Week after week following final cuts, it was impossible to say whether general manager Ted Thompson and coach Mike McCarthy were right to keep seven receivers on the Green Bay Packers' roster.

Now we finally have the answer: Yes.

No one is suggesting the Packers had a bunch of stars sitting on their bench, but in the team’s 33-32 loss at Atlanta on Sunday, we saw three young receivers who as injury replacements produced under the bright lights of an NFL game: Trevor Davis, Jeff Janis and Geronimo Allison.

That’s not uncommon in the NFL. Sometimes injuries force unproven young players onto the field, and sometimes those players show they can play.

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With no RBs to help keep pressure off Aaron I am less than impressed with having 7 WRs.

Originally Posted by: wpr 

With no RBs to help keep pressure off Aaron I am less than impressed with having 7 WRs.

Originally Posted by: wpr 

Keeping only two RBs seemed curious but less curious when you look at what Montgomery did on the ground when he came in. Wouldn't be surprised if they considered him a RB/WR hybrid so they essentially had 3RBs plus Rip. McCarthy probably planned to introduce Montgomery in the backfield late in the year to add a new wrinkle to force defenses to change how they play in the playoffs, but was forced to bring him up now due to a lack of bodies.

But yeah, really sucks when your #1 and #2 go down in rapid succession. If we would have kept a third RB on the roster, what sort of talent do you think we would have gotten? Notably better than Knile Davis? Ripkowski isn't going to get it done by himself. He's a bruiser but he needs to be complimented by someone that can hit the hole quickly and possibly make a guy miss.

Originally Posted by: Porforis