Lions Week II

[Patler]

I wonder when they would cut bait on Montgomery's season to have the roster spot for someone who could at least be some help to the team. I give you the secret weapon from the practice squad:
Williams, Ed WR 6-0 196 24 R Fort Hays State

It could happen when (if) they decide to activate Quarless. They will need a roster spot for him.

[Fritz]

It could happen when (if) they decide to activate Quarless. They will need a roster spot for him.

Kind of a crummy trade-off. Not what anyone was hoping, I don't think.

[Patler]

Kind of a crummy trade-off. Not what anyone was hoping, I don't think.

But it does make some sense, if Abbrederis is ready to go. It would be very unlikely for them to have more than 5 WRs active on game days. Janus seems to have the kick return job in hand, and is very valuable for KO and punt coverage teams. Abbrederis is #4 over anyone they might sign, so there is little use for another WR at this point. Cobb, Adams and Jones aren't going anywhere.

[Fritz]

But it does make some sense, if Abbrederis is ready to go. It would be very unlikely for them to have more than 5 WRs active on game days. Janus seems to have the kick return job in hand, and is very valuable for KO and punt coverage teams. Abbrederis is #4 over anyone they might sign, so there is little use for another WR at this point. Cobb, Adams and Jones aren't going anywhere.

Oh, I agree. It does make a lot of sense. I just meant that I think most people were hoping Montgomery would come back in another two games, and that adding Quarless would mean that for the last three or so games you'd have both Montgomery and Quarless back to try to get the passing game going.

I suppose the hope now is that Abbrederis can play and not be injured every fourth play, and that Quarless can at least be a steadying, slightly-better option than Richard "Sack of Flour" Rodgers.

[Carolina_Packer]

Oh, I agree. It does make a lot of sense. I just meant that I think most people were hoping Montgomery would come back in another two games, and that adding Quarless would mean that for the last three or so games you'd have both Montgomery and Quarless back to try to get the passing game going.

I suppose the hope now is that Abbrederis can play and not be injured every fourth play, and that Quarless can at least be a steadying, slightly-better option than Richard "Sack of Flour" Rodgers.

Do the Packers ever use two TE sets (either 2, 12 or 22 personnel)? If the healthy WR options are limited and Q is coming back, I wonder if they would run more 2 or 12 personnel with Quarless and Rodgers. If they would run 12 personnel with the 1 back, they could still threaten to run or pass out of that set. I just don't know if they run this much. Anyone know?

This article is a few years old and does reference some of the ways each set can be used: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1...nnel-groupings

[Joemailman]

Do the Packers ever use two TE sets (either 2, 12 or 22 personnel)? If the healthy WR options are limited and Q is coming back, I wonder if they would run more 2 or 12 personnel with Quarless and Rodgers. If they would run 12 personnel with the 1 back, they could still threaten to run or pass out of that set. I just don't know if they run this much. Anyone know?

This article is a few years old and does reference some of the ways each set can be used: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1...nnel-groupings

Last year the Packers TE's played on the following percentage of snap counts:

Perrillo 1%
Quarless 60%
Bostick 3%
Taylor 1%
Rodgers 45.5%

So they had to have used 2 TE's at least 10% of the time. Probably more since there were likely snaps where they used 0 TE's.

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