I found this little nugget for Jennings owners and Packer faithful.
Seems like Jennings has a good chance to be back in the line-up next week, but just my speculation from his comments.
Let's hope so to keep it rolling.
Posted October 30, 2006
Passing attack makes due without Jennings
Martin emerges as a key weapon
By Dylan B. Tomlinson
Gannett Wisconsin Newspapers
Over the last few weeks, Green Bay Packers receivers have been disappearing at an alarming rate.
Koren Robinson is suspended until next season. Robert Ferguson is on injured reserve with a foot injury. Rookie starter Greg Jennings was on the inactive list for Sunday's game against the Arizona Cardinals with a sprained ankle.
Packers coach Mike McCarthy said he was hopeful Jennings would be able to play, but at the last minute decided against it.
"He was close. I felt bad for Greg, because he really pushed it," McCarthy said. "He just wasn't 100 percent and, frankly, I wasn't comfortable putting him out there. We were confident with our plan in the way the other receivers practiced this week."
That left the Packers with Donald Driver, Ruvell Martin, who spent a portion of this season as the team's No. 5 receiver, and Chris Francies, who was signed off the practice squad before the Miami game.
"Driver is almost out there by himself. It's a young group," tight end David Martin said. "We needed somebody else to step up."
Ruvell Martin caught two passes for 26 yards. Francies didn't catch a pass, but drew back-to-back pass interference calls early in the game that led to the Packers' first touchdown, a 1-yard pass from Brett Favre to David Martin.
"When teams key on Donald, we have to make sure we have other guys in the game who can make the catch," Ruvell Martin said. "You just have to have a guy who can make the play, whether it's a receiver or a tight end."
The player who has stepped up the most as a receiver has been David Martin, who has touchdown catches in the Packers' last two games.
"David Martin keeps making plays," offensive coordinator Jeff Jagodzinski said. "David is starting to do things that I always thought he could do, but he was never able to stay healthy. He is starting to show up a lot in our passing game, in our running game. He played fullback today, he played wideout and he played tight end. With that, he's really doing what we're asking him to do."
On a day when the Packers didn't throw the ball much, David Martin caught four passes for 48 yards and a touchdown.
"Our tight ends came up huge for us today," Driver said. "A lot of people look at our tight ends like they're just blockers, but they can be wideouts who make a lot of plays out there. That's what we saw today."
Quarterback Brett Favre said he's been worried about all of the injuries to the receivers.
"We can't afford to lose too many more guys," Favre said. "I've always had confidence in every guy that's lined up with me, and as long as they know that it will help their confidence."