The Facts: Bortles committed to a two-month tutoring program in Southern California with 3DQB, a group of motion analysis specialists that has assisted dozens of NFL quarterbacks, including Tom Brady, for the past several years. “This offseason, Blake did everything he could to improve his craft,” said Adam Dedeaux, one of three primary instructors with 3DQB, which was founded by former major-league pitcher Tom House. “It’s not just about working hard, but smart, making sure everything you do has a purpose."

Diehards Line:As Times-Union staffer Gene Frenette notes, 3DQB essentially provides an instructional manual for QBs on how to prepare their body for in-game competition. House, Dedeaux and former NFL QB John Beck look at each client’s four-legged table — bio-mechanics, conditioning, nutrition and mental/emotional approach to handling football stress — and try to give them a recipe for success in those areas. The consensus opinion after Bortles’ sub-par rookie season — his 69.5 quarterback rating was the NFL’s lowest — is he needed a lot of work on mechanics and footwork. Bortles, who altered his nutrition habits and dropped from 250 pounds to 238, went to the USC campus in February on a one-week trial basis and liked it so much that he stayed until April. During his time with 3DQB, teammates Marqise Lee, Allen Hurns and Julius Thomas showed up and he threw passes to them at different intervals. The 3DQB group has worked extensively with Brady, Drew Brees, Andy Dalton, Geno Smith and Tim Tebow. Others like Joe Flacco and Eli Manning come in on a short-term basis or whenever they need a tune-up. Bortles will return to 3DQB in late June after the Jaguars’ mandatory minicamp is completed. But if you’re the Jaguars, what matters is the franchise quarterback is sending a message that he’s willing to invest the time into being the best version of himself.