Greg Jennings: Doubtful for Thursday (1 Viewer)

[BallparkFrank]

ESPN's Adam Schefter is getting "word" that Greg Jennings (groin) is doubtful for Thursday's game against the Bears.

Schefter made the comment in a Wednesday morning mailbag, not in an official article or broadcast report. Still, it suggests that the Packers are preparing to be without Jennings on this short week. We'll know more after coach Mike McCarthy addresses the media on Wednesday. Owners can protect themselves by adding James Jones, who would at least be a strong WR3 if Jennings sits out.

 

[Joe Summer]

Welp, there goes my season.

So do I pick up Jones or Cobb???

 

[BallparkFrank]

Adam Schefter ‏@AdamSchefter

Sounds unlikely that Packers WR Greg Jennings, with his groin injury, will be able to play Thursday night vs. Bears.

 

[BallparkFrank]

Welp, there goes my season.So do I pick up Jones or Cobb???

The top 3 Packers WR's got roughly the same amount of snaps last week, fwiw. I'd expect Jones and Nelson to start outside with Cobb in the slot. Driver will likely be sprinkled in if they use Cobb in the backfield. Cobb probably leads in catches while Jones and Nelson have the greater chance of hitting on the big play. In other words, your guess is as good as mine!

 

[Joe Summer]

Welp, there goes my season.So do I pick up Jones or Cobb???

The top 3 Packers WR's got roughly the same amount of snaps last week, fwiw. I'd expect Jones and Nelson to start outside with Cobb in the slot. Driver will likely be sprinkled in if they use Cobb in the backfield. Cobb probably leads in catches while Jones and Nelson have the greater chance of hitting on the big play. In other words, your guess is as good as mine!

To me, it feels like Jones is a guy who you could count on to get 800-1000 yards, but no more than that. Meanwhile, Cobb is a guy who might turn in a MONSTER season, but might also be a total bust.Jones has been in the league for 5 years and he's never been anything more than a 3rd banana. I think I'm leaning towards the guy with more potential for stardom.

 

[Buck Stop]

so glad i just traded for him before last week's game

 

[BallparkFrank]

Welp, there goes my season.So do I pick up Jones or Cobb???

The top 3 Packers WR's got roughly the same amount of snaps last week, fwiw. I'd expect Jones and Nelson to start outside with Cobb in the slot. Driver will likely be sprinkled in if they use Cobb in the backfield. Cobb probably leads in catches while Jones and Nelson have the greater chance of hitting on the big play. In other words, your guess is as good as mine!

To me, it feels like Jones is a guy who you could count on to get 800-1000 yards, but no more than that. Meanwhile, Cobb is a guy who might turn in a MONSTER season, but might also be a total bust.Jones has been in the league for 5 years and he's never been anything more than a 3rd banana. I think I'm leaning towards the guy with more potential for stardom.

Jordy Nelson also went 3 years of never having more than 600 yards or 2 TD's a season to having 1200 and 15 last year. I wouldn't sleep on any outside WR that's in the Packers starting lineup.

 

[greggorymac]

Welp, there goes my season.So do I pick up Jones or Cobb???

The top 3 Packers WR's got roughly the same amount of snaps last week, fwiw. I'd expect Jones and Nelson to start outside with Cobb in the slot. Driver will likely be sprinkled in if they use Cobb in the backfield. Cobb probably leads in catches while Jones and Nelson have the greater chance of hitting on the big play. In other words, your guess is as good as mine!

To me, it feels like Jones is a guy who you could count on to get 800-1000 yards, but no more than that. Meanwhile, Cobb is a guy who might turn in a MONSTER season, but might also be a total bust.Jones has been in the league for 5 years and he's never been anything more than a 3rd banana. I think I'm leaning towards the guy with more potential for stardom.

Jordy Nelson also went 3 years of never having more than 600 yards or 2 TD's a season to having 1200 and 15 last year. I wouldn't sleep on any outside WR that's in the Packers starting lineup.

Ding, Ding, Ding... The potential is huge. All Jones has to do now is catch the ball.

