Green Bay Packers: Week 14 Fantasy Profile
By Kenn Korb
Dec 3, 2015; Detroit, MI, USA; Green Bay Packers wide receiver Randall Cobb (18) recovers a fumble to score a touchdown during the third quarter against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-USA TODAY Sports
WRs –Randall Cobb, Davante Adams, James Jones, Ty Montgomery, Jeff Janis
Last Game:
Cobb – 5 targets, 4 catches, 29 receiving yards, -1 rushing yards, 1 fumble recovery TD; 8.80 fantasy points
Adams – 7 targets, 4 catches, 21 receiving yards, 1 TD; 8.10 fantasy points
Jones – 3 targets, 1 catch, 19 receiving yards; 1.90 fantasy points
Montgomery – Out With Injury
Janis – 1 target, 0 catches, 0 receiving yards; 0.00 fantasy points
The receivers actually managed to account for two touchdowns last week, but even that wasn’t perfect; one of those was a random-as-hell fumble recovery in the end-zone by Randall Cobb.
Apparently that’s what it take to produce a passable game from this group fantasy-wise nowadays.
Even with that fortuitous grab, there wasn’t a single receiver with even 9.00 fantasy points from this haphazard group.
Teams are able to make Cobb disappear beyond a few shallow targets while Davante Adams and James Jones drop everything in sight. Anybody who wants to criticize Aaron Rodgers’ play, pay attention: it doesn’t matter how well the QB throws the ball if the guy it’s going to basically refuses to catch it.
The only thing we can hope for at this point is that these guys remember how to do the single most important part of being a receiver. Until they do, this group isn’t worth your time.
One positive: Ty Montgomery could be back. If he is, that adds an explosive element the team has lacked for weeks (the last time he played? Against San Diego, when Green Bay was on their way to 6-0).
That could potentially open things up somewhat, but I think a bigger impact can be added if these guys would all just catch the damn ball. All the spacing in the world means nothing unless you can do that.
If anyone in this group could be predicted to have a good game, my only guess goes to Cobb; he’s most likely to see a high number of targets. Jones and Adams (even though the latter caught a TD last week) inspire little reason to trust them until they prove they can hold onto a ball again.
Week 14 Predictions:
Cobb – 5 catches, 50 receiving yards, 1 TD; 11.00 fantasy points
Adams – 3 catches, 45 receiving yards; 4.50 fantasy points
Jones – 2 catches, 35 receiving yards; 3.50 fantasy points
Montgomery – 2 catches, 15 receiving yards; 1.50 fantasy points
Janis – 0 catches, 0 receiving yards; 0.00 fantasy points
Verdicts: High-Target Asset (Cobb); A Case Of Stone Hands (Adams, Jones); Return Of The Explosive Element (Montgomery); One-Target, No Catches (Janis)
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