Green Bay Packers: Fantasy football profile Week 11
By Kenn Korb
TE – Richard Rodgers, Jared Cook
Week 10 Statistics:
Rodgers – 4 catches (7 targets), 27 receiving yards; 2.70 fantasy points
Cook – N/A (injured)
It still doesn’t make sense to me why the Packers continue to use this man in their plans.
The issues with breaking free in coverage for the entire team are perfectly encapsulated by the other Rodgers succinctly, and my weekly reminder of his lacking ability to break tackles shows that even if he does manage to catch the passes tossed his way he isn’t going to do much with them.
I wouldn’t expect that performance a couple weeks ago to be repeated, so his fantasy value relies almost completely on catching touchdowns — something he’s done just once all season.
The somewhat good news is that Jared Cook might be able to return soon — even in this game possibly. He’s not been impressive either, but he adds elements which Rodgers cannot ever hope to reach. His ability to attack defenses with his explosiveness over the middle of the field and up the seam is sorely needed for an offense constantly ground down into ineffective looks with players who can’t ever seem to beat their man with consistency.
For now, I’m still leery of Cook showing up on the field however, so it’s yet again up to Rodgers to make something happen. He should see a handful of targets, but he likely does little with the ones he actually catches.
Week 11 Predictions: