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Awesome, awesome article, one of the best written in the offseason. A great break from all the lockout talk, and finally some serious, conclusive football talk, and not some top 10 list, or just an opinion.
Packing the Stats: Did Jermichael Finley Steal Attention From Greg Jennings? | AllGreenBayPackers.Com
The chart didn't get translated in the process of copy and paste, so take a look at the site to see it in full.
BTW, I completely agree with his premise and conclusion, I had a debate with Ivo a while ago about it, and Finley was NOT the reason Jennings struggled early on, and the article shows it.
Packing the Stats: Did Jermichael Finley Steal Attention From Greg Jennings? | AllGreenBayPackers.Com
As a new Collective Bargaining Agreement looms hopeful in the future, the return of Jermichael Finley to the Green Bay Packers offense has become an exciting topic of conversation. During the Week 5 game against the Washington Redskins, Finley suffered a lateral meniscus tear in his right knee, permanently sidelining him for the remainder of the 2010 season.
Now, after surgery and months of rehabilitation, the match-up nightmare tight end is set to return stronger than ever in 2011. (Even most of our readers agree he’ll be the “Comeback Player of the Year.”)
But some people have wondered: what is going to happen to Greg Jennings’ production with Finley back in the mix?
After not having a 100+ yard game until Week 6 (and after letting his frustrations be known publicly), Jennings seemed like he was being overlooked by offensive play-caller Mike McCarthy and quarterback Aaron Rodgers in favor of Finley. Even the fans started wondering why, over the first four games, Jennings only had 12 receptions for 161 yards.
Meanwhile, in that span of time, Finley had 21 receptions for 301 yards.
You can see where the criticism stems from. You’ve got the best receiver on the team apparently playing second fiddle to the best tight end on the team. Not only did Finley gain, on average, 35 more yards per game, he also had two games with 100+ receiving yards. Jennings had none.
JENNINGS FINLEY WK OPP REC YDS REC YDS 1 @PHI 5 82 4 47 2 BUF 3 36 4 103 3 @CHI 2 18 9 115 4 DET 2 25 4 36
TOTAL: 12 161 21 301
Do these numbers tell the whole story, though?
The chart didn't get translated in the process of copy and paste, so take a look at the site to see it in full.
BTW, I completely agree with his premise and conclusion, I had a debate with Ivo a while ago about it, and Finley was NOT the reason Jennings struggled early on, and the article shows it.