Quarterback Jacksonville Jaguars, Blake Bortles, says he's not afraid to make mistakes

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"You just have to go play, I do not think you can worry," Bortles said after Friday's practice at Allianz Park in London, at his first media opportunity since he was reinstated as a starter. "You can not play the position and play the game constantly worrying about what will happen if I make a mistake?"

"I have always played without fear and without fear of making mistakes.I think that it has allowed me to make games, but by saying that, I must also be smart and take risks. calculated and make sure I'm putting ourselves in a position to score. "

Bortles has not done it in the last three weeks. After his second loss lost early in the second half of a 20-7 loss to the Houston Texans, coach Doug Marrone sent him off to the bench in favor of Cody Kessler's relief .

At this point, the Jaguars had made nine turnovers in a little over ten quarters. Bortles had eight, including four interceptions and a fumble in a fifth week loss to Kansas City. He also did not lead the Jaguars to points in the first half in defeats of the Chiefs, Cowboys and Texans. Kessler led the Jaguars to a touchdown, but also fumbled when he was sacked and the ball rebounded half TJ. Yeldon's hands for an interception.

After resuming Sunday night and Monday, Marrone chose to stay with Bortles as a starter. Marrone said that he treated the quarterback in the same way as any other job: Bortles retains the position until it is clear that his performance is hurting the quarterback. team without being attributed to other factors.

"I have to go play, be smart, take up football," Bortles said. "Do what we've always preached, things that are obviously important as a quarterback to complete things, be efficient, move chains, score points and, most importantly, take care of the ball."

Another area he wants to improve: start quickly. The Jaguars scored in their first three wins (Giants, Patriots, Jets) on their first goods, but failed to score in their four defeats. This includes losing a fumble in the third offensive against the Texans.

"It's kind of our thing this year, when you start fast, you play well and you win, and when you do not do it, it's a defeat," Bortles said. "Although you do not want to have it like that, you want to be able, if you do not start fast, to find ways to make adjustments, to score points and to be competitive anyway." But knowing that we have to, I think, put as much [more] The importance of the start and the way we get out of the door and plan to start quickly and we want to score touchdowns right away.

"If we do not do it, then we have to find ways to continue to score throughout the game and bring them together."

Some of the slow starts can be attributed to the injuries of running back Leonard Fournette, along the offensive line and at the tight end, and at the inconsistent play along the line and wide receiver. The Jaguars exchanged for offensive midfielder Carlos Hyde last week and are expected to make their Jaguar debut on Sunday, which should help, as Fournette misses his fourth straight game and sixth overall with a career injury injury. thigh.