The Shadow
11-24-2007, 10:17 AM
This article from Pro Football Weekly (no cribbibg!)
Embarrassment of WR riches paying off
Nov. 23, 2007
With by far the deepest and most talented group of pass catchers he has ever worked with, Brett Favre’s lobbying efforts for the likes of Randy Moss and Terrell Owens not all that long ago suddenly seem like ancient history. Green Bay’s top three receivers — Donald Driver, Greg Jennings and rookie James Jones — have been steadily effective weapons all season. Also, in recent weeks, Ruvell Martin, the Packers’ No. 3 receiver most of last season, and Koren Robinson, a proven commodity from his days in Seattle, have been added to a tantalizing five-WR mix that was on the field together for nine plays, according to one team insider, in the Packers’ 37-26 Thanksgiving victory over the Lions. Led by Driver, all five receivers made their presence very much felt in Detroit, and the way we hear it, the five-wide look is a good bet to be standard fare at different points in every game moving forward, with any of the five receivers capable of making a game-breaking play at any time in what has clearly become an equal-opportunity offense. Can it get any better than that? Actually, team insiders tell us it can, when you also consider the potential that Packers coaches see in No. 6 WR Shaun Bodiford. Don’t be surprised if he, too, manages to sneak into the Packers’ picture at some point down the stretch.
Embarrassment of WR riches paying off
Nov. 23, 2007
With by far the deepest and most talented group of pass catchers he has ever worked with, Brett Favre’s lobbying efforts for the likes of Randy Moss and Terrell Owens not all that long ago suddenly seem like ancient history. Green Bay’s top three receivers — Donald Driver, Greg Jennings and rookie James Jones — have been steadily effective weapons all season. Also, in recent weeks, Ruvell Martin, the Packers’ No. 3 receiver most of last season, and Koren Robinson, a proven commodity from his days in Seattle, have been added to a tantalizing five-WR mix that was on the field together for nine plays, according to one team insider, in the Packers’ 37-26 Thanksgiving victory over the Lions. Led by Driver, all five receivers made their presence very much felt in Detroit, and the way we hear it, the five-wide look is a good bet to be standard fare at different points in every game moving forward, with any of the five receivers capable of making a game-breaking play at any time in what has clearly become an equal-opportunity offense. Can it get any better than that? Actually, team insiders tell us it can, when you also consider the potential that Packers coaches see in No. 6 WR Shaun Bodiford. Don’t be surprised if he, too, manages to sneak into the Packers’ picture at some point down the stretch.