It goes without saying: Everyone has an opinion on Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles. Free agent wide receiver Eddie Royal is one of those who feel the Jags could afford an upgrade behind center and that his former college teammate Tyrod Taylor would’ve defeated the New England Patriots if he were the Jags’ quarterback.

On NFL Network’s “Good Morning Football,” Royal was asked what he wanted for his former teammate’s future.

“I actually want him to leave ,” Royal said to the “GMFB” crew Tuesday. “They’ve shown that they don’t want him as their franchise guy by benching him midway through the year when they could still make the playoffs. That showed me a lot on what they thought about Tyrod Taylor and I know he can play. He’s only 28 years old and is still young. … You look at the Jacksonville game and he was the best quarterback on the field against Blake Bortles. If you put Tyrod on Jacksonville, I think they actually beat New England.”

In contrast to Royal’s opinion, several others have said Bortles outplayed Tom Brady during the first two quarters of the AFC Championship Game. However, others believe the two are in the same tier, and if Taylor is better than Bortles, it’s by a marginal amount.

In comparing their 2017 stats, Bortles was a much more active passer in the process of starting all 16 regular-season games. He finished the regular season with 3,697 passing yards, which is significantly more than Taylor, who threw for 2,799 over the course of 15 starts. Bortles also had more touchdowns through the air with 21, while Taylor had 14. Taylor, on the other hand, had a higher completion percentage (62.6) and quarterback rating (89.2) than Bortles (60.2 and 84.7), while also having significantly fewer interceptions (four to 13).

That said, we’d like to hear from you all at home. Who’s the better quarterback? Bortles or Taylor?