Denver Post · Aug 26, 2015
Jordy Nelson's replacement will be group effort for Green Bay Packers
In this Sunday, Dec. 14, 2014 file photo, Green Bay Packers' Jordy Nelson (87) breaks a tackle by Buffalo Bills' Aaron Williams (23) during the second half of an NFL football game in Orchard Park, N.Y. (Bill Wippert, The Associated Press)GREEN BAY, Wis. — The task of finding receivers who will fill the void left by Jordy Nelson's season-ending injury has started in earnest in Green Bay.
Coach Mike McCarthy said no one man can pick up the slack.
Randall Cobb caught 91 passes last year from MVP quarterback Aaron Rodgers, second on the team to Nelson's 98. Now Cobb is clearly the top option with Nelson out with a right knee injury.
But that doesn't necessarily change Cobb's role.
