Quote:I disagree. They did a poor job trying to zone coverage him with a second guy. The first guy kept getting out cut on the route by blackmon. 80 percent of the nfl couldve done better coverage. Blackmon could take that step soon tho. Shorts wasnt double covered till mid late last season and then his production slowed. How about early this year? He didnt get squat till garbage time when teams were in all blitz mode. Not sayin' they are bad, just sayin neither are elite

After watching the film a second time, I agree with the first part. I wonder why the Broncos chose to play off him the entire time? Blackmon's strength is after the catch, so why even give him the opportunity?

 

As for Shorts, the entire team was depleted. I never said he was elite but he's fairly consistent in his play. Everyone has their gaffes and Shorts is no exception. I can't blame his performances entirely on him since he is being thrown to by one of the worst starting QBs in NFL history. Also, I don't know what late season stats you're looking at, but Shorts missed two games from week 8 to week 17 and recorded four 100 yard games over that span. Is that not consistency?

 

Shorts is the prime definition of one of John Madden's famous obvious quotes: "If you ignore that guy on Sunday, he'll hurt you". You CAN stop Shorts, but if you don't give him the attention he demands he will put 100 yards on you every time, no exceptions.

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