Cobb

[Patler]

Relative to the issue we were discussing, snap counts during the past games, they might have been more limited with Linsely because he had less practice time than Tretter. Of course, this will eventually reverse itself as the injury time mounts.

I suspect it already has. Linsley probably had as many quality practice reps after the first month of the season as Tretter has had in his career to date. Athletically, they might be more limited with Linsley, but I doubt they are on their expectations for the mental aspect of playing the position.

[pbmax]

Tretter back at practice today.

Practice week reps are not as good as camp reps. You never have 1 versus 1 in practice and there is no hitting. Tretter also saw #1 starters from teams in the preseason.

But Linsley's 6 starts trump that edge. Now its just a question of how impressed the coaches have been by those starts.

I don't trust McCarthy's estimations of his young players. He has been misleading or wrong before about jumps. But I also haven't seen much evidence of Linsley bungling the job.

[Bossman641]

I know MM has been very complimentary of Linsley, but I wouldn't be shocked if they went back to Tretter. Let's not forget they switched from Saturday to EDS in week 15. I'm guessing the gap from EDS to Saturday is a lot bigger than whatever gap exists between Tretter and Linsley, but I'm just saying it could happen.

There is no denying the line is under performing.

[Patler]

Interesting comment from an article at the end of preseason:

This injury was particularly disappointing because Tretter was having himself a very nice preseason, grading out with a +2.5 in 78 snaps. His replacement happens to have been even better, with a +3.2, fifth-best in the league (Tretter was eighth-best.) Linsley has allowed a mere one pressure in 65 pass-blocking snaps, and his +3.5 in the run game was second in the NFL at the end of Week 3. Granted, he's taken all of his snaps versus second- and third-team players, but he's done everything the team really could have hoped for. While losing Tretter is a blow to the offense, Linsley should at least be a capable stopgap until Tretter's return, and he performed his duties as anchor of the O-line without a hitch against Kansas City. And if he plays lights-out, he might never look back. One scout told the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel that he didn't think the Packers would miss a beat with Linsley in the lineup; it's time to find out if that's true.

[Patler]

Tretter back at practice today.

Practice week reps are not as good as camp reps. You never have 1 versus 1 in practice and there is no hitting. Tretter also saw #1 starters from teams in the preseason.

But Linsley's 6 starts trump that edge. Now its just a question of how impressed the coaches have been by those starts.

I don't trust McCarthy's estimations of his young players. He has been misleading or wrong before about jumps. But I also haven't seen much evidence of Linsley bungling the job.

Glad to see that Tretter actually is ready to start practicing again. Packer injuries usually drag on longer than originally expected.

[Pugger]

Linsley was a vet in comparison coming into this season as well though and didn't win the job. He's snapped more games than everyone else on the Packers roster combined. And not disrupting the line to not interrupt its chemistry only makes sense if they aren't playing like shit.

We can't say the line played wonderfully on Sunday by any stretch of the imagination so if Tretter is performing better in practice the next few weeks there could possibly be a change there after the bye when JC can play again.

[Fritz]

As for the thread title, I do not think that Cobb has played himself into the kind of in-season extension offer that the likes of BJ Raji and Greg Jennings received from the team.

He seems to be having a little trouble getting open, and making the tough catches.

[Joemailman]

Cobb is on pace to have 77 receptions for 816 yards and 19 touchdowns. That should be worth something. He won't get a huge deal yet, but I could see him signing a 3 year extension. I don't think Cobb has regressed. I do think he's drawing more attention from defenses because as we saw Sunday, teams feel they can cover the Packer TE's with a LB.

[Fritz]

I dunno, Joe. That looks like a nice stat line, but that explosiveness and big-play potential seems to be missing so far. And he's really not making tough catches.

[denverYooper]

I dunno, Joe. That looks like a nice stat line, but that explosiveness and big-play potential seems to be missing so far. And he's really not making tough catches.

He's getting open for TDs and helping their red zone production. Green Bay was really struggling in that facet of their game last year.

[Tony Oday]

A sub 1,000 yard WR

[MadScientist]

Cobb is on pace to have 77 receptions for 816 yards and 19 touchdowns. That should be worth something. He won't get a huge deal yet, but I could see him signing a 3 year extension. I don't think Cobb has regressed. I do think he's drawing more attention from defenses because as we saw Sunday, teams feel they can cover the Packer TE's with a LB.

Given NFL inflation he'll probably get 10-15M over 3 years. His strength is in the broken play - getting open when Rodgers is scrambling. Given Rodger's ability to extend a play, it's a valuable skill. Not getting open in the first place is a problem.

[Joemailman]

I dunno, Joe. That looks like a nice stat line, but that explosiveness and big-play potential seems to be missing so far. And he's really not making tough catches.

I don't think Cobb ever was that explosive. His YPC in 2012 was about the same as it is in 2014, which is just under 12 YPC. He's not Percy Harvin. If he was, he wouldn't have been available at the end of the 2nd round. His strong point is his versatility. You can line him up anywhere, including the backfield. And he catches touchdowns. Touchdowns are good.

[Tony Oday]

And he would have been traded twice...Harvin must be a dick.

[Cheesehead Craig]

Cobb sure looked like a competent WR today. His asking price is going up, up, up