Doubs Missing Practice

[GBkrzygrl]

Sources: Packers WR Romeo Doubs Skipped Practices Over Frustration With Role

One of Green Bay's young wideouts is now doubtful for Sunday's game against the Los Angeles Rams due to a 'personal matter.'

www.si.com

If this is true it's very disappointing and a great example of not practicing what you preach.

 

[OldSchool101]

I’m not going to act like I fully know the story here. Would he hold out over that idk? I do know in the 2 normal games that our QB wasn’t hurt he had 15 targets. Something doesn’t smell right about the reporting of this story Professor Watson.
Wicks 22 targets
Reed 22 targets
Doubs 20 targets

Romeo Romeo where art thou Romeo is number #3 in receiving targets and only by a thin Margin out of first place.
Is it abnormal across a year? I don’t believe so. If he had 7.5 targets average from Love across 13 contests we’re teetering an another 100 targets through regular season. 118 total

 

[sschind]

I'll preface this by saying none of us know the accuracy of this rumor. It could be all BS. I made a post a while back when we were discussing the whole true #1 vs a bunch potential #1s in any given game talking about this. My contention was that even though we didn't have a true #1 I thought we had 4 guys that could conceivably be one and we might have to go with option 2 until one of them steps up. I wasn't just talking about stepping up by getting better at WR but also stepping up mentally as in being prepared to take on that role. Sometimes it takes a bit of maturity and confidence that comes from actually knowing you can do it rather than just thinking you can do it. They all said what we wanted to hear (whatever it takes I'll do it) because that is what you are supposed to say. Maybe RD is ready to take that step but if there is any truth to this he is going about it the wrong way You take that step by making yourself too difficult to ignore. You don't skip practice and whine about it.

 

[Voyageur]

I'll wait for all the facts to come out before I make any judgment here. Right now, all we have is speculation and rumor, and those who are making it more well known are trying to turn it into something that piques people's interest, not deal with facts.

 

[OldSchool101]

I think this story is laying ground cover for something else that’s going on with him imo. I hope he’s ok is all I think Romeo just needs to get back and stay busy and focused and he’ll be fine.

I do have some minor speculation that the Packers are looking at perfecting a trade or signing a high profile WR. Just a hunch and I’m not saying it’s imminent, just they are doing their homework. Just a solid probability that GB had reached outside to see what’s what and it’s possible he got wind of it. Thats one of several possibilities I’m profiling motivations based on obscure ground cover that’s being laid. Secondly with Watson going down Doubs would naturally get more opportunities by default. That makes the timing of this even more odd.

I’ll just add that It’s highly unusual to just ghost a team for practice with zero initial communication.

 

[GBkrzygrl]

Unfortunately it must be true. Just got this off the packers' website.

The Green Bay Packers have placed WR Romeo Doubs (DOBBS) on the reserve/suspended list for one game for conduct detrimental to the team

 

[milani]

I’m not going to act like I fully know the story here. Would he hold out over that idk? I do know in the 2 normal games that our QB wasn’t hurt he had 15 targets. Something doesn’t smell right about the reporting of this story Professor Watson.
Wicks 22 targets
Reed 22 targets
Doubs 20 targets

Romeo Romeo where art thou Romeo is number #3 in receiving targets and only by a thin Margin out of first place.
Is it abnormal across a year? I don’t believe so. If he had 7.5 targets average from Love across 13 contests we’re teetering an another 100 targets through regular season. 118 total

He has to realize that in those 2 games without Love that the goal was to run the ball. With Watson out he may think he should be the go to guy. Well, Reed has been the headline so far. Malik and Bo are going to get some PT this week. It is football. It is a team game.

 

[milani]

I think this story is laying ground cover for something else that’s going on with him imo. I hope he’s ok is all I think Romeo just needs to get back and stay busy and focused and he’ll be fine.

I do have some minor speculation that the Packers are looking at perfecting a trade or signing a high profile WR. Just a hunch and I’m not saying it’s imminent, just they are doing their homework. Just a solid probability that GB had reached outside to see what’s what and it’s possible he got wind of it. Thats one of several possibilities I’m profiling motivations based on obscure ground cover that’s being laid. Secondly with Watson going down Doubs would naturally get more opportunities by default. That makes the timing of this even more odd.

I’ll just add that It’s highly unusual to just ghost a team for practice with zero initial communication.

The Packers are concerned with other positions right now including the kicker. We lost 2 games scoring 29 and 28. That tells us something.

 

[milani]

I’m not going to act like I fully know the story here. Would he hold out over that idk? I do know in the 2 normal games that our QB wasn’t hurt he had 15 targets. Something doesn’t smell right about the reporting of this story Professor Watson.
Wicks 22 targets
Reed 22 targets
Doubs 20 targets

Romeo Romeo where art thou Romeo is number #3 in receiving targets and only by a thin Margin out of first place.
Is it abnormal across a year? I don’t believe so. If he had 7.5 targets average from Love across 13 contests we’re teetering an another 100 targets through regular season. 118 total

Part of why Doubs got targets the last couple of years was because Watson always gets hurt.

