Will Jeff Janis be a *thing* next year?

[smuggler]

Show your thoughts on this guy's future.

[mraynrand]

depends on whether he becomes dependable

[Patler]

He will be on the team due to ST play. They will probably try to find a few more ways to use his speed at WR, but he will be a typical 4-5 WR.

[hoosier]

I chose option 3 but only because I had forgotten about his ST role. He stays but his role doesn't change. On the first (failed) red zone excursion you could see why Janis is still very far from being a reliable receiver.

[Harlan Huckleby]

Aaron Rodgers was not a reliable QB. For Janis to succeed, Rodgers needs to earn Janis's trust.

[red]

i picked the second option, but i could easily see him not even being on the team next year

[Joemailman]

He will be on the team due to ST play. They will probably try to find a few more ways to use his speed at WR, but he will be a typical 4-5 WR.

Good enough. I'm fine with:

1. Jordy
2. Cobb
3. Monty/Adams/Draft pick

Janis' performance yesterday will force teams to respect his speed. (He can actually catch the ball!) He may never become a well rounded receiver, but he might be able to give the Packers what Corey Bradford gave the Packers some time ago. They need to have some rather simple plays designed to get the ball into his hands because he's such an explosive athlete. Throw that screen with 2 WR's blocking to him rather than Dickrod.

[mraynrand]

Aaron Rodgers was not a reliable QB. For Janis to succeed, Rodgers needs to earn Janis's trust.

[oldbutnotdeadyet]

Good enough. I'm fine with:

1. Jordy
2. Cobb
3. Monty/Adams/Draft pick

Janis' performance yesterday will force teams to respect his speed. (He can actually catch the ball!) He may never become a well rounded receiver, but he might be able to give the Packers what Corey Bradford gave the Packers some time ago. They need to have some rather simple plays designed to get the ball into his hands because he's such an explosive athlete. Throw that screen with 2 WR's blocking to him rather than Dickrod.

I have a feeling Cobb won't be on this team next year.

[mraynrand]

I have a feeling Cobb won't be on this team next year.

you think he will die?

[texaspackerbacker]

Maybe the wording should have been "should he" instead of "will he". I've been campaigning in forums for a long time for the Packers to make a lot better use of Jeff Janis. He simply is better/can do a lot more things better than Adams or Montgomery or even Cobb, but McCarthy with his damn seniority system or whatever the hell it is, stubbornly refused to play Janis until sadly, the injury to Cobb forced him to. Undoubtedly Aaron Rodgers deserves blame too for keeping Janis down on the depth chart. Absolutely, the Packers SHOULD have Janis starting with Jordy Nelson - assuming Nelson is back to 100%. Let Cobb be the third receiver/jack-of-all-trades; Let Montgomery be the fourth; And let Adams ride the bench or be inactive. Whether it WILL be that way, though, is anybody's guess, given the damn way McCarthy handles personnel.

[oldbutnotdeadyet]

you think he will die?

Yes....i do.

[mraynrand]

Janis still was running some wrong routes last night.

[Joemailman]

Janis still was running some wrong routes last night.

He was. Although Rodgers in his PC said when Cobb went out, both Abby and Janis had to run routes that they had barely run in practice. Routes that were designed for Cobb. I'll drink the Kool-aid and say maybe another offseason/training camp will improve his precision on route running.

[hoosier]

Janus should be deployed at least twice a game on Haily Mary plays next year. Even if Rodgers has a bad year next year and only completes 50% that will still provide a huge boost to the offensive production.