Cecil Shorts Allows The Bucs Offense to Mix and Match

Yesterday, the Bucs added another weapon to the offense in veteran receiver Cecil Shorts who will provide depth and can be a reliable playmaker for Jameis. By adding Shorts, the Bucs can be even more diverse on offense as now they have a player in Shorts who is capable of playing on the outside or inside. Before the Bucs could put Humphries on the outside but he is way more effective in playing the slot position. With Shorts now in the fold, the Bucs can move their two star players in V.Jackson and M.Evans around more, whether that's playing them in the slot or vice versa.

So now having Shorts, the Bucs can play more 4 wide sets which creates more one on one matchups for Jackson and Evans. More importantly, it will make Jameis's job easier as he now has more options to attack defenses with. Not sure we will see much of Shorts this week against Atlanta as he needs to get up to speed on the playbook, but as the season progresses we could see more mixing and matching to take advantage of certain matchups. The Bucs receiver's group which was looked as an weakness just a few days ago might be strength now with Shorts in the fold.