Cory's Corner: Trust Gets and Keeps Allison's Job

wpr
Preferred Member Topic Starter

5 years ago

Geronimo Allison will be the Packers No. 3 wide receiver by default to open the 2018 season.
That probably sounds bad right? Allison has the most important ingredient when it comes to running routes for Aaron Rodgers — trust. As he enters his third season, familiarity is his best friend on an offense that lost one of the game’s best quarterback-to-receiver combinations in Rodgers to Jordy Nelson.
Yet, Allison is still raw and his inconsistencies pop up at the worst possible moments — cue the fumble at Carolina in Week 15 last year.
The Packers aren’t just looking for marked improvement from the 6-foot-3, 202-pound wideout, they are expecting it. Which is why Green Bay drafted three receivers in this year’s draft.
Equanimeaous St. Brown and J’Mon Moore have a chance to unseat Allison for the No. 3 job but it’s going to take some time. And that means that I’ve signed off of Trevor Davis. He has turned into a matchup and gadget receiver that will excel at special teams.
The biggest problem with Allison is that his speed doesn’t fool anyone. He has shown trouble getting past defenders, which allow them to jump his underneath routes.
The Packers have Davante Adams and Randall Cobb and a bunch of guys at wide receiver. Cobb can still be successful in this league, but his numbers have fallen off a cliff the last two years.
Allison must prove that he can get separation at the line of scrimmage. He must be able to counter his lack of speed with a double move or some new power.
Allison has surprised a lot of people that said he won’t amount to much mainly because he didn’t play his high school football as a sophomore or junior. He’s still learning the intricacies of the game, while trying to master Rodgers’ non-verbals all at the same time.
If that sounds nearly impossible, that’s because it is. Allison must trust Rodgers that he will place the ball where it needs to be and Rodgers must trust Allison that he will be able to get to the precise place.
That’s the best way to simplify it: Trust. And that’s Allison’s best chance of maintaining the starting job.

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Who is the # 3 receiver Allison, Davis or one of the rookies?Davis has the speed. I's like to see him take the step up.

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Zero2Cool
Elite Member

5 years ago

Who is the # 3 receiver Allison, Davis or one of the rookies?Davis has the speed. I's like to see him take the step up.

Originally Posted by: wpr

I don't think Trevor Davis makes the team.

TheKanataThrilla
Veteran Member

5 years ago

I am with Zero on Davis, I don't think he makes the team. We drafted 2 guys who can return kicks and we drafted 3 WRs. Unless he has an amazing camp and preseason I think he is cut.

Cheesey
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5 years ago

I see it that way too. The new guys will probably overtake Davis.

nerdmann
Premier Member

5 years ago

The job is Davis’s to lose, but he needs to prove he can run routes.

If you add these rookies and move Clark to TE, Yancey, Davis and Allison are battling for one spot. That is the order in which they are likely to make the team.

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beast
Select Member

5 years ago

Who is the # 3 receiver Allison, Davis or one of the rookies?Davis has the speed. I's like to see him take the step up.

Originally Posted by: wpr

Yes Davis has the speed, but what else? I'd love to see Davis take a huge step up, but honestly I'm not sure if I've seen any improvement yet (note, it took Jordy Nelson 2.5 years to break out). But I think I saw more improvement from then rookie WR Clark than Davis so far in their Packers careers.

As of right now, TE Graham is the 3rd WR, followed by WR Allison and RB Montgomery.

That's at least until we get to watch them some this preseason... where Davis, 2nd year guys and rookies might show us something.

Also Davis pissed me off last year... because he gave a half assed attempt to catch one of Hundley best thrown deep balls... it looked like Davis gave up way early and jogged a little before the ball came down seemingly within diving distance. If he doesn't jog, then that might of been a great catch and run.

Making that worse was watching Cobb on the other end, giving 100%... running full speed and he was diving when ever the ball was close.

Zero2Cool
Elite Member

5 years ago

Expanding on my comment here. Trevor Davis is 6'1" and 192 lbs, but he looks a LOT smaller on the field. And he doesn't seem to get any kind of separation at the line. We have rookies who are bigger and one or two that are faster and have proven to separate off the line (at least in College).

Davis had his chance to make the 2018 team with a great return season in 2017 and he didn't do it. At least, from what I saw. Hopefully I'm wrong and year three is magic for him and he gets more opportunities and capitalizes on them.

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