Zero2Cool
15 years ago
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[img_r]http://media.jsonline.com/images/mjs-packers18-46-of-hoffman.jpg-packers19.jpg[/img_r]Packers wide receiver Greg Jennings said he does not have a drop problem.

He just happened to have one on Monday night.

"The slant, just dropped it, didn't go down with it," Jennings said Wednesday. "And the 'puma' (route), on the sideline, I couldn't even see it. Honest, I just dropped it, lost it in the lights. It kind of hit me at the last minute. It happens, it's part of the game, but you've still got to make plays."

The two drops were Jennings' first since the Tampa Bay game and gave him five for the season, equal to the number teammate and Packers leading receiver Donald Driver has this season. It might have been shocking for some to see Jennings drop a pair in front of a national television audience against the Baltimore Ravens, but to him it was not a warning sign.

He said there is no issue.

"No, no, I'm not concerned about that, not at all," Jennings said. "I'm nowhere close to being concerned it. Not sounding cocky about it, but drops are a part of the game. What happened to me on (Monday), the slant, totally me, totally like 100 percent, that is just uncalled for. I can't control the lights."

Overall, Jennings has not been as productive as he was a year ago when he led the Packers in all three top receiving categories with 80 receptions for 1,292 yards and nine touchdowns. This year, Jennings has 53 catches for 799 yards and three touchdowns, which puts him on pace to finish with 71/1,065/4.

There's no question that's a significant drop-off from last year.

The way he looks at it, defenses are paying more attention to him, and others on the team are bearing the fruit of the double-teams he and Driver receive. Perhaps the biggest difference between this year and last are the 34 catches tight end Jermichael Finley has.

"There's things that 'Drive' does that opens everything up for everybody else, there's things that I do that open it up, and what Jermichael does opens everything up just as much as everything else," Jennings said. "So what he's able to do, split out on a linebacker, on a safety, with his athletic ability, it's a mismatch every time."

One puzzling part of the offense is that Jennings rarely gets used in the slot, where a receiver has more freedom to beat a defender because he can't be bumped at the line of scrimmage and there's more open field to work with. Driver gets that assignment whenever he's on the field.

Jennings also doesn't get a lot of assignments as the lone receiver to one side in a three-receiver set. In most cases, that receiver gets a cornerback who is playing soft zone because he doesn't have safety help with all the attention being paid to the other side of the field.

Jennings said if the Packers weren't winning, he might be more vocal about wanting the ball more, but he said he is not going to disrupt a good thing. As it is, he and Driver have been targeted by quarterback Aaron Rodgers almost exactly the same number of times: Jennings, 89 times; Driver, 88 times.

"When we're playing the way we're playing, we're winning, you're going to get nothing but smiles," Jennings said. "Now, if it were reversed, then maybe. But I'm not trying to mess with anything."



Only five? I counted three during the Ravens game alone. I thought he had more.
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Pack93z
15 years ago
IMO, he better be sweating the drops.. it isn't a one game thing this season.. him seeming to just accept it as part of the game is disappointing.

Overall, comments like this, inconsistencies of certain units and penalties really makes a person ponder the discipline upon this team.
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shield4life
15 years ago
Catches: 53
Yards: 799
Average: 15.10
Touchdowns: 3

He will probably get the 1000 yards mark and let's say 3-4 more TD's. His been being watched way more now then previous years.
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Porforis
15 years ago

Catches: 53
Yards: 799
Average: 15.10
Touchdowns: 3

He will probably get the 1000 yards mark and let's say 3-4 more TD's. His been being watched way more now then previous years.

"shield4life" wrote:



If he gets 1500 yards and drops 30 balls there's still not much of an excuse. Especially not this.

"What happened to me on (Monday), the slant, totally me, totally like 100 percent, that is just uncalled for. I can't control the lights.""
15 years ago

IMO, he better be sweating the drops.. it isn't a one game thing this season.. him seeming to just accept it as part of the game is disappointing.

