Quote:YOU are overrating Shorts.

 

If you break down Shorts production per game started in his career, he's a 80 catch, 1100+ yard receiver over a 16 game span.    This is a 24-25 year old WR playing through sub-par QB play, no running attack to draw in the safeties to the box, no threat of play action and with no  2nd receiving option on the team to draw extra attention away from coverage.  

 

And you're claiming Tanden friggin Doss is going to step in and fill those shoes?   A guy who just got beat out of his job by an undrafted free agent rookie?  

 

I think rather than people overrating Shorts,  the far more likelihood is you have some sort of irrational bias against Shorts that is not based in any sort of reality or logic.    The Jaguars would be the laughing stock of every NFL Front Office if they just gave away a 26 year old, highly productive  player  because they didn't want to use a small fraction of their $30 million in current available cap space to retain him during his prime years. I don't believe you fully understand how much money the Jaguars are going to have to spend just to reach the CBA mandated cap floor as the cap ceiling raises 30-50% in the next 3-4 years while they simultaneously have their QB position cost controlled until 2019 for a pittance. 

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