Rams sign QB Blake Bortles to one year deal

[TSFH Fan]

I know it doesn't count for anything, but it seems like the BOAT is a good dude . . . and not all of his teammates hated him or anything:


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[jrry32]

Bortles is a good guy. And he left the partying stuff in the past. It just didn't work in Jax. It's too bad.

 

[nighttrain]

i'd think Bortles may get us a high draft pick after this season

train

 

[dang]

I think a 2 year deal for Bortles makes sense...allowing the Rams to assess the mid rounds (4/5) in the next 2 drafts to pick up another QB.

 

[8to12]

Not playing well under pressure, not completing passes, throwing interceptions, and poor decision making is the same no matter whether it’s with the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd team. Using that is just an excuse, a good QB would rise above it, instead Mannion collapsed.

Yeah, I get it, just like Goff in his rookie season under Fisher.

 

[kurtfaulk]

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Rotoworld

Rams signed QB Blake Bortles, formerly of the Jaguars, to a one-year contract.

The Broncos and Ravens also reportedly had interest in Bortles, but no team with an opening atop its depth chart showed any interest in the former No. 3 overall pick. He'll spend 2019 backing up Jared Goff, replacing Sean Mannion, who is also a free agent. Goff has never missed a game to injury, but at least the Rams are better off now with Bortles than with Mannion.

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[GoodBadUgly]

i'd think Bortles may get us a high draft pick after this season

train

or Goff will ...

 

[ReekofRams]

or Goff will ...

:boxing:

 

[den-the-coach]

 

[dang]

or Goff will ...

I'll be the first to admit Goff has some room for improvement but IF Gurley were close to 100% and IF the OL would have played well throughout the playoffs - the Goff doubters would all but disappear.

 

[hotanez]

love this move:yay:

 

[SeminoleRam]

I think a 2 year deal for Bortles makes sense...allowing the Rams to assess the mid rounds (4/5) in the next 2 drafts to pick up another QB.

I was hoping it would be a 2 year deal but apparently it is only a one year deal. Just curious, if Bortles really shines as Goff’s backup will the Rams be able to keep him (Tags?) if they want or what if he does so well that another team wants to offer a deal the Rams can’t refuse? Since it is a 1 year deal is it just too bad and Bortles just moves on?

 

[hotanez]

I was hoping it would be a 2 year deal but apparently it is only a one year deal. Just curious, if Bortles really shines as Goff’s backup will the Rams be able to keep him (Tags?) if they want or what if he does so well that another team wants to offer a deal the Rams can’t refuse? Since it is a 1 year deal is it just too bad and Bortles just moves on?

if he shines and he leaves we get a comp pick. Win Win

 

[ReekofRams]

if he shines and he leaves we get a comp pick. Win Win

Question is, how is he suppose to shine from the bench?

 

[XXXIVwin]

If Bortles only signs a one year contract, gotta think the Rams will draft a QB somewhere between rounds 3 and 5 this year, then coach him up so he can serve as the backup in 2020...right?

 

[sjm1582002]

An excellent move I did not expect.

How nice it is to be "back in the saddle again".

 

[Akrasian]

I like it. I'm one of many who have been posting about needing a backup QB upgrade for a long time, so now it's done. I would have liked a longer contract - minimum this year, guaranteed roster bonus next year - but he likely thinks he can pick up a bigger contract and a chance of starting next season, and I can dig that. Since it's a one year contract, I think that pretty much guarantees the Rams using a pick on a QB this year. That way they have a season to evaluate, at least a bit.

 

[Psycho_X]

i'd think Bortles may get us a high draft pick after this season

train

Good point. Les loves them comp picks.

 

[ArkyRamsFan]

or Goff will ...

Right Smarty Pants. Now get up and do 100 push ups and go to your room. No dinner for you.....

~ArkyRamsFan~

 

[LesBaker]

Didn’t Miami and Washington already get their bridge QBs in Keenum and Fitzpatrick?

Possibly yes you could be right