The best word to describe Blake Bortles is inconsistent.
Bortles can be both good and bad in the same series, quarter and game.
Yet the Jacksonville Jaguars passer was consistent in one stat in his final two preseason games — quarterback rating.
Bortles had a rating of just 64.4 in both games against the Minnesota Vikings and Atlanta Falcons. How rare is it for a QB to have the same shaky rating two games in a row? The Jaguars are looking for him to do better in the regular season. His career rating is 80.8, and he was at 84.7 last year.
Bortles also had three picks in the last two games that dragged his rating down (and make him the only NFL quarterback with three interceptions this month), but it is still the exhibition season.
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