GREEN BAY, Wis. – Why has Randall Cobb been so effective on third down?
“Well, I’m not out there on first or second down,” the veteran Green Bay Packers receiver said with a smile this week.
Fair enough.
Cobb has been the Packers’ secret weapon on third down, with a team-high five receptions that resulted in first downs. Cobb’s success in those critical moments is why quarterback Aaron Rodgers would like Cobb to have more of an every-down role, perhaps on Sunday in London against the New York Giants.
“He looks like 2016 Randall, I think,” Rodgers said on Wednesday.