There aren't many routes that a receiver can run inside the red zone, especially the cramped quarters inside the 10-yard line. Most prominent are the "fade" and the "slant," as Alshon Jeffery pointed out Friday.
The wide receiver has had success running both over his five years in the NFL, but asked for one in which he excelled at the most, Jeffery cut to the chase.
"Just throw it up," the new Eagles receiver said.
Jeffery's forte has long been climbing the ladder and winning jump balls against defensive backs. He's done it all over the field, but where that skill is most needed is inside the 20-yard line.