Lions Week II

[hoosier]

Well, he won't be around, so it'll be up to the remaining receivers to try not to make the Lions' decrepit secondary look like a bunch of Revises.

At this point, would Abbrederis or Janis be any worse that Davante Adams has been? Couldn't they run a few four wide receiver sets with both those guys and Adams and Cobb occasionally, and set Richard "Slow" Rodgers on the bench?

Abbrederis breaks every time they use him. To have a chance they need to revert to what the Bears used to do in the 70s when they had Walter Payton and a bunch of nothing. Run Lacy 35 times, mix in an occasional pass to Cobb to keep the defense from stacking the box with all eleven, and hope the punting and defense give you enough for a 15-12 win.

[mraynrand]

Abbrederis breaks every time they use him. To have a chance they need to revert to what the Bears used to do in the 70s when they had Walter Payton and a bunch of nothing. Run Lacy 35 times, mix in an occasional pass to Cobb to keep the defense from stacking the box with all eleven, and hope the punting and defense give you enough for a 15-12 win.

This is better than your 12-2 scenario.

[Freak Out]

When are we going to see Alonzo Harris again? Is he worth running out there on 3rd downs? can the guy catch a pass?

[pbmax]

When are we going to see Alonzo Harris again? Is he worth running out there on 3rd downs? can the guy catch a pass?

I think he might be slower than Bulaga. They tried a screen pass to him a few games ago, but that was before they remembered how to run them.

[Tony Oday]

Get Monty some stem cell injections!!!!

[Freak Out]

I think he might be slower than Bulaga. They tried a screen pass to him a few games ago, but that was before they remembered how to run them.

I must have missed both plays they used him this season,

[pbmax]

JS Comments @JSComments 14m14 minutes ago
They should fire everyone except Janis.

[Carolina_Packer]

I wonder when they would cut bait on Montgomery's season to have the roster spot for someone who could at least be some help to the team. I give you the secret weapon from the practice squad:

Williams, Ed WR 6-0 196 24 R Fort Hays State

[Joemailman]

Get Monty some stem cell injections!!!!

Or maybe Russell Wilson can help.

[Patler]

I wonder when they would cut bait on Montgomery's season to have the roster spot for someone who could at least be some help to the team. I give you the secret weapon from the practice squad:
Williams, Ed WR 6-0 196 24 R Fort Hays State

It could happen when (if) they decide to activate Quarless. They will need a roster spot for him.

[Fritz]

It could happen when (if) they decide to activate Quarless. They will need a roster spot for him.

Kind of a crummy trade-off. Not what anyone was hoping, I don't think.

[Patler]

Kind of a crummy trade-off. Not what anyone was hoping, I don't think.

But it does make some sense, if Abbrederis is ready to go. It would be very unlikely for them to have more than 5 WRs active on game days. Janus seems to have the kick return job in hand, and is very valuable for KO and punt coverage teams. Abbrederis is #4 over anyone they might sign, so there is little use for another WR at this point. Cobb, Adams and Jones aren't going anywhere.

[Fritz]

But it does make some sense, if Abbrederis is ready to go. It would be very unlikely for them to have more than 5 WRs active on game days. Janus seems to have the kick return job in hand, and is very valuable for KO and punt coverage teams. Abbrederis is #4 over anyone they might sign, so there is little use for another WR at this point. Cobb, Adams and Jones aren't going anywhere.

Oh, I agree. It does make a lot of sense. I just meant that I think most people were hoping Montgomery would come back in another two games, and that adding Quarless would mean that for the last three or so games you'd have both Montgomery and Quarless back to try to get the passing game going.

I suppose the hope now is that Abbrederis can play and not be injured every fourth play, and that Quarless can at least be a steadying, slightly-better option than Richard "Sack of Flour" Rodgers.

[Carolina_Packer]

Oh, I agree. It does make a lot of sense. I just meant that I think most people were hoping Montgomery would come back in another two games, and that adding Quarless would mean that for the last three or so games you'd have both Montgomery and Quarless back to try to get the passing game going.

I suppose the hope now is that Abbrederis can play and not be injured every fourth play, and that Quarless can at least be a steadying, slightly-better option than Richard "Sack of Flour" Rodgers.

Do the Packers ever use two TE sets (either 2, 12 or 22 personnel)? If the healthy WR options are limited and Q is coming back, I wonder if they would run more 2 or 12 personnel with Quarless and Rodgers. If they would run 12 personnel with the 1 back, they could still threaten to run or pass out of that set. I just don't know if they run this much. Anyone know?

This article is a few years old and does reference some of the ways each set can be used: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1...nnel-groupings

[Joemailman]

Do the Packers ever use two TE sets (either 2, 12 or 22 personnel)? If the healthy WR options are limited and Q is coming back, I wonder if they would run more 2 or 12 personnel with Quarless and Rodgers. If they would run 12 personnel with the 1 back, they could still threaten to run or pass out of that set. I just don't know if they run this much. Anyone know?

This article is a few years old and does reference some of the ways each set can be used: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1...nnel-groupings

Last year the Packers TE's played on the following percentage of snap counts:

Perrillo 1%
Quarless 60%
Bostick 3%
Taylor 1%
Rodgers 45.5%

So they had to have used 2 TE's at least 10% of the time. Probably more since there were likely snaps where they used 0 TE's.