New Texans (FA/Trade)

[Keith]

Originally Posted by chuck

I don't get the fascination with Shorts.

It's a depressed value, low-cost gamble on a 27-yr old player entering his prime. Shorts is a guy from a small school, 4th round pick, buried on a team far worse than the Texans. He has posted unspectacular numbers (10.5 YPC & 1 TD in 2014, both career lows) while catching passes from a series of rookies and scrubs.

He has measurables of a potential slot receiver on an offense where he does not need to be the focus. A middling 40 time and lack of breakaway speed keep his cost low. But he ran a 6.50 3-cone and a 4.07 shuttle while lifting 21 reps at the combine in 2011... elements of a strong player with some short-area quickness.

The real downside, apart from his lack of stellar #s while catching passes from golden arms like Blaine Gabbert, is that he hasn't played more than 13 games in a season in his first four years.