In the immediate aftermath of the Denver Broncos loss to the Los Angeles Chargers, it seemed everyone across the NFL had something to say about Jerry Jeudy’s performance. Five drops on 14 targets is a rough outing, and when your team loses by a single field goal it’s easy to remember the dropped pass when one occurred on the final drive of the game. With just one week left in the regular season, it’s time to accept Jeudy’s rookie season didn’t go as hoped. As tends to be the case, there’s a number of reasons for that. We’re so far past the lack of training camp at this point it feels like little more than a convenient excuse, but it’s also a valid one. Courtland Sutton’s early injury meant the rookie wouldn’t have a true number one to draw coverage and tough assignments. The Broncos also started four different quarterbacks this year and that kind of dysfunction doesn’t help anyone on the offense. The QB1 Drew Lock also had some rather shaky passes mixed in.