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<blockquote data-quote="HardRightEdge" data-source="post: 658488"><p>That would hardly be a shock since that was the case both before and after Finley. What's needed to make that work is receivers who are above the midpoint on the fearlessness scale going over the middle. The Packers have had those guys over the years...Driver, Jennings, Nelson.</p><p></p><p>Cobb? I'd say yes, even if last season's drops don't speak to that. Was he pressing under pressure of being #1? Was that early shoulder injury lingering through the season? Possibly, on both counts. A return to the form that earned him $10 million/yr. is a fair bet.</p><p></p><p>McCarthy discusses in that link Nelson's productivity being elevated with his work out of the slot. In fact, his comment seems to suggest he thinks of him as a better slot receiver than wideout. Expect to see him in the slot again a fair amount of the time.</p><p></p><p>With the Arizona playoff game, I also would not discount Janis and Abbrederis being guys who can compensate for lack of a TE pass catching specialist.</p><p></p><p>Janis made a play in the AZ game I didn't think he could make; a short slant where he had to both go low and extend, making the catch. It made me say, "hmmm". Questions have been made as to his study habits; maybe he's one of those guys who has to learn by osmosis. In any case he needs to sharpen up his routes to get the QB's trust, though he seemed to be heading in that direction against AZ. Janis is big and strong, nearly approximating the smaller pass catching TEs. What marginal size threat he may lack running out of the slot relative to TEs (recall Finley ran about 50% of his snaps out of the slot), the additional speed threat from there against nickels, safeties and the occasional LB would compensate and present an unusual threat. Beside the route running issues, I still need to see some convincing examples of Janis adjusting to the ball, a prerequisite for running seam routes. Still and all, he's shown progress and has to be regarded as a potential contributor out of the slot in compensating for that Finley-like TE.</p><p></p><p>Abbrederis is very quick out of his inside breaks, getting separation, though he's certainly an injury concern. Still and all, he's not afraid to go inside and will continue to do so as long as he's able.</p><p></p><p>This is not New England. Belichick decided some years back he did not want to lay out the high cap numbers wide outs demand, and found a better value proposition in a TE/slot oriented offense. That's not the Packer identity. Rodgers walks on the field with a downfield-first mentality; the playbook is filled with 3-wide and 4-wide sets, regardless of who the TE might be.</p><p></p><p>Would a Finley-like TE be a nice to have? Absolutely. Is it a high priority? Given the other areas of concern, I'd say it's not.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HardRightEdge, post: 658488"] That would hardly be a shock since that was the case both before and after Finley. What's needed to make that work is receivers who are above the midpoint on the fearlessness scale going over the middle. The Packers have had those guys over the years...Driver, Jennings, Nelson. Cobb? I'd say yes, even if last season's drops don't speak to that. Was he pressing under pressure of being #1? Was that early shoulder injury lingering through the season? Possibly, on both counts. A return to the form that earned him $10 million/yr. is a fair bet. McCarthy discusses in that link Nelson's productivity being elevated with his work out of the slot. In fact, his comment seems to suggest he thinks of him as a better slot receiver than wideout. Expect to see him in the slot again a fair amount of the time. With the Arizona playoff game, I also would not discount Janis and Abbrederis being guys who can compensate for lack of a TE pass catching specialist. Janis made a play in the AZ game I didn't think he could make; a short slant where he had to both go low and extend, making the catch. It made me say, "hmmm". Questions have been made as to his study habits; maybe he's one of those guys who has to learn by osmosis. In any case he needs to sharpen up his routes to get the QB's trust, though he seemed to be heading in that direction against AZ. Janis is big and strong, nearly approximating the smaller pass catching TEs. What marginal size threat he may lack running out of the slot relative to TEs (recall Finley ran about 50% of his snaps out of the slot), the additional speed threat from there against nickels, safeties and the occasional LB would compensate and present an unusual threat. Beside the route running issues, I still need to see some convincing examples of Janis adjusting to the ball, a prerequisite for running seam routes. Still and all, he's shown progress and has to be regarded as a potential contributor out of the slot in compensating for that Finley-like TE. Abbrederis is very quick out of his inside breaks, getting separation, though he's certainly an injury concern. Still and all, he's not afraid to go inside and will continue to do so as long as he's able. This is not New England. Belichick decided some years back he did not want to lay out the high cap numbers wide outs demand, and found a better value proposition in a TE/slot oriented offense. That's not the Packer identity. Rodgers walks on the field with a downfield-first mentality; the playbook is filled with 3-wide and 4-wide sets, regardless of who the TE might be. Would a Finley-like TE be a nice to have? Absolutely. Is it a high priority? Given the other areas of concern, I'd say it's not. [/QUOTE]
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