Sean McVay impressed by Blake Bortles ...

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Bortles will obviously play majority of the preseason, and I'd also like to see him start in the final game vz Arizona once the Rams have clinched a bye. Rams haven't had a decent backup since when...2002 (Bulger)?
 

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I'd actually like to see Bortles get some playing time this season. McV could and should create some RPO and red zone packages where we can utilize his athleticism and big frame to do some different things...especially near the goal line where this offense has been pretty average at times.

He's a big QB who can run and also take a hit. Use it.
I mean, even if he gets pulverized he is the #2 QB.

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.......or the one.

I kid but i am serious. We're paying the guy. He'll be on the gameday roster all year. Why waste his talents?
 

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How much is this really going to help Bortles? Mannion barely got a handful of snaps the last couple years, and certainly nothing that would entice teams to make him a starter.
That was Mannion’s problem, no one knew for sure how he would react in a high pressure situation. Bortles, however, has been the starter in playoff games. They wouldn’t let him throw the ball but at least he knows what it’s like.
It’s hard to change people’s perception, just ask Goff. He’s been to pro bowls, playoffs, even the super bowl and some people want to replace him.

He's getting the McVay shine applied to him. It's quite smart.
 

yrba1

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He'll be better than Sean Mannion, I just hope it's by a significant margin