Didn't he say his timing with Aaron was off all year? I don't think you need an off season to remember how to or continue to be able to catch a ball but it could have effected the timing. The last time Rodgers had thrown to him he was probably a step faster with a good knee. After the injury its possible that he lost a step and that his cuts are slightly different. That coupled with a mental block could be the root of the issue. I think it can be fixed though.
2 a days, practices and the like and 17 weeks didnt fix that?
It isnt like he had trouble 1st 10 games of the year then got better..
If anything he started to get drops as season went on, so the argument that ota and mini camps is really not valid then.
http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/finley-takes-blame-for-dropped-passes-vq3g26r-135840383.html
He had nine drops in the first 13 games, including five from Games 10-13.
So again tell me how ota and mini camps would have helped him when the middle of the season, he got worse