Rookie wide receivers have never produced much during Aaron Rodgers' time in Green Bay. This year, he's had to rely on them more than ever. Why is it so hard for first-year players to get involved in Rodgers' offense? More:
, Watson hauled in a combined 11 receptions on 19 targets, scoring eight touchdowns in four weeks, which tied him with Randy Moss for the most for a rookie receiver in a four-game span.
But when Green Bay traded Adams to Las Vegas in March, that tradition ended. “You’re expecting someone to fill that void,” Cobb said. Saturdays are typically the easiest day of the NFL week. Players come in, watch film from practice and then go through a light walk-through. There’s no real physical exertion required. But for Packers rookie offensive skill players, Saturdays are the most mentally exhausting day of the week.
None of the current or former Packers players interviewed for this story could place an exact number on how many signals Rodgers expects his offense to know, but several estimated a number somewhere in the 30s. St. Brown said that when he was a rookie in 2018, he stayed late every Friday after practice with fellow rookieThe closest thing to a written record is a list of calls that Love creates each week. Each call or route or concept corresponds to a specific signal. He said the list is three columns deep and only for the quarterbacks’ use. “Wide receivers aren’t allowed to get that,” he said. “Especially the young guys when they first get here.
Rodgers’ long history in Green Bay can sometimes make it difficult for a young receiver to feel like he is fully caught up. The football dropped through Watson’s outstretched hands. It was right there until it wasn’t. He threw up his hands and grabbed his helmet in disbelief.
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