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Matt LaFleur Echoes Aaron Rodgers' Concerns About Packers' Young WRs

By Larry Rupp

Matt LaFleur echoes Aaron Rodgers' concerns about the Green Bay Packers' young wide receivers.
Matt LaFleur echoes Aaron Rodgers' concerns about the Green Bay Packers' young wide receivers. / AP Photos/Duane Burleson
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It was never going to be easy to replace Davante Adams' production at wide receiver, but the Packers are having even more trouble than expected. Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers recently called out the young WRs on the roster and head coach Matt LaFleur echoed the same concerns.

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It all started when Rodgers said, "We’ve got to be way more consistent. A lot of drops, a lot of bad route decisions, running the wrong route. So we’ve got to get better in that area." This was after a Tuesday practice in which Romeo Doubs and Amari Rodgers had plays that killed offensive drives.

The comments were brought up on Wednesday to LaFleur and he agreed that frustrating mistakes were being made such has lining up incorrectly in formations. There's been errors that need to be corrected before the regular season and Green Bay is going to do try its best to do just that.

Rodgers' comments become even more noteworthy when considering how he spoke of the veteran WRs. He views Allen Lazard as the No. 1 option, knows what Randall Cobb brings to the table and said Tuesday was Sammy Watkins' best practice in training camp. A pecking order is being established.

It was always apparent that the young receivers were going to need time to develop, but patience from the coaching staff seems to be growing thin. Finding a way to put together a string of good practices prior to Green Bay's next preseason game on Friday could change the narrative, though.

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Larry Rupp is not a FanDuel employee. In addition to providing DFS gameplay advice, Larry Rupp also participates in DFS contests on FanDuel using his personal account, username phillyfan424. While the strategies and player selections recommended in his articles are his personal views, he may deploy different strategies and player selections when entering contests with his personal account. The views expressed in their articles are the author's alone and do not necessarily reflect the views of FanDuel. 

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