Packers seem to be finished with Finley

[George Cumby]

Sure, five yard gains aren't much when its 3rd and 10. But short passes are what make the West Coast Offense famous.

Agree with you that J-Mike would be putting up a boatload of stats on an offense without so many weapons.

J-Mike has shown glimpses of catching bullets before. Drops are a matter of confidence. Keep feed J-Mike the rock and he'll get his confidence back in no time.

I couldn't disagree more. He's a hyper talented head case who has lost a gear. IMO he lacks the mental toughness to perform at a high level consistently.

[pbmax]

Sure, five yard gains aren't much when its 3rd and 10. But short passes are what make the West Coast Offense famous.

Agree with you that J-Mike would be putting up a boatload of stats on an offense without so many weapons.

J-Mike has shown glimpses of catching bullets before. Drops are a matter of confidence. Keep feed J-Mike the rock and he'll get his confidence back in no time.

I believe in his talent. But the team has too many options to be fully committed to him almost like a reclamation project. It could back to haunt them as his talent does't grow on trees. But he has to meet them half way. If it was only drops, I don't think we are having this discussion.

[LegandofthePack15]

Awesome game by J-Mike!

[pbmax]

Awesome game by J-Mike!

Plus his downside. He might have ignored a block on Peppers to get into a route and nearly got his QB killed.

[LegandofthePack15]

Plus his downside. He might have ignored a block on Peppers to get into a route and nearly got his QB killed.

If you meant the play where Peppers went at Rodgers untouched and got a 15 yds penalty afterward, not J-Mike's fault. A lineman or rb shouldve picked up Peppers. Rodgers wasn't "killed" and the Packers got 15 yards for an incomplete pass, so there's nothing to complain about, I guess.

J-Mike made a key catch up the middle on a seam route. Now that's how you beat cover 2.

[denverYooper]

If you meant the play where Peppers went at Rodgers untouched and got a 15 yds penalty afterward, not J-Mike's fault. A lineman or rb shouldve picked up Peppers. Rodgers wasn't "killed" and the Packers got 15 yards for an incomplete pass, so there's nothing to complain about, I guess.

J-Mike made a key catch up the middle on a seam route. Now that's how you beat cover 2.

They probably showed him slides of Cobb's play from earlier in the game

[LegandofthePack15]

They probably showed him slides of Cobb's play from earlier in the game

Haters will always hate.

[Patler]

Awesome game by J-Mike!

I guess that shows how low expectations have become for him, when 5 receptions for 61 yards is considered "awesome".

[LegandofthePack15]

I guess that shows how low expectations have become for him, when 5 receptions for 61 yards is considered "awesome".

That's pretty good for any TE.

[pbmax]

If you meant the play where Peppers went at Rodgers untouched and got a 15 yds penalty afterward, not J-Mike's fault. A lineman or rb shouldve picked up Peppers. Rodgers wasn't "killed" and the Packers got 15 yards for an incomplete pass, so there's nothing to complain about, I guess.

J-Mike made a key catch up the middle on a seam route. Now that's how you beat cover 2.

Loved the seam route catch. But he also had trouble with the same route earlier. Hard to know if it was his error or Rodgers.

Packers have run play action and left off side DE unblocked before. So its possible. But as someone pointed out in the Game Day thread, he moved Finley from the right side to the left. Newhouse had a blitzer to contend with and the RB had the play fake. If someone was to block Peppers, it had to be Fin.

[RashanGary]

Was his error I think. AR was throwing away from coverage. JF was drifting toward the coverage, for whatever reason.

Good game by Finley though. He definitely brings something to the team in certain situations. I don't think he's going to be a big part of the offense. I just don't think AR trusts him on a lot of the route adjustments, but I think there are routes AR can trust him on and matchups he can exploit.

Still would like to see him gone. We're going to be losing too much talent to keep Finley over a guy like Raji or Jennings even if that is a choice.

[Patler]

That's pretty good for any TE.

But not "awesome".

[rbaloha1]

That's pretty good for any TE.

Paid to stretch the field not be a safety valve.

One nice seam route.

[Tony Oday]

He is a subpar TE that needs to go away.

[MadtownPacker]

That's pretty good for any TE.

MFer we talking about great, not good fool! Was it great?, yes or no? Answer the question!