Overall, comments like this, inconsistencies of certain units and penalties really makes a person ponder the discipline upon this team.

"pack93z" wrote:



Why sweat the drops? Then it becomes a "thing". I'd rather he feel confidence every time a football is spinning toward him.

If he says he lost the sideline ball in the lights, I believe him. That leaves the low slant drop for the Baltimore game. Shit happens.

I was annoyed by the drops in the Baltimore game because of their timing, but I'm not concerned about it over the course of the season.
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all_about_da_packers
15 years ago

IMO, he better be sweating the drops.. it isn't a one game thing this season.. him seeming to just accept it as part of the game is disappointing.

Overall, comments like this, inconsistencies of certain units and penalties really makes a person ponder the discipline upon this team.

"pack93z" wrote:




The journalism in that article is pretty poor.

Looking at Jennings' interview on Packers.com, when he says he "isn't concerned about it," he is referring strictly to losing the ball in the lights. He says that is a part of football, and it happens some times. He mentions a catch he made against the Bears in the season opener, where he lost it in the lights, but it eventually worked out where he kept his vision on towards a particular point, and then saw the ball as it came out of the lights.

Jennings, except for like a 5 second response about the drop on the slant - where it should be noted he says it was all on him, and that such drops are basically inexcusable - is strictly talking about the plays where the ball was lost in the lights, and he only saw them last second when they were in front of his eyes.

Jennings has said before that coaches are especially tough on WRs, especially WRs coach Jimmy Robinson, and how he's gotten in trouble with Robinson for things like turning a short slant into a TD, but not securing the ball in both hands as he crossed the goal line.


Again, the article reflects shockingly poor journalism.
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IronMan
15 years ago

IMO, he better be sweating the drops.. it isn't a one game thing this season.. him seeming to just accept it as part of the game is disappointing.

Overall, comments like this, inconsistencies of certain units and penalties really makes a person ponder the discipline upon this team.

"pack93z" wrote:


Bingo. I am one of Jennings' biggest fans; but he flat out hasn't got it done this season.
Stevetarded
15 years ago

Catches: 53
Yards: 799
Average: 15.10
Touchdowns: 3

He will probably get the 1000 yards mark and let's say 3-4 more TD's. His been being watched way more now then previous years.

"Porforis" wrote:



If he gets 1500 yards and drops 30 balls there's still not much of an excuse. Especially not this.

"What happened to me on (Monday), the slant, totally me, totally like 100 percent, that is just uncalled for. I can't control the lights.""

"shield4life" wrote:



30 drops? He has 5.
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Pack93z
15 years ago

IMO, he better be sweating the drops.. it isn't a one game thing this season.. him seeming to just accept it as part of the game is disappointing.

Overall, comments like this, inconsistencies of certain units and penalties really makes a person ponder the discipline upon this team.

"MassPackersFan" wrote:



Why sweat the drops? Then it becomes a "thing". I'd rather he feel confidence every time a football is spinning toward him.

If he says he lost the sideline ball in the lights, I believe him. That leaves the low slant drop for the Baltimore game. Shit happens.

I was annoyed by the drops in the Baltimore game because of their timing, but I'm not concerned about it over the course of the season.

"pack93z" wrote:



So the false starts on Clifton shouldn't be focused upon.. because they just "happen" in football?

The contact by Williams shouldn't be focused on because then he might become nervous about it and grab more?

Come on.. I like Jennings as much as anyone.. but the guys has had the droppsies all season in spots.. and hasn't been as productive in the past.. but since his name is Jennings he is beyond reproach?

All I am saying is it has been noticeable this season.. not just this game.. and I think it needs some work.

He isn't a Braylon Edwards that is for sure.. but this sounds like defensive excuses.
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15 years ago
5 drops. Not 30. Not "all season long". Driver has as many drops. If you want to go after Jennings and say he flat out isn't getting it done, go after Driver as well.
I'm not trying to be irrationally defensive here. I'm just of the opinion that you're overreacting because he had 2 drops in a game and they stalled drives, which made them much more visible.
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