The Tahitian Facemask
Footballguy
Hope we get some news here. I'm assuming the drop in the rankings was due to a more severe injury assumption than what we've heard.KingPrawn said:
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Cecil Shorts wr Jax (1 Viewer)
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Sweetness_34
Footballguy
All the reports tend to say the injury is not bad. He might only miss one week, if that. SD is a great match up for a WR so I really hope he can play (not as a decoy though - that really stinks).
7:53pm Wed Oct 16, 2013
Jacksonville Jaguars WR Cecil Shorts (shoulder) showed some improvement despite not practicing Wednesday, Oct. 16, but his status for Week 7 is up in the air. 'Cecil showed signs of improvement,' head coach Gus Bradley said. 'He did not go through practice but his range of motion and comfort level is better. The swelling's gone down. That was a good sign.'
Fantasy Impact: Shorts seems really iffy to play right now. We would get other options ready.
7:53pm Wed Oct 16, 2013
Jacksonville Jaguars WR Cecil Shorts (shoulder) showed some improvement despite not practicing Wednesday, Oct. 16, but his status for Week 7 is up in the air. 'Cecil showed signs of improvement,' head coach Gus Bradley said. 'He did not go through practice but his range of motion and comfort level is better. The swelling's gone down. That was a good sign.'
Fantasy Impact: Shorts seems really iffy to play right now. We would get other options ready.
FantasyTrader
Footballguy
No more Cecil for me until he plays and plays well.
That being said, with what Blackmon is doing right now to double coverage Shorts is poised to feast on the long ball after the week 9 bye.
That being said, with what Blackmon is doing right now to double coverage Shorts is poised to feast on the long ball after the week 9 bye.
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Shorts is definitely getting a fragile label in my books. Remember he was often hurt last year too with multiple concussions and he has been on the injury list all season this year.
I still don't think he plays this week but if he does I don't think he finishes the game.
I still don't think he plays this week but if he does I don't think he finishes the game.
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FantasyTrader
Footballguy
Not only will Shorts not play this week, my guess is that he'll sit next week, giving him the equivalent of almost 4 weeks rest for the price of two games. At least that's what I'm hoping.
Longtucky Lemmings
Footballguy
I didn't want to start a new thread for this.....
Mike Brown is Shorts' direct backup. Last week after Shorts went out he came in and went 4/49 despite the heavy focus on Blackmon and not being a part of the game plan pre-game. Now he has spent all week practicing as WR2. Given that, the likelihood of San Diego focusing on taking Blackmon our of the game and the very high possibility Jax will be playing most or all of this game from behind.....any chance Brown puts up some number this Sunday if Shorts can't go?
Anyone know anything about this kid?
TheFanatic
Footballguy
FantasyTrader
Footballguy
Which would be bad if JAC didn't have the dead last ranked defense and rushing offense in the league. Opponents routinely play ahead of this team by three scores, so the matchups are largely irrelevant. Garbage time points galore even against very good pass defenses.
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Judge Smails
Footballguy
Houston made Bradford look all world. Thought that was impossible. Not worried about those 2 games..
SaintsInDome2006
Footballguy
So guys, what's the conclusion on Shorts, is this a 'stay away' situation due to injuries and schedule or a 'trade for' situation?
Also is Gabbert coming back? Or is this now Henne's job?
Also is Gabbert coming back? Or is this now Henne's job?
Don't start him until he shows he can play an entire game effectively.
Injury was reported to improve but should still cause issues for 3-4 weeks. I'd trade for him if you liked your chance of being in the playoffs as I suspect he'll be good by that time.
Unless Henne is at the helm while the Jags start winning games I suspect Gabbert gets his job back when he gets healthy. It's not as if the coaching staff is dumb and does not realize Henne is better now but he's also as good as he's going to get and it makes sense to try and see if they can turn Gabbert around before they pull the plug on him even if it's just faint hope.
SaintsInDome2006
Footballguy
Yeah, hm. I put in a middling trade offer for Cecil. I can keep him on the bench if necessary, we'll see.Faust said:
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Leroy Hoard
Footballguy
I'm starting Woods for Shorts. We'll see how that works out.
Chicago Hooligan
Footballguy
No way I would start Shorts this week, but the news is encouraging. If he is available to cover byes in Week 8/9/10 that'll be huge.
Papa John's
Footballguy
Pietaster2
Footballguy
He looks pretty good to me. I wouldn't trade him for Andre Johnson at this point. Even hurt, the guy gets a bucketload of targets every single week. Screw any expert rankings that keep him below a top 24 WR.
