The Green Bay Packers need a full-time receivers coach.

[realitybytes]

http://www.packersnews.com/story/sp...25/wanted-full-time-receivers-coach/77838066/

The Green Bay Packers need a full-time receivers coach.

What else can you conclude about a position group that has underperformed since coach Mike McCarthy’s offseason staff changes, which included placing the receivers and quarterbacks under the purview of one assistant?

I say that without blaming McCarthy for trying. His stated reason for the change had merit: to improve communication between the positions by giving them the same coach and having them meet and watch video together regularly.

McCarthy took a risk and tried a setup you don’t see in the NFL. The league probably needs more of that. If it had worked, he would have been an innovator.

But it didn’t work. Without Jordy Nelson, the receivers have been the Packers’ most disappointing position group. The Packers rank No. 26 in the NFL in passing yards, which is incredible for a team with Aaron Rodgers at quarterback. While there is plenty of responsibility to go around, the Packers' receivers are neck deep in it.

They needed 2014 second-round pick Davante Adams to be a player this season, but there’s no sign through 14 games (43 catches, 9.0-yard average) that he has improved from his rookie year. Another second-year pro, Jeff Janis, remains raw and is having trouble getting on the field, even though he’s the team’s biggest and fastest receiver. And even Randall Cobb has dropped an inordinate number of passes. According to Pro Football Focus, he has the fourth-highest drops rate of all qualifying receivers in the league at 11.4 percent.

there's a lot more to read: http://www.packersnews.com/story/sp...25/wanted-full-time-receivers-coach/77838066/

 

[Dubz41]

Thanks RB. Another MM fail. I see a pattern.

 

[Cheesedog]

This x1000

It's obvious the lack of WR coach has hurt the young recievers.

Adams looks like an UDFA, Janis and Abbey haven't progressed, and Cobb looks lost to a point.

This needs to change for next year

 

[Crease Creature]

Antonio Freeman absolutely railed against the current set up on his radio show this evening. I saw Mark put a white up from Free in the shout, be he was absolutely fired up talking about this offense and its deficiencies, and how these WRs are not doing anything right, and aren't playing with much passion.

He puts a lot of it on coaching. Specifically that there isn't a WR coach to "get his hands on these guys"

 

[57packer]

One of a number of questionable decisions by MM this off-season. He either needs to reverse course on some of this stuff or step aside.