Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Doug Marrone announced his decision on Monday afternoon to stick with quarterback Blake Bortles as the team’s starting quarterback http://www.jacksonvillejaguarsteamonline.com/malik-jackson-jersey , rather than give backup Cody Kessler a shot against the Philadelphia Eagles in London on Sunday. The move was a surprise to many, but realistically it didn’t seem like the team would make that kind of a switch right now.As I mentioned on Monday when Marrone said the position was “open” during his press conference, despite the fact that I thought they should move on and start Kessler on Sunday, I didn’t think they’d actually do it.Low and behold, they didn’t.So why did the Jaguars ultimately decide to stick with Blake Bortles?Season isn’t overWhen you take a step back and look at the situation, the Jaguars are still 3-4 and a game back in a wide open AFC South. Blake Bortles is an overall better player than Cody Kessler and right now the team is just trying to end a three-game losing streak and win the game in front of them. It makes sense you go back to the devil you know and hope you can mitigate his shortcomings now that running back Carlos Hyde can get a full week of game prep. And if you’re just trying to win one game http://www.jacksonvillejaguarsteamonline.com/brandon-linder-jersey , the dice roll with Bortles is probably the better play.London has to be a factorI think the fact that the game is in another country this weekend does have something to do with it. Bortles has made the London trip multiple ways and know show to handle the abnormal week and travel while still preparing as the starting quarterback. Making the switch to Kessler on the same week you change everything for international travel is a large under taking and if nothing else, NFL coaches like what they’re familiar with.Outside resistance While I don’t necessarily believe there is some mandate from Dave Caldwell dictating that Bortles has to start, I think it would be naive not to think the team is going to try to get everything they can out of Bortles and be absolutely sure before they make a complete starting quarterback change. You also have to factor in that you just paid Bortles and it’s tough to eat that deal just seven games into the first year of it. That’s just how the NFL has always worked and doing otherwise right now would be a franchise quickly admitting a huge mistake and that just doesn’t happen.Now, if Bortles struggles again on Sunday and keeps turning the ball over I do believe he will be yanked once again and with the bye week the following week, it would be the perfect time to make that kind of drastic change. Marquette King could soon be able to add the Broncos to the teams he loves to hate, along with the Raiders.King http://www.jacksonvillejaguarsteamonline.com/josh-lambo-jersey , who signed with Oakland’s AFC West rival after being cut by new Raiders coach Jon Gruden, could soon be cut by the Broncos. Mike Klis of 9News.com reports that the Broncos may elevate Colby Wadman from the practice squad to the active roster for Sunday’s game against the Jets.King missed practice on Wednesday with a groin injury. If he can’t practice the next two days, Wadman likely will get the nod. Even if King can practice, the Broncos may decide to go with Wadman, who has never kicked in a preseason or regular-season game.Either way, Broncos coach Vance Joseph doesn’t seem to be inclined to cut King slack because he’s injured.鈥淚鈥檓 not sure because it happened on gameday http://www.jacksonvillejaguarsteamonline.com/jermey-parnell-jersey ,” Joseph told reporters regarding whether the injury affected King’s punting on Monday night against the Chiefs. “I think after the last punt he felt something. I would say no, it has not.”King signed a three-year, $6 million contract with the Broncos. His $1.5 million base salary for 2018 is fully guaranteed. He also received a $500,000 signing bonus.