DPO Mailbag on short passes

[Adam Smith]

Mike Klis answered a question about why the Broncos didn't go
downfield against the Ravens in the DPO today:

http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci_13695042

Hey, Mike. Why aren't the Broncos taking shots downfield? It seems
like 95 percent of their passing attempts are under 15 yards.
-- Nathan Schwalm, Pueblo

Nathan - True enough. In different words, I asked Broncos quarterback
Kyle Orton that same question. He said the Ravens -- whose secondary
had been suspect in previous games -- were playing their safeties
particularly deep. So the Broncos tried to beat the linebackers on
underneath patterns, but it seemed either the receivers struggled to
shake free, or Orton didn't properly lead his receivers.

And all those screens the Broncos like to throw were snuffed out
fairly quickly. This was one of those games where nothing worked for
the Broncos offense.

*****

It's times like this when I wish we could see actual game film and
watch the whole field to see this stuff for ourselves.

[Cleatarrior]

It drives me nuts too.

That cam on wires that gives us the behind the OL shots alone is worth
using more than they do.

That said, Ed Reed got fat off us when he was IN the box.