Smoot Lays the Smack Down

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Originally Posted by jamf

We are a joke on short yardage runs. The line does not blow anyone off the ball. All 5 guys are completely stuffed on EVERY SINGLE SHORT YARDAGE PLAY!

Last year, this was a problem. This year, we rank in the top five in the NFL in value on short yardage runs.

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So, I would recommend you tune in to this year's team on Sunday's because Portis has been pretty darn impressive in short yardage this year.