Yeah he gamed it out. I had him on my bench for Boykin which worked out good but I was surprised how good he perfromed given the circumstances. I need to start him this week due to byes and I'm glad to see he made it through ok.
pollardsvision
Footballguy
For some reason, I never want to start the guy and it always seems to bite me. Got him on a 1-6 team where I've only started him twice all season.
Seems like nobody likes him (apparently, myself included), but all he does is go out and catch passes.
Seems like nobody likes him (apparently, myself included), but all he does is go out and catch passes.
Same boat here. He is hard to figure out. Didn't start him this week after a zero the week before. My 1-6 team is just turrible.
FantasyTrader
Footballguy
For some perspective, I ALWAYS want to start the guy and it always seems to bite me. Dead last in a TP league where I had him in the lineup and he injures his shoulder on the first play of the game. This week? Nope, fool me once... So he's on my bench and goes 8-80.pollardsvision said:
I think he's an incredibly underrated talent at WR who might be too small to consistently stay healthy in the NFL. One of those guys I'm tempted to "sell high" on, only to watch him become Steve Smith immediately thereafter.
All this guy does is put up great points, the injury week aside. I love that most people underestimate him and stupidly disregard him due to Jacksonville being poor with a bad QB situation, just means he falls lower than he should in drafts. I have teams where he is my WR3 or even 4 and he's just golden at that. I did bench him this week for Boykin but he went out and put his usual numbers up.
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FantasyTrader
Footballguy
I think he's one of those receivers where owners in PPR leagues vs. non-PPR make the mistake of thinking they're talking in the same language. In my non-ppr, bonus-yardage format Shorts finished WR17 last year and is currently WR65 this year. Hardly bankable. But in ppr he's money.
SaintsInDome2006
Footballguy
Bump Shorts.
Also: one Mike Brown.
Also: one Mike Brown.
PlasmaDogPlasma
Footballguy
I don't really think this bumps Shorts. Was there a noticeable difference with or without Blackmon before?
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Breesisdaman
Footballguy
Ive heard this grease the wheel stuff before with Mike Wallace. still waiting on that grease.
FUBAR
Footballguy
Shorts is the Jaguars best offensive weapon right now. He's also a guy I'd scoop up in any dynasty league, regardless of what happens with Blackmon. Just hope they get Bridgewater.
BearsFan4Life
Footballguy
With McCoy and DJax on a bye ... DMart and Wayne out the year ... JThomas and Reed very questionable ...Shorts will be getting the start for me this week.
Hoping for 60 yds and TD
Hoping for 60 yds and TD
FantasyTrader
Footballguy
It doesn't take Bridgewater. Don't get me wrong, as a Jags fan I'm hoping you're correct. But even if they aren't able to land Teddy, the '14 draft will go 4-5 deep of names that would be a significant upgrade to Henne/Gabbert.
EBF
Footballguy
Disappointing season. I talked him up in the offseason, but he mostly failed to capitalize on his chances this year. Very poor yards per target, which is an area where he shined last year. Had they not fed him a truckload of targets, he would've been nearly irrelevant. As it stands he looks like nothing more than a FF WR3 moving forward.
squistion
Footballguy
Seems like everybody did and in two start up leagues I targeted him, but couldn't get him because he went two rounds earlier than I anticipated - and in my existing leagues nobody would sell him unless you paid three prices (so I didn't get him there either). He was the off-season fantasy PPR darling and his supporters expected a breakout season which didn't happen - for whatever reason.
That said, if I did own him I wouldn't sell him cheap and if I can buy low I will acquire him in deeper leagues. I am not certain that what we saw in 2012 was a fluke.
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zamboni
Footballguy
I realize the groin was an issue, but not buying the QB play. Blackmon performed well with the same cast of QB characters.
What disappointed me was Shorts' inability to produce post-Blackmon with most of the targets headed his way. Shows that he's a solid second banana WR if he's got someone good beside him, but not going to be able to be the guy himself.
What disappointed me was Shorts' inability to produce post-Blackmon with most of the targets headed his way. Shows that he's a solid second banana WR if he's got someone good beside him, but not going to be able to be the guy himself.
SaintsInDome2006
Footballguy
Actually my perception was that Jax got better and got their gameplan under control, not as much desperation garbage time throwing the ball down the field. Did anyone really see a decline in Shorts' performance?
