It was said a lot when Finley went down saying he needs to step up... it was said he was trying (which is more than Randy Moss'ing it) but he wasn't trying 100%... it was taking plays off and just going through the motions at times.
"beast" wrote:
I remember Greg Jennings essentially tracking down Mike McCarthy during a practice shortly after Finley went down to discuss getting himself more involved into the game plan.
As for taking plays off, I'm not sure how one could even speculate that, unless it was as blatant as Randy Moss with the Oakland Raiders, lol.
We all are aware that most players get gassed and might be giving it their all, but showing less because of being gassed. I wouldn't be surprised if that's what was seen from Greg Jennings and misinterpreted as him taking plays off.
I do think the offense was far to centered around Finley in the first quarter of the season. Howver, as Greg C mentioned, perhaps that's because the TE runs shorter routes and Aaron Rodgers had to get rid of the ball quicker and the TE was the most convenient target.
For it to have been said a lot that Greg Jennings wasn't giving his all, and for me to not remember it at least once... man, old age must be kicking in early.