Cobb injured

[mmmdk]

Packers rookie WR/KR Randall Cobb could end up missing the season opener due the knee injuries sustained in last week's preseason game.

According to AOL.SportingNews.com

That's tough!

[VermontPackFan]

Ouch, not a good start for the rookie. Thankfully its a position of strength for us at this moment in time...

[Tony Oday]

Cut him creaking Harrell wannabe!

[bobblehead]

West is doing his best not to smile.

[KYPack]

Cobb should not return kick-offs. He's such a crazy man, he always puts himself in jeopardy on KR's. Put him in the slot an have him return punts, only please.

[Harlan Huckleby]

I don't get excited about injuries until they are season-long

the suck-ass thing about football is it one injury after another.

[vince]

Cobb should not return kick-offs. He's such a crazy man, he always puts himself in jeopardy on KR's. Put him in the slot an have him return punts, only please.

It's looking like Alex Green is going to be the kick returner, as long as he can catch the ball back there. They wanted that from the beginning, but when Cobb filled in for him the first preseason game, he flashed his ability and I think they got a little greedy by deciding to keep him back after Green missed a week with the quad injury.

[KYPack]

It's looking like Alex Green is going to be the kick returner, as long as he can catch the ball back there. They wanted that from the beginning, but when Cobb filled in for him the first preseason game, he flashed his ability and I think they got a little greedy by deciding to keep him back after Green missed a week with the quad injury.

The UK Cats site says that JSO states Cobb won't return kick-offs for the Pack anymore this season. I couldn't find it in JSO, though.

Several posters on the UK site said the same thing I did. All UK fans know that Cobb will knock himself out of a game/season on KR's. He did it last season. He hurt himself on a KR and returned later in the game. Returned a kick-off and got carried off again. This kid doesn't have balls, he's got shot-puts down there. You really have to protect him against himself.

[Upnorth]

This will sound stupid, but this minor injury may help the team. If Cobb does not play the next two preseason games, West will have more opportunity to make the team. Get rid off one FB, insert west, I think that's an upgrade.

[Cheesehead Craig]

This will sound stupid, but this minor injury may help the team. If Cobb does not play the next two preseason games, West will have more opportunity to make the team. Get rid off one FB, insert west, I think that's an upgrade.

Aren't we already down to 2 FBs because we're keeping like 8 TEs or something like that?

[Brandon494]

West > Crabtree

[mraynrand]

West > Crabtree

As a receiver I agree, but they're not fulfilling the same roles. You have to take into account special teams and blocking - especially if Crabtree will be filling in for a released Quinn Johnson.

[Brandon494]

I do take that in account, Ryan Taylor and DJ Williams make Crabtree expendable. TT did not draft them to replace a top talent like Finley, it was to replace Crabtree who is JAG.

[Smidgeon]

This will sound stupid, but this minor injury may help the team. If Cobb does not play the next two preseason games, West will have more opportunity to make the team. Get rid off one FB, insert west, I think that's an upgrade.

West (or whomever the sixth WR would be) wouldn't see the field absent an injury. All the FBs do depending on opponent and designed attack. How would that be an upgrade?

[Upnorth]

If we can carry 6 decent WR's you can rotate them and reduce the infamous lower body injury, tired legs = easier to injure. Also changing out the WR package will change secondary coverage, which might lead to a breakdown on coverage. The Blocking done by the full backs was not effective last year (except for BJ), and we have a few ST gunners so losing one FB won't hurt.

One question on West, does he block? I always like WR's who don't mind throwing a block when needed.