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Message: <blockquote data-quote="sschind" data-source="post: 667975" data-attributes="member: 10247">I actually agree with you on the Adams issue.  The perception that he struggled mightily I think stems from 2 things.  First he was not expected to be thrust into the role of #2 WR and I think people were hoping and expecting a nice progression from a decent rookie year as the #3 WR.  Unfortunately the injury to Nelson put the kibosh on that and he was suddenly expected to take on a much larger role and was put under the microscope so to speak.  Second, as Packer fans we have come to expect a lot more from the Packers #2 WR and when he doesn't blow the doors off we look at it as a bad year.  Its not as if Adams was the only Packer player to have a down year.  As far as the receptions in the second year how do the other receivers compare to him in terms of position on the depth chart.  I don't know that many 2nd year guys are the #2 WR on the team so it wouldn't be unreasonable for him to have a good number of receptions.  I think a  lot of what got Adams in Dutch with fans last year was the same thing that got James Jones off to a rough start.  Nothing puts a WR in the doghouse with the fans faster than a couple of high profile drops.  He could have 10 catches for 150 yards and 2 TDs but if he drops one key pass that's what a lot of people remember, especially if the team loses.</blockquote>

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