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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Pokerbrat2000" data-source="post: 866951" data-attributes="member: 7261">While I see your point, that a high round picked rookie WR put on the current team will most likely get more opportunities and thus "better stats" then we have seen from previous high picks that played less.  I am unsure that it will translate into better quality production.  Basically, it could go either way.  You could have a rookie that doesn't skip a beat between being a star in college and one in the NFL.  A guy that instantly is a starter due to very little competition and he shines.  Or you could have a rookie that struggles to learn the playbook, connect with Rodgers, isn't ready for the pressure of being a starter, is always matched against a #1 or #2 CB, etc.  In other words, you may not know what you are getting until its too late and you have to count on it.You are right though, when the Packers drafted Jordy, Cobb and Adams, they were coming to a team where they were the 4th or 5th guys in.  Not fully needed yet, so really less pressure to instantly produce and more time to learn how to be an NFL WR from the shadows so to speak.  I don't recall any of those 3 completely jumping out at me as rookies when they did get a chance to play, but maybe you have some stats that can tell us.  Just looking at simple stats, I would say that going off of Catch rates and yds/catch, Cobb played the best, followed by Jordy and then Adams?</blockquote>

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