PASSING YARDS IN JAGUARS HISTORY
PASS TD
RK. PLAYER YEARS COMP ATT YDS PASSES
1. Mark Brunell 1995-2003 2,184 3,616 25,698 144
2. David Garrard 2002-10 1,406 2,281 16,003 89
3. Byron Leftwich 2003-06 789 1,344 9,042 51
4. Chad Henne 2012-14 513 889 5,817 27
5. Blaine Gabbert 2011-13 414 777 4,357 22
6. Blake Bortles 2014 280 475 2,908 11
7. Quinn Gray 2005-07 101 180 1,252 12
8. Steve Beuerlein 1995 71 142 952 4
9. Jonathan Quinn 1998-2001 66 125 748 3
10. Jamie Martin 1998-2000 49 78 662 4
BLAKE BORTLES TOUCHDOWN PASSES BY PLAYER
TD RECEPTIONS LAST TD
PLAYER POS FROM BORTLES FROM BORTLES
Allen Hurns WR 4 12/7/14 vs. HOU
Allen Robinson WR 2 10/26/14 vs. MIA
Marcedes Lewis TE 1 12/18/14 vs. TEN
Marqise Lee WR 1 11/30/14 vs. NYG
Clay Harbor TE 1 10/12/14 at TEN
Nic Jacobs TE 1 9/28/14 at S.D.
Cecil Shorts III WR 1 9/21/14 vs. IND
TOTAL: 11
BLAKE BORTLES -- COMPLETIONS BY RECEIVER
RECEPTIONS
PLAYER FROM BORTLES
Cecil Shorts III 53
Allen Hurns 45
Allen Robinson 42
Marqise Lee 29
Clay Harbor 26
Jordan Todman 22
Denard Robinson 20
Toby Gerhart 15
Marcedes Lewis 10
Will Ta’ufo’ou 6
Ace Sanders 6
Mike Brown 3
Nic Jacobs 2
Storm Johnson 1
TOTAL: 280
BLAKE BORTLES -- PASSING YARDS BY RECEIVER
REC. YARDS
PLAYER FROM BORTLES
Cecil Shorts III 557
Allen Hurns 554
Allen Robinson 467
Marqise Lee 349
Clay Harbor 289
Jordan Todman 161
Toby Gerhart 157
Denard Robinson 107
Marcedes Lewis 100
Will Ta’ufo’ou 62
Ace Sanders 55
Mike Brown 38
Nic Jacobs 16
Storm Johnson -4
TOTAL: 2,908
WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
@JaysonBraddock (8/28/15): This Blake Bortles is not the same
guy I evaluated pre-draft last year. His growth in 1 year is really
unbelievable.
@SI_PeterKing (8/28/15): You don’t want to overrate the preseason.
But Bortles sees field better w/better touch than last
year. And he loves Hurns.
Jaguars GM Dave Caldwell (8/4/15): “From where he’s at now
compared to where he came in last year as a rookie, I think it’s
night and day. From the day he stepped on the practice field
last year to the first day of training camp this year his ease of
throwing motion, the tightness of his ball, the compactness of his
motion, the quicker release, the footwork, the balance -- all those
things I think are better. And just his overall presence. He’s comfotable
now. I’ve got to give him a lot of credit. He took the bull
by the horns and was proactive with it and has done a nice job.”
Jaguars HC Gus Bradley (8/2/15): “His mechanics, his poise,
his big thing is he wants to own the offense so he can play at a
higher level without thinking a lot and that’s what he’s doing. You
can tell he put in time over the summer with the knowledge of
the offense. They have to have no doubt and in order to have no
doubt, you’ve got to put the time in, so to me you’re seeing him
play with no dobut and no fear and that’s a good sign.”
Jaguars OC Greg Olson (6/2/15): “He’s a real hard-worker,
self-starter, a very self-motivated player, and he’s got good talent,
so I’m working with a guy that’s a younger player, that wants
to get better and he’s been in early every day and he stays late.
He’s one of the first guys here in the morning and he’s one of the
last guys to leave.”
OPPONENTS ON BORTLES
Texans DE J.J. Watt (12/4/14): “[Bortles] is a strong kid and he
can run — I think that’s one thing that is sometimes overlooked
so you have to make sure you’re aware of your pass-rush lanes and
keep him contained.”
Browns Head Coach Mike Pettine (10/15/14): “We had a lot of
respect for (Blake) Bortles coming out; didn’t know a lot about
him until we had a chance to go and work him out and visit with
him and came away very impressed. It’s not a surprise to us that
he’s having the success that he’s having. He can make all the
throws. He can extend plays with his feet. He’s not afraid to tuck
it and run if he has to. Just looking at his completion percentage
is impressive.”
Titans DT Jurrell Casey (10/12/14): “(Blake) did a great job
today. I can’t knock him, he did a heck of a job getting out of the
way of pressure, getting them back into the game at the end, he
did a great job. He’s got a lot of work to do, but I think he’s going
to be a top quarterback one of these days.”
Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger (10/2/14): “I liked him coming
out. I thought he was the most ready and a guy that I thought
could be the best, just because I think the things he does: He can
extend plays, he can stay in, he can throw the ball, he can throw
on the run. He is an impressive-type young player. He makes some
rookie mistakes but he also makes some plays that you don’t expect
rookies to make in a good way.”
Chargers CB Brandon Flowers (9/28/14): “Bortles is a very
poised quarterback. He made some key throws early. It didn’t take
me by surprise. I used to watch him in college. I always thought
he was a great quarterback. He was the top quarterback taken for
a reason. He definitely has all the tools and the sky is the limit
for him.”
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