 

[gopkrs]

Doubs has made some tremendous and timely catches. I hope he comes back next week.

 

[OldSchool101]

He has to realize that in those 2 games without Love that the goal was to run the ball. With Watson out he may think he should be the go to guy. Well, Reed has been the headline so far. Malik and Bo are going to get some PT this week. It is football. It is a team game.

It might just be that simple. We’ve been saying how young this team is. That type behavior is consistent with growing up.

 

[Team Ronny]

They suspended him for this week's game, hopefully they have things ironed out going forward.

 

[milani]

It might just be that simple. We’ve been saying how young this team is. That type behavior is consistent with growing up.

I picture Brett Favre as a QB speaking to a young disgruntled teammate. He was the kind of person who would share his personal experiences and advise one accordingly.

 

[XPack]

Hurts us, but this behavior can't be condoned.

Anything, he needs to speak to MLF or the team and get it resolved. Acting like a prima donna isn't helping the team and he isn't special enough to pull it off.

There's nothing statistically that could have caused this.

 

[PackerDNA]

Let's hope the team's future isn't derailed with attitude problems.

 

[OldSchool101]

Hurts us, but this behavior can't be condoned.

Anything, he needs to speak to MLF or the team and get it resolved. Acting like a prima donna isn't helping the team and he isn't special enough to pull it off.

There's nothing statistically that could have caused this.

Exactly the approach i would’ve used.
I learned a long time ago to go to the Top but state your case of how doing it will improve the chances of Winning. Better follow through with a really good performance though.

One thing to mention about Doubs is his catch % is a pedestrian 12/20 (60%)
Reed has a higher catch % of respective targets with an impressive 17/22 (77.3%)
Wicks not so much, he’s got a very low catch rate thus far as he’s 8/22 (36.4%)

If the game plan centered around Wicks? The only one that would have a legitimate argument would be Reed

 

[milani]

Hurts us, but this behavior can't be condoned.

Anything, he needs to speak to MLF or the team and get it resolved. Acting like a prima donna isn't helping the team and he isn't special enough to pull it off.

There's nothing statistically that could have caused this.

You signed a contract. You are paid to play.

 

[lambeaulambo]

Sources: Packers WR Romeo Doubs Skipped Practices Over Frustration With Role

One of Green Bay's young wideouts is now doubtful for Sunday's game against the Los Angeles Rams due to a 'personal matter.'

www.si.com

If this is true it's very disappointing and a great example of not practicing what you preach.

disheartening and lack of character show for him. we shall see i guarantee lafluer wont give him a pass

 

[sschind]

You signed a contract. You are paid to play.

Is that really you Poker?

 

[sschind]

It seems that the wide receiver position produces more than its share of prima Donna's so to be honest with such a large group of very young and very talented athletes, I'm not really surprised that this attitude has surfaced in at least one of them.

Note I am not calling Doubs a prima donna yet, but if the rumors are true he could be one in the making. That certainly seems to be the attitude needed and that's the attitude I'm referring to.

 

[OldSchool101]

It seems that the wide receiver position produces more than its share of prima Donna's so to be honest with such a large group of very young and very talented athletes, I'm not really surprised that this attitude has surfaced in at least one of them.

Note I am not calling Doubs a prima donna yet, but if the rumors are true he could be one in the making. That certainly seems to be the attitude needed and that's the attitude I'm referring to.

He’s actually really fortunate to be drafted by a team with a Top 10 QB and a young team that’s budding. We all have something to be thankful for but especially being part of this young and exciting group.
I try to give him some exception it could be temporary thing. He’s shown to be relatively humble this completely comes out of left field

 

[swhitset]

He’s actually really fortunate to be drafted by a team with a Top 10 QB and a young team that’s budding. We all have something to be thankful for but especially being part of this young and exciting group.
I try to give him some exception it could be temporary thing. He’s shown to be relatively humble this completely comes out of left field

I have to believe that something happened of which we are unaware. I just can’t believe that the known facts point to this outcome. He is not known to be a diva, nor has he really shown the elite talent thus far, that often leads to it. He certainly doesn’t have the power in this situation which makes it even harder to believe he would sabotage his career in this manner.

 

[PackerDNA]

Hopefully this all gets straightened out like the Alexander situation last season.

 

[PikeBadger]

They suspended him for this week's game, hopefully they have things ironed out going forward.

That's up to Doubs. We'll see what he's made of in terms of character.

 

[PikeBadger]

It seems that the wide receiver position produces more than its share of prima Donna's so to be honest with such a large group of very young and very talented athletes, I'm not really surprised that this attitude has surfaced in at least one of them.

Note I am not calling Doubs a prima donna yet, but if the rumors are true he could be one in the making. That certainly seems to be the attitude needed and that's the attitude I'm referring to.

Good point. They're a dime a dozen and quite frankly they are way overpaid imo in that they don't move the needle in terms of wins/losses like interior D-Linemen do. They sure tend to be a noisy bunch though. A whole lot of yakking through a hummingbird's as* imo.