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<blockquote data-quote="TJV" data-source="post: 366611" data-attributes="member: 4300"><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Interesting, if somewhat contentious, discussion about Finley. I think he's a unique talent and much more important than what I think, <strong>it looks to me like McCarthy <em>loves</em> Finley</strong>. IMO the offense is much more dynamic with Finley than without. With his combination of size and speed he creates mismatches that Ds have to account for. And if the Packers lose Jones, Finley's presence will be all the more important. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">In march, McGinn did a <a href="http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/117210108.html?sort=last+to+first" target="_blank">story</a> on jsonline which included the following: </span></p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">"'Through four games, Finley had played more snaps (196) than any of the wide receivers: Greg Jennings (171), Donald Driver (167), James Jones (110) and Jordy Nelson (84). </span></em><em><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">From the start of training camp, McCarthy appeared to feature Finley more than anyone else in the receiving corps. In those four games, Finley played more snaps (89) either as the only receiver to a side or from the slot than he did from the conventional end-of-line position (67).</span></em></p><p> </p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Finley had been the target of 25 passes compared with 27 for Greg Jennings, 26 for Donald Driver, 16 for James Jones and nine for Jordy Nelson.</span></em></p><p> </p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Finley was the leading receiver with 21 catches for 301 yards. He was followed by Driver (21-218 ), Jennings (12-161), Jones (11-112) and Nelson (6-53). The only tight end with more receiving yards was San Diego's Antonio Gates."</span></em></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">It's worth noting that according to this article, Jennings was targeted 27 times and had 12 catches, while Finley was targeted 25 times and caught 21 passes, even though passes to him were no doubt shorter/more catchable. Also interesting that even with McCarthy's "focus" on Finley, Driver and Jennings were targeted more and among those listed, Finley was targeted 25 times out of 103 passes thrown. It looks to me like he played more snaps in part because of his value in attracting coverage - opening opportunities for others to be in single coverage. (BTW, Finley got hurt on his second snap vs. Washington in week five, so he basically played 1/4th of the regular season.) </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">We will find out this season how Thompson views Finley. Thompson's MO has been to extend core players he's interested in the season before they become UFAs. That’s 2011 for Finley. Even Finley's biggest fan couldn't reasonably argue for extending him at <em>any price</em> so if Jermichael wants the moon, he's gone. But Thompson believes in building through the draft and then keeping the core players he finds there. He struck gold with the 91st pick in the 2008 draft. Finley is only 24-years old. It would be a shame to see another team benefit from that pick. </span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TJV, post: 366611, member: 4300"] [FONT=Verdana]Interesting, if somewhat contentious, discussion about Finley. I think he's a unique talent and much more important than what I think, [B]it looks to me like McCarthy [I]loves[/I] Finley[/B]. IMO the offense is much more dynamic with Finley than without. With his combination of size and speed he creates mismatches that Ds have to account for. And if the Packers lose Jones, Finley's presence will be all the more important. [/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]In march, McGinn did a [URL="http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/117210108.html?sort=last+to+first"]story[/URL] on jsonline which included the following: [/FONT] [I][FONT=Verdana]"'Through four games, Finley had played more snaps (196) than any of the wide receivers: Greg Jennings (171), Donald Driver (167), James Jones (110) and Jordy Nelson (84). [/FONT][/I][I][FONT=Verdana]From the start of training camp, McCarthy appeared to feature Finley more than anyone else in the receiving corps. In those four games, Finley played more snaps (89) either as the only receiver to a side or from the slot than he did from the conventional end-of-line position (67).[/FONT][/I] [I][FONT=Verdana]Finley had been the target of 25 passes compared with 27 for Greg Jennings, 26 for Donald Driver, 16 for James Jones and nine for Jordy Nelson.[/FONT][/I] [I][FONT=Verdana]Finley was the leading receiver with 21 catches for 301 yards. He was followed by Driver (21-218 ), Jennings (12-161), Jones (11-112) and Nelson (6-53). The only tight end with more receiving yards was San Diego's Antonio Gates."[/FONT][/I] [FONT=Verdana]It's worth noting that according to this article, Jennings was targeted 27 times and had 12 catches, while Finley was targeted 25 times and caught 21 passes, even though passes to him were no doubt shorter/more catchable. Also interesting that even with McCarthy's "focus" on Finley, Driver and Jennings were targeted more and among those listed, Finley was targeted 25 times out of 103 passes thrown. It looks to me like he played more snaps in part because of his value in attracting coverage - opening opportunities for others to be in single coverage. (BTW, Finley got hurt on his second snap vs. Washington in week five, so he basically played 1/4th of the regular season.) [/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]We will find out this season how Thompson views Finley. Thompson's MO has been to extend core players he's interested in the season before they become UFAs. That’s 2011 for Finley. Even Finley's biggest fan couldn't reasonably argue for extending him at [I]any price[/I] so if Jermichael wants the moon, he's gone. But Thompson believes in building through the draft and then keeping the core players he finds there. He struck gold with the 91st pick in the 2008 draft. Finley is only 24-years old. It would be a shame to see another team benefit from that pick. [/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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