 

[SameSongNDance]

Jones already saw an unusually high amount of snaps last week and that translated into some nice numbers. Now he'll be starting against a lesser secondary (is Tillman still hurt?). I'd assume he'd see a larger % of targets. It went like..

Finley (11) Jennings (9) Cobb (9) Nelson (7) Jones (6)

I could see a largest % of those targets to Jennings transferring over to Jones. I'd actually bet these target totals reverse.

 

[Trizzler]

Bump Finley?

Seriously though, my concern with Cobb is whether the Packers will continue to line him up in the backfield. I would expect them to use more of Benson this week since the Chicago run D is far less foreboding than SF, which means Cobb slides into the slot and basically replaces Jones.

That doesn't sound like a recipe for fantasy success in Cobb's case, unless the game plan is altered due to Jones replacing Jennings. It feels like Nelson is the only guy who will truly benefit from Jennings being out.

 

[rocketsauce]

Chicago Run D was 2nd only to the Niners last year, and was fairly stifling on the Colts outside of the one 18 yard TD for Brown. I'd expect more of the same from the Packers this week. We'll see if the waste the first half plunging Cedric Benson into the line this time.

 

[DevilintheDetail]

Jennings may be a bust this year. He was moved into the slot in Week 1, has concussion issues, and is now probably out with another injury already. Combined with Cobb stealing more targets, this may be a rough one for Jennings.

 

[ISUDESTROYERS]

Nice.....sounds like I'm still starting Jennings tomorrow night !!!

 

[SameSongNDance]

Chicago Run D was 2nd only to the Niners last year, and was fairly stifling on the Colts outside of the one 18 yard TD for Brown. I'd expect more of the same from the Packers this week. We'll see if the waste the first half plunging Cedric Benson into the line this time.

Honestly, you could tell after week 1, their defenses are incomparable/

 

[meatwad1]

This sounds like a job for Cobber the Touchdown Robber!!!

 

[meatwad1]

Chicago Run D was 2nd only to the Niners last year, and was fairly stifling on the Colts outside of the one 18 yard TD for Brown. I'd expect more of the same from the Packers this week. We'll see if the waste the first half plunging Cedric Benson into the line this time.

Honestly, you could tell after week 1, their defenses are incomparable/

There is a big difference in O/Line and D/Line for San Fran and Chicago. Also, it is a question whether Urllacher or Tilman are playing also. That would certainly shift the dynamic.

 

[jurrassic]

Makes sense, gives Jennings another 10 days to rest before the next game. Jones will start with Cobb in the same role

 

[Buffaloes]

This sounds like a job for Cobber the Touchdown Robber!!!

 

[sho nuff]

Jennings may be a bust this year. He was moved into the slot in Week 1, has concussion issues, and is now probably out with another injury already. Combined with Cobb stealing more targets, this may be a rough one for Jennings.

He had a concussion in preseason...came back.He was not "moved" into the slot.They move their WRs around. He played some slot in the Super Bowl too against Pitt. His TD up the seam came from the slot, the big 3rd and 10 was the same play...I think his other TD was from the slot as well.They move their WRs around to get matchups.

 

[sho nuff]

Chicago Run D was 2nd only to the Niners last year, and was fairly stifling on the Colts outside of the one 18 yard TD for Brown. I'd expect more of the same from the Packers this week. We'll see if the waste the first half plunging Cedric Benson into the line this time.

Nitpicking a bit...but they were not 2nd in run D last year.They were 5th...but a big difference between the 77 ypg and 3 total TDs that the 9ers gave up and the 96.5 ypg and 10 total TDs the Bears gave up.Oh, and Grant had a nice day against them in the first game too.

 

[xenith]

I drafted Cobb deep on my bench, and i'm gonna roll the dice and plug him in flex this week.

FWIW, I grabbed Jones last year when I was hurting for WRs, and he continually let me down. He's got tons of potential, and he'll flash on occasion, but over the course of the year, I would MUCH prefer to hold Cobb and roll the dice on occasions like this.

