Quote:On Sunday one of the Broncos CBs tried to press Blackmon and Blackmon pushed him away and twirled him around to the point where the guy's nameplate was facing Blackmon.
That was crazy. I hope this guy proves to be unstoppable.
though i don't think either are elite at this point though both have the potential to become elite. The issue is right now neither of them can beat the double team, which has been shorts problem all this season. He is being thrown at on short routes double covered which is not his game.
i think there is a possibility as a unit they could become elite especially if ace mike brown or stephen williams can become that 3rd threat that we are currently missing.
brown caught four of 5 which for a guy off injury is a good start and he looked quite elusive on the deeper routes which impressed me.
sanders has improved and just needs to get his routes sorted as he is too easy to man (good blocker though for a little guy and he seems to escape press quite well, just seems to telegraph where he is going when he runs)
stephen williams a seattle mate told me is very talented and has a lot of potential so if he can get the playbook down hopefully we will see more from him
Even if you double team both shorts and blackmon it leaves people like lewis and mjd coming out the backfield for the shorter gains to keep the drive moving. It isn't pretty but henne had a guy wide open on the checkdown on one of his picks and tried to push the ball in rather than checking down (think it was his first). Though I understand we are fed up of check down city, I would rather we checked it down to lewis for 5 than gave other teams the ball back. He may not be the best tight end or even a middling tight end but he is one of the best blockers which will help the run game and for all his faults/ drops he can bring a couple in
As for blackmon and shorts they are very different receivers. I want to see shorts going up the sideline on the big play for the backshoulder or even just a plain deep ball, blackmon i want him targetted on 3rd and long on a slant or curl, to get hit at the first down marker, bring the ball in and either fight for the extra or just hold it to get the first.
Shorts has been asked to play that game with these short routes in double coverage and it is not really his game and so we haven't really moved the ball. With blackmon back we have that option and as teams shift more attention to blackmon it will open up for shorts on those big plays which because they just got burned will mean they shift the attention and open up blackmon again.
I think in the end as a tandem they can be elite but jaguars... so blackmon will be caught with a spliff and shortly after shorts will be out with a concussion for the next year.
