The Green Bay Packers receivers may not have room for one more.
Earlier in the offseason, I examined a couple ways the Green Bay Packers could shuffle around the 53-man roster to make room for six wide receivers. Both Diondre Borel and Tori Gurley are making a strong push to make the final cut, and the possibility is certainly there. Today, however, I’m going to play the Devil’s advocate and present a few reasons why the Packers won’t even decide to keep that extra receiver.
1. Offensively Useless
First and foremost, there simply isn’t room for a sixth wide receiver in the offense. The maximum number of receivers you can have in a given play is five, and it’s highly doubtful Mike McCarthy would line up Borel or Gurley in place of one of the “Top 5.” He’s going to put the best talent on the field, and that’s not going to include numero seis on the depth chart. Plus, according to the “Football Outsiders Almanac 2012,” the Packers offense lined up in a 4+ WR set on just 7% of their sna...
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Diondre Borel,
Tori Gurley,
Jermichael Finley,
D.J. Williams,
Donald Driver,
Ted Thompson,
Derek Sherrod,
Marshall Newhouse,
Herb Taylor,
Andrew Datko,
Desmond Bishop,
James Starks,
Brandon Saine,
John Kuhn,
Cedric Benson,
Dale Moss,
Curenski Gilleylen
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