Blake Bortles calls his 2016 season ‘the biggest nightmare possible’

Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles had a breakout year in 2015, but he’s followed it up with an awful 2016.

Bortles has thrown 15 interceptions for the 2-10 Jaguars, adding three more turnovers in Sunday’s loss to Denver, and it’s safe to say this is not how he envisioned the season going.

“It’s the biggest nightmare possible,” Bortles said Sunday, via Mike DiRocco of ESPN. “But what are you going to do about it? You can’t sit there in a corner and pout. You can’t blame people. You can’t feel sorry for yourself because I think all that’s going to do is affect the way I play.”

Bortles’s star has definitely faded some this season with moments like these. He’s not a lost cause, but he’s going to have to take another significant step forward in 2017, because his season has not been nearly good enough.