Quote:Unbelievable. Does Cecil Shorts get hurt every year and has a history of concussions? Was the team informed of the pending suspension for Ace Sanders before free agency? I may be wrong on that one but think they were informed just like the Browns were regarding Gordon. Knowing those things should tell you to go get some veteren help at the position with all this money that's always talked about.

This team did go out and get "veteren" help.  Doss was signed, and they did attempt to land additional help unsuccessfully.  They also had two veterans on the roster already they continue to have high expectations for this year.  Shorts has gotten hurt quite a bit, but if you look at the number of games he's actually missed, it's not as huge a deficit as some want to portray it here.  You can pretty much rely on him for 10-12 games a season, which still isn't great, but it's better than 0, especially with a young group.

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