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<blockquote data-quote="Sky King" data-source="post: 651809" data-attributes="member: 7171"><p><a href="http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/packers-struggled-to-overcome-jordy-nelsons-injury-b99660738z1-367607331.html" target="_blank">http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/packers-struggled-to-overcome-jordy-nelsons-injury-b99660738z1-367607331.html</a></p><p></p><p>An excerpt from the article above:</p><p></p><p><span style="color: #336600"><em>...One reason Cobb saw so much attention from the slot was Adams failed miserably in his effort to step in for Nelson.</em></span></p><p><span style="color: #336600"></span></p><p><strong><span style="color: #336600"><em>Pro Football Focus ranked the 119 receivers to play at least 25% of their team's snaps this season. <u>Adams finished 118th. </u></em></span></strong><span style="color: #336600"><em>(Emphasis added)</em></span></p><p><span style="color: #336600"></span></p><p><span style="color: #336600"><em>Adams dropped 12 of the 96 passes thrown his way (12.5%). He averaged a pedestrian 9.7 yards per catch on his 50 receptions and just 3.0 yards after the catch. And Adams could be in a fight simply to earn a roster spot in 2016.</em></span></p><p><span style="color: #336600"></span></p><p><span style="color: #336600"><em>"You know, again, it comes down to being consistent," Bennett said of Adams. "Our mind-set, the starting point... but a big part of who we are and what we do is the emphasis that we place on practice. You talk about preparation, that's the starting point."</em></span></p><p><span style="color: #336600"></span></p><p><span style="color: #336600"><em>The trio of Janis, Abbrederis and Montgomery all flashed enough at various points throughout the season to believe bigger things could await.</em></span></p><p><span style="color: #336600"></span></p><p><span style="color: #336600"><em>Janis was ignored by McCarthy & Co. most of the season. But when Cobb suffered a chest injury in Green Bay's divisional playoff game in Arizona, the Packers had just three healthy receivers.</em></span></p><p><span style="color: #336600"></span></p><p><span style="color: #336600"><em>Janis then delivered one of the most memorable playoff performances in team history, with seven receptions for 145 yards and two touchdowns — including a 61-yard 'Hail Mary' TD reception on the final play of regulation. Janis finished with the third most receiving yards in Packers playoff history, and his two touchdown receptions tied eight other players for second place in that category.</em></span></p><p><span style="color: #336600"></span></p><p><span style="color: #336600"><em>Janis (6-3, 219) has almost identical measurables to Nelson (6-3, 217). Janis also ran the 40-yard dash in 4.42 seconds at the 2014 NFL combine and has a vertical jump of 371/2 inches.</em></span></p><p><span style="color: #336600"></span></p><p><span style="color: #336600"><em>Packer Nation had screamed for more of Janis throughout the 2015 season. And after what Janis did at Arizona, McCarthy's decision to ignore Janis appeared even more questionable.</em></span></p><p><span style="color: #336600"></span></p><p><span style="color: #336600"><em>"Really as a receiver, he was inconsistent, had some chances up-and-down," McCarthy said of Janis' season. "But with that, I think he definitely learned from those experiences and just had a tremendous game against Arizona."...</em></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sky King, post: 651809, member: 7171"] [URL]http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/packers-struggled-to-overcome-jordy-nelsons-injury-b99660738z1-367607331.html[/URL] An excerpt from the article above: [COLOR=#336600][I]...One reason Cobb saw so much attention from the slot was Adams failed miserably in his effort to step in for Nelson.[/I] [/COLOR] [B][COLOR=#336600][I]Pro Football Focus ranked the 119 receivers to play at least 25% of their team's snaps this season. [U]Adams finished 118th. [/U][/I][/COLOR][/B][COLOR=#336600][I](Emphasis added)[/I] [I]Adams dropped 12 of the 96 passes thrown his way (12.5%). He averaged a pedestrian 9.7 yards per catch on his 50 receptions and just 3.0 yards after the catch. And Adams could be in a fight simply to earn a roster spot in 2016.[/I] [I]"You know, again, it comes down to being consistent," Bennett said of Adams. "Our mind-set, the starting point... but a big part of who we are and what we do is the emphasis that we place on practice. You talk about preparation, that's the starting point."[/I] [I]The trio of Janis, Abbrederis and Montgomery all flashed enough at various points throughout the season to believe bigger things could await.[/I] [I]Janis was ignored by McCarthy & Co. most of the season. But when Cobb suffered a chest injury in Green Bay's divisional playoff game in Arizona, the Packers had just three healthy receivers.[/I] [I]Janis then delivered one of the most memorable playoff performances in team history, with seven receptions for 145 yards and two touchdowns — including a 61-yard 'Hail Mary' TD reception on the final play of regulation. Janis finished with the third most receiving yards in Packers playoff history, and his two touchdown receptions tied eight other players for second place in that category.[/I] [I]Janis (6-3, 219) has almost identical measurables to Nelson (6-3, 217). Janis also ran the 40-yard dash in 4.42 seconds at the 2014 NFL combine and has a vertical jump of 371/2 inches.[/I] [I]Packer Nation had screamed for more of Janis throughout the 2015 season. And after what Janis did at Arizona, McCarthy's decision to ignore Janis appeared even more questionable.[/I] [I]"Really as a receiver, he was inconsistent, had some chances up-and-down," McCarthy said of Janis' season. "But with that, I think he definitely learned from those experiences and just had a tremendous game against Arizona."...[/I][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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