Randall Cobb Fantasy News

Greg Jennings returns to practice
Wednesday, January 4, 2012, 6:44pm

Randall Cobb, Bryan Bulaga and Greg Jennings all returned to Packers practice.

Thursday, December 15, 2011, 6:16pm

Two players who might be the main beneficiaries of the attention Greg Jennings usually gets from Aaron Rodgers are Jermichael Finley and Randall Cobb. Finley can line up as a receiver - and often does - and it's likely McCarthy will run a few more plays in which Finley is the primary receiver.

Cobb has the best slot receiver skills among the group that will play Sunday and may earn a good portion of the opportunities Jennings usually gets to occupy the middle of the field. Cobb has been getting more and more snaps and this might be the closest he comes to being a starter this year.

Finley, Jones & Cobb to pick up the slack
Wednesday, December 14, 2011, 3:26pm

Greg Jennings has been targeted on 101 passes and caught 67, to Jermichael Finley's 68 targets and 42 receptions. Jordy Nelson has more targets (69) and catches (51) than Finley, though Finley's impact is greater because defenses game plan more for him.

Finley, 24, remains a difficult matchup because of his combination of size (6-4 1/2, 247 pounds), athletic ability and hands. The game plans the next three weeks figure to play off him in the passing game, more like the early 2010 game plans. This is Finley's chance to show he can occupy defenses and make some of the plays that help win games.

Randall Cobb also warrants a close watch. McCarthy has been stingy with playing time for the second-round draft pick, who has flashed the kind of explosive ability to suggest he could become a difference-maker. The Packers haven't needed him to play much of a role in the passing game, so they haven't done much to accelerate his development.

Packers Jennings could have torn MCL
Monday, December 12, 2011, 2:03pm

Hearing torn MCL for Greg Jennings. Unconfirmed.

Friday, September 9, 2011, 5:13pm

Packers beat writer Tom Silverstein on the WR situation: "What in the world did James Jones do to be so buried on the depth chart? I might be a hypocrite for asking since I'm the one who wrote on this blog that the Packers didn't need to re-sign Jones because Jordy Nelson was going to emerge as a starter after his big post-season. Nelson was very good, hauling in six catches for 77 yards and a touchdown and deserved to stay on the field. He had eight passes targeted at him. Jones, meanwhile, had just one pass targeted and caught it for a 1-yard gain. It's possible Jones' knee wasn't back to full strength after missing all of the previous week with a bruised knee. But given the way Randall Cobb played (2 catches for 35 yards and a touchdown), I see Jones on the trading block fairly soon."

Sunday, September 4, 2011, 10:30pm

Three Green Bay Packers returned to practice today - tight end Jermichael Finley and wide receivers Randall Cobb and James Jones.

Saturday, August 6, 2011, 12:50pm

One week into his pro career, Green Bay wide receiver Randall Cobb has dazzled. The speed, the hands, the athleticism. The Packers' second-round pick has been a pay-per-view attraction from Day 1.

On a loaded receiving corps, Cobb could become an X-and-O nightmare, a wild card on a Super Bowl offense.

This week, Cobb lined up at all three receiver spots in practice. He caught several passes - some across the middle, some downfield. On one 20-yard comeback route, quarterback Aaron Rodgers gunned a pass to him as soon he turned.

New wide receivers coach Edgar Bennett tapped the brakes while detailing Cobb's potential impact. Still, the talents Bennett sees in Green Bay's current crop of receivers, he noticed instantly in Cobb.

Tuesday, August 2, 2011, 5:45pm

Packers coach Mike McCarthy went out of his way to praise RB Alex Green as a potential kickoff returner. Maybe Randall Cobb just returns punts.

Tuesday, June 21, 2011, 4:37pm

Packers WR James Jones: Probably will leave for a team that pays him starter’s money. If the Packers were inclined to pay him at that level, they probably would have done so last season. They drafted Randall Cobb in the second round this year in part to protect against Jones’ possible departure. Jones should attract significant interest, though if the market is unexpectedly depressed, he could return.

Monday, May 16, 2011, 3:11pm

The Packers 5-foot-10 Randall Cobb looks like a prototypical West Coast slot receiver.

Sunday, May 1, 2011, 2:00pm

Randall Cobb is versatile, multifaceted, productive, durable and eager. But he played receiver for just two years at Kentucky.

"(He's) a guy that can kind of help you in a number of different ways," said Packers receivers coach Edgar Bennett.

But however he fits in with the receivers group, it is clear that Cobb is auditioning for a return role. Green Bay probably would love to get starting cornerback Tramon Williams out of the kick return spot. Others, like Nelson, have filled in there, but not permanently.