Coming up short by five points against the Houston Texans, the Denver Broncos’ offense left glaring scoring opportunities on the field. If a successful playoff push is indeed going to materialize for Denver, the sight of a wide-open Jerry Jeudy gesticulating wildly downfield to capture his quarterback’s attention won’t cut the mustard.
The CBS cameras seemed to catch more footage of a crestfallen Jeudy walking off the field with hands on hips than they did of him making plays. The fourth-year wideout is winning his one-on-one battles when running his routes, so it shouldn’t be so difficult for Russell Wilson to find him in coverage.
On Sunday, things became far more complex on account of Denver’s porous pass protection and several ill-fated snaps due to poor communication. Without question, Wilson’s apparent failure to get eyes on Jeudy is holding the Broncos’ offense back from being more explosive.
That’s a stubborn fact head coach Sean Payton claims is subject to a number of variables when he was asked about a conspicuous fourth-down play in Houston where Jeudy was missed despite being wide-open near the end zone.
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