Getty Images Tom Brady does a lot on the football field. Something he does not do is discriminate against short receivers. In fact, I’ll argue that what Brady has adored more than anything else in his two-decade long NFL career is… short pass catchers! From 5-foot-10 Troy Brown to 5-9 Deion Branch and then of course to the not-quite 5-9 Wes Welker and 5-10 Julian Edelman to 5-11 Danny Amendola and the countless checkdowns to 5-8 Kevin Faulk, 5-9 James White , and 5-7 Dion Lewis , Brady clearly as an affinity for targets under 6-0. If there’s one quarterback who can be trusted to feature the short receiver and routinely throw with surgical accuracy to those types, it’s Brady. He’s done those things his entire NFL career. Which is precisely why the Buccaneers should not only feel comfortable but compelled to elevate just-shy-of-5-7 wideout Deven Thompkins from the practice squad right this very instant. OK, so Mike Evans is back from suspension this week, which alleviates some of the pressure on the passing game. And Julio Jones should play against the Chiefs after missing the last two weeks, but he’s 33 and dealing with a partially torn PCL. But… Read full this story
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