Meet your new #2 WR, and new star

[HarveyWallbangers]

Ted Thompson is doing everything Ron wolf didn't, getting weapons for a very good QB. Wolf always talked about his regrets of not getting more for favre, Thompson is making this an offensive power maybe rarely if ever seen. Jennings, Nelson, jones, driver, Cobb, grant, Starks, green, Kuhn, Finley, Williams, quarless, havner....just crazy. I loved the Cobb pick when we took him, starting to love him more!

Havner? Taylor maybe. Havner is as good as gone.

[gbgary]

the o is going to be scary good. hopefully teams will be playing from behind quickly and will have to abandon the run against us. that's going to be our weak point. on o mm has to keep the pedal to the metal.

[Fritz]

Randall "Slippery" Cobb.

[AtlPackFan]

Agree Havner doesn't make the final cut.

[retailguy]

Randall "Slippery" Cobb.

Randall "rookie" Cobb. Rookie receivers rarely have a huge impact. I hope this guy is the next coming of Anquan Boldin, or Desean Jackson, but won't be disappointed if we don't see it until next year or the year after. Chances are, he'll hit the "rookie wall" early this season.

[ND72]

Havner? Taylor maybe. Havner is as good as gone.

Come on, dude only catches TD's!!! I think he is done also.

[KYPack]

Randall "rookie" Cobb. Rookie receivers rarely have a huge impact. I hope this guy is the next coming of Anquan Boldin, or Desean Jackson, but won't be disappointed if we don't see it until next year or the year after. Chances are, he'll hit the "rookie wall" early this season.

Your point is right in one area. Cobb is not an experienced receiver. He switched from starting QB to WR for UK to fill a need. He is still learning the job. His routes at KY were mainly slants and shallow crosses, IOW - "long handoff" type stuff.

But, he's a different type kid. He's a film room rat. He will know all his routes and all his teammates assignments. He's just that kind of guy.

I saw a little of this in the Brown game. Cobb was in there with all the kids. Harrell got the play called, but the WR's were shaky about their assignments. Cobb grabbed them and told the other two their routes. They were all looking at Cobb so he could do just that. The kid is a natural, "foller me boys" kind of leader.

Cobb reminds me of a Marshall Faulk kind of guy. He excells at all the mental side of the game. He's a finished product as a PR. WR? it'll take awhile, but the kid will get there if he's healthy.

[mraynrand]

He's a finished product as a PR.

His decisiveness just leaped out at you. Quick and elusive, too. But that fearless confidence is what makes a special athlete, especially a return guy. First two returns, the thought that leaped into my head was "this guy reminds me of Woodson."

[Brandon494]

He reminds me of Hines Ward and anyone who does not think this guy will have a impact this season has either never watched him play or just has no clue.

[swede]

Guess I am the last member of the James Jones mancrush fanclub.

James Jones makes me yearn for the days when John Jefferson and James Lofton sported those sweeet white towels around their lithe groinages as they flew down the green turf of Lambeau.

Cobb makes me think a little more of Sterling. Sterling was manly for a wide receiver.

[Deputy Nutz]

At this point, Cobb reminds me of Greg Jennings, but actually he is bigger and faster. He isn't tall but he has a really big build on him.

[Brandon494]

Not faster, maybe quicker.

[Deputy Nutz]

Not faster, maybe quicker.

You don't even know what that means.

[HarveyWallbangers]

I don't think he's faster or quicker than Jennings. Jennings ran 4.42. Cobb ran 4.46. And I think Jennings is one of those guys that is "faster in pads". Has he ever been caught from behind? Jennings quickness is elite. Cobb is just a tick below him, but I think Jennings' athleticism is still underrated.

[KYPack]

His decisiveness just leaped out at you. Quick and elusive, too. But that fearless confidence is what makes a special athlete, especially a return guy. First two returns, the thought that leaped into my head was "this guy reminds me of Woodson."

Cobb is a coaching clinic as a PR. He's perfect in every respect. You are supposed to glide to the ball. You take low steps and not stomp to the ball. A stomp stride will jar your eyes and make you lose track of the ball. He catches the ball with his hands. The proper technique is to gather the ball. The poor PR's lunge for the ball. Cobb has both feet about shoulder width and is at a dead stop when gathering the kick. He catches it properly, secures the ball and takes off.

If I was coaching him, I'd walk him over to the water bucket. I'd clap him on the back and tell him "I don't know where you came from, but I'm damned glad you're here".

He doesn't need any coaching. All you could do by talking to him would be to screw him up.

Better get off here, Brandon and Nutz are gonna start pulling each other's hair.