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7 years ago
Which WRs do you think will make it to the Packers 53 man roster?

How the Packers handle their influx of talent at the wide receiver position come the September 2nd cut-down day—or even before then—is likely going to draw in a hoard of mixed reviews.

From 6-5 ½ Michael Clark to golden-boy Max McCaffrey, there's no denying that the cluster of receivers is creating even more of a challenge for general manager Ted Thompson and his front office crew.

There's no certainty at any position in the NFL, but there are players whose roster spots are all but solidified and likely have been—and will continue to be—for an extensive period of time.
Randall Cobb is one of those players, and from the seventh-year receiver's perspective, McCaffrey has been exactly as advertised and has stood out to Cobb the most.

Why? His reasons were seemingly endless.
"He's shown up every day, he's done everything right, he's answered all the questions right in meeting rooms, he's practiced really hard, he's played well in games," Cobb said of the second-year McCaffrey. Someone who Cobb claimed has had "a great camp so far."

McCaffrey hasn't gotten into the end zone through the Packers' three preseason games, however, his seven catches on his 12 targets that totaled 81 yards is apparently enough live-game action to help support Cobb's opinion. Chances are, Cobb isn't the only one who feels that way either.
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Barring his health, Cobb could add to his already impressive catch percentage, which, of receivers who have played at least six seasons (since 2011), Cobb has the highest with 70.1 percent. 

Even since the 1970 merger, Cobb's feats hold true. Of receivers with at least 500 targets, he holds the second-highest catch percentage. His 70.1 percent rate is just behind Wes Welker (another renowned slot receiver) and his 70.8 percent.

His dependability is why he has become such an intricate part of the Packers' offense, not to mention Aaron Rodgers hasn't exactly held back in singing his praises for Cobb. When he's on the field, the offense seems to move fluidly. Both coaches and front office personnel seem to recognize that.

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DarkaneRules
7 years ago
Consistency is right there next to availability and, at WR, Max has probably been tops in both of those categories during the pre-season.
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7 years ago

Consistency is right there next to availability and, at WR, Max has probably been tops in both of those categories during the pre-season.

Originally Posted by: DarkaneRules 


After Nelson, Cobb and Adams, There is Janis and Davis who have seemed to lock up spots on the final 53.
Allison will be back after 1 game.

Packers keep 7 1st week, that leaves Dupre (injured reserve) my guess.
Crocket will be cut.
Clark (my guess is he will end up on PS.
Very raw, but you can't teach 6'6'!
Yancey and McCaffrey would be 6 and 7.
Yancey mainly because of his draft status.
McCaffrey has seemed to earn his spot with his play.
Thursday night gives them all 1 more chance to turn heads.


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uffda udfa
7 years ago
How can we carry 2 guys in Janis and Davis who are basically being kept for what they give on ST's? Unless, I'm reading it wrong and one of them is now a trustworthy member of the WR corps, it seems illogical to use two roster spots for a gunner and a PR who both play WR. I think one of them is going to be cut and we'll keep 6. I'm not entirely certain Cobb may not be dealt. We've heard and seen so little of him this TC. His role is getting reduced due to 2 TE sets from a recent article and he's been very unreliable with his health so I don't feel he's a total lock at 10mil.

5 on the roster wouldn't surprise me nor would 7. No way they keep 7 and have Allison hanging over their heads with his one week roster exemption. So, if Allison isn't outright cut, they'll keep a max, no pun intended, of 6.

I've tried predicting what they'll do and keep erasing it because nothing seems right because I feel like something is going to happen to RC18. If Randall does go, I think Geronimo is a lock due to experience and performance from last year. If RC18 stays, I don't know if we keep Geronimo around as Max McCaffrey and Michael Clark are more intriguing options.



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7 years ago

How can we carry 2 guys in Janis and Davis who are basically being kept for what they give on ST's?

Originally Posted by: uffda udfa 


You're assuming that they would only being kept for STs... which again... is horrible assumptions made by you. I don't know if they'll both be kept as it's a tight race, but currently Janis and Davis are #2 and #3 in more receiving yardages by the Packers behind McCaffrey. Point being, they might be kept for the combination of STs and WR skills.

I don't know if we keep Geronimo around as Max McCaffrey and Michael Clark are more intriguing options.

Originally Posted by: uffda udfa 


McCaffrey and Clark are certainly intriguing options... but I think Geronimo Allison might be a lock to make the roster. He's seems to be in the top 4 WRs in talent and is on his rookie contract.
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uffda udfa
7 years ago

You're assuming that they would only being kept for STs... which again... is horrible assumptions made by you. I don't know if they'll both be kept as it's a tight race, but currently Janis and Davis are #2 and #3 in more receiving yardages by the Packers behind McCaffrey. Point being, they might be kept for the combination of STs and WR skills.


McCaffrey and Clark are certainly intriguing options... but I think Geronimo Allison might be a lock to make the roster. He's seems to be in the top 4 WRs in talent and is on his rookie contract.

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You're getting very tiresome, beast. You are begging to be offended by my posts every single time I hit enter. Yet, again, not surprising, you argue completely out of context just to stalk me not unlike someone else in the recent past.

Here's the sentence you didn't include out so you could find fault:

Unless, I'm reading it wrong and one of them is now a trustworthy member of the WR corps, it seems illogical to use two roster spots for a gunner and a PR who both play WR.


Do we know how the staff feels about Janis and Davis as solely WR's? Are they repping with the ones in practice? I said UNLESS I'M READING IT WRONG (could be but it's stupid to burn two WR spots for guys who aren't very good WR's) If we have a hard decision to make and the other WR's are much better at being WR's but Davis and Janis are better at ST's than they are at playing WR what are they going to do? You can't tie up two roster spots for ST's specialists if they also aren't reliable WR's. That is the point. You have to stop taking things out of context and looking for your gotcha moment.
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nyrpack
7 years ago
i do not see anyway the pack parts ways with geronimo, max may be a long shot but no way he gets a spot over geronimo after the one game suspension !!

my guess is the patriots end up with max, for some weird reason they get the so called white kid with hands all the time !!
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gbguy20
7 years ago
Getting rid of Janis makes the rest of this easy.
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7 years ago

You're getting very tiresome, beast.

Originally Posted by: uffda udfa 



Then stop making stupid assumptions that can't be proven.

Just because Janis and Davis are good on STs, and that's all you might see in them, in no way means that's all the Packers see in them...
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7 years ago

my guess is the patriots end up with max, for some weird reason they get the so called white kid with hands all the time !!

Originally Posted by: nyrpack 


Well if someone going to claim one of our WRs anyways, hopefully they willing to trade a late round draft pick for them instead of hoping no one ahead of them claims them first.

Also I believe the McCaffrey brothers have said they would love to play on the same team... and the Panthers seem to like WRs either tall (over 6') or fast (sub 4.4)

Getting rid of Janis makes the rest of this easy.

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Yeah but he's also clearly the best gunner, and the other decent gunner options (Brice, Rollins, Evans) might have important roles on where Janis seems to be at best is the 5th WRs at the moment.

Also the Punter seems to be good but inconsistent... where having a good gunner could help stop returns.

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