Honestly tho, if you're desperate for a spot start already, Jones is a good filler for a week.

 

[packersfan]

I wouldn't sleep on any outside WR that's in the Packers starting lineup.

I think every Green Bay WR except Driver has terrific upside this season if healthy. I love Cobb's upside but I wouldn't sleep on Jones. He's never lacked talent; he simply has struggled with focus and consistency. As was pointed out, he saw a heavy snap count in Week 1. That bodes well for his potential the rest of the season and he's obviously looking real good (as is Cobb) this week with Jennings doubtful.

 

[Joe Summer]

The snap counts:

Nelson - 69

Jennings - 67

Jones - 62

Finley - 62

Cobb - 38

Driver - 3

 

[packersfan]

Even though I referenced it earlier with Jones, I think snap count is a bit overrated. Cobb's a great example. He had the fewest snaps of any of the WRs who saw meaningful action but he was heavily involved and targeted when he was on the field. When he was on the field they made a concerted effort to get him the ball so he doesn't need a high snap count to be a major impact player.

 

[ldizzle]

Fwiw nelson and jones did good against chicago last year ehen jennings was out.

James jones 4/2/50/2tds

 

[BallparkFrank]

The snap counts:Nelson - 69Jennings - 67Jones - 62Finley - 62Cobb - 38Driver - 3

I think this illustrates one thing for this week if Jennings can't go:Randall Cobb will likely receive starter caliber snaps for the first time in his career. If they utilize him all over like they did last week and give him 25 additional snaps, I will most definitely have my ready!

 

[Jewell]

Even though I referenced it earlier with Jones, I think snap count is a bit overrated. Cobb's a great example. He had the fewest snaps of any of the WRs who saw meaningful action but he was heavily involved and targeted when he was on the field. When he was on the field they made a concerted effort to get him the ball so he doesn't need a high snap count to be a major impact player.

Percy Harvin's performance last season is a good example of this. Harvin's snap count wasn't particularly high, but Harvin produced great numbers because he was featured when on the field.

 

[packersfan]

Even though I referenced it earlier with Jones, I think snap count is a bit overrated. Cobb's a great example. He had the fewest snaps of any of the WRs who saw meaningful action but he was heavily involved and targeted when he was on the field. When he was on the field they made a concerted effort to get him the ball so he doesn't need a high snap count to be a major impact player.

Percy Harvin's performance last season is a good example of this. Harvin's snap count wasn't particularly high, but Harvin produced great numbers because he was featured when on the field.

Agreed. Cobb looks very much like a Harvin clone to me. That's why I think that regardless of his snap count he has a chance to be a major impact player this season both for the Packers and his fantasy owners.

 

[BallparkFrank]

Tyler Dunne ‏@TyDunne

Source tells @AdamSchefter that #Packers WR Greg Jennings could now be "50/50" to play Thursday night against the #Bears.

 

[ISUDESTROYERS]

Tyler Dunne ‏@TyDunne

Source tells @AdamSchefter that #Packers WR Greg Jennings could now be "50/50" to play Thursday night against the #Bears.

Now I'm torn between starting Jennings HOME vs Chicago or Lance Moore AWAY vs Carolina. On a side note, when you research Lance Moore career stats, there is a REMARKABLY SIGNIFICANT STAT TREND where he gobbles all his points in Dome stadiums. Obviously, Carolina doesn't have a dome stadium which makes this a difficult decision.

Thoughts?

 

[12punch]

Jennings may be a bust this year. He was moved into the slot in Week 1, has concussion issues, and is now probably out with another injury already. Combined with Cobb stealing more targets, this may be a rough one for Jennings.

He had a concussion in preseason...came back.He was not "moved" into the slot.They move their WRs around. He played some slot in the Super Bowl too against Pitt. His TD up the seam came from the slot, the big 3rd and 10 was the same play...I think his other TD was from the slot as well.They move their WRs around to get matchups.

if jennings is out can we just expect 50+ snaps of driver in the slot?