Quote:I think Shorts benefited from the presence of Blackmon on the field. 

 

Has Shorts played the same as last year for these last 3 games without Blackmon to take defenses focus away? 

 

Blackmon doesn't need to have "that guy" opposite him to produce, he will regardless. I am not sure that Shorts can without that presence on the opposite side. 

 

You're right, Shorts was the guy making all the plays yet the defenses were keying in on a rookie who for most of the first half of the season was doing absolutely nothing. You've got it backwards, Blackmon benefited from Shorts being on the other side.. Before Shorts was starting Blackmon did nothing. 

 

Aside from his miraculous 200 yard game, he was getting around 40 per game and even had a couple terrible games like: 24 yards vs min, 0 against hou (first match) 7 against indy (Shorts caught the 80 yard game winner) 7 yards against oakland 25 against indy the second time and 9 against the Bills.

 

Cecil in 10 starts recorded 4 100+ yard games, 7 of which were over 70 yards. Cecil is without a doubt the best WR on our roster until Blackmon proves otherwise and to this point he has not. 

 

 

Oh and I forgot to mention Shorts had 7 TD's

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