Packers Promote WR Jared Abbrederis to Active Roster

With Davante Adams doubtful for Sunday's game against San Francisco, the Packers have activated Jared Abbrederis to help out an injured recieving corps. 

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Denver's picture

October 03, 2015 at 04:41 pm

Protect that noggin Jared and you will do just fine.

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croatpackfan's picture

October 03, 2015 at 05:00 pm

I think they will get some new PR look... Something SF does not have on the film!

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Dan Stodola's picture

October 03, 2015 at 10:32 pm

Like to see Abbrederis succeed, but I'm afraid for him to be honest. One hit from probably being released and his NFL career over and life altering consequences. And I still don't think he's strong enough to last in the NFL.

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ray nichkee's picture

October 04, 2015 at 03:17 am

Like to see you comment on football, not trolling for buggars to be honest.

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marpag1's picture

October 04, 2015 at 04:45 am

So because he didn't troll, you did?

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ray nichkee's picture

October 04, 2015 at 08:06 am

Marpag1, you should drop the 1 so we can call you marpag the douchebag. It rhimes and sounds cool. Give me the definition of a troll. I commented on him what, twice? And for being an assbag. Talk football and talk packers.

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Dan Stodola's picture

October 04, 2015 at 09:32 am

The troll of this site is tWipes. He continually bring myself and others into discussions we aren't involved in. All I do is challenge his limited football IQ, which BTW is about football, and his subsequent lack of football knowledge. He is the epitome of a troll and the fact you chose to ignore it doesn't say much for you either!

Put that is your butt pipe and smoke it! Remember, You attacked me first if you want to continue this campaign!

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marpag1's picture

October 04, 2015 at 09:50 am

So your defense is, "But, Mom.... he started it!!!" C'mon man, that's how third graders argue and you know it.

But whatever. So someone else is starting it. Are you man enough to stop it? Can you tell us who is kicking your weak ass and forcing you to reply to Thompson tWins bullshit? Don't you see it? That dude is blowing you like a flute, and whenever he does, you sing. It never fails.

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Dan Stodola's picture

October 04, 2015 at 10:11 am

I didn't attack him. Had no interest in Nichkee whatsoever, didn't know existed, until... Someone attacks me for no reason I respond. Hell I even ignored tWipes for a few weeks except he continually brought me into it, when I wasn't responding.

So yeah I responded. Its on them now!

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marpag1's picture

October 04, 2015 at 10:10 am

For the record, Dan, I appreciate your posts - the football ones, at least. It's clear that you have at least a reasonable grasp of the game of football. It's also clear that Thompson tWins doesn't have a reasonable grasp of anything, except how to push your buttons (and he seems to be an expert at that). And, you are probably right to say that T tWins is usually the instigator. Just let it go. We all know who he is.

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Dan Stodola's picture

October 04, 2015 at 10:33 am

Maybe I'll give it another shot. But thanks for the compliment.

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4thand1's picture

October 04, 2015 at 06:55 am

Hope Abby can stretch the field. We need teams to respect the deep ball too. Another receiver who can get some separation would be nice too.

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Dan Stodola's picture

October 04, 2015 at 09:17 am

Abbrederis isn't going to stretch the field and be a deep threat tho. He's not a deep threat, he is a good slot WR, another WR behind Cobb and Monty. He and Monty might be forced to play outside due to a lack of outside options but that's not what they are best at. Abbrederis can gain some separation on short intermediate routes, but he won't take that separation down field. Good instincts and route running, but only decent NFL speed. Abbrederis isn't going to go up over any DB's to get the ball downfield.

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Oppy's picture

October 04, 2015 at 03:04 pm

Doesn't need to be a WR to stretch the field, and Kennard Backman may be the field stretcher this offense is looking for.

If you can drag the defense in the seam, the WRs could have a field day.
Backman has the athleticism at TE we haven't had since Finley was lost. I don't know that he'll get used much in the short term, but I expect over the next few weeks the Packers will send him deep a few times and see what happens while Quarless is out.

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ray nichkee's picture

October 04, 2015 at 11:48 am

Yawn, boring, its time to watch football. Didnt tiny bradshaw get credit for writing a song called troll kept a trollin' in the sixties? Stroh-ker, i see you have a brother. This site isnt here to argue (which you seem to enjoy) its to discuss football. You should stick to it.

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Dan Stodola's picture

October 04, 2015 at 07:23 pm

Hey nichkey. You started this. You were a nobody to me, didn't know you existed. Your stuck your nose where it doesn't belong. You bit off more than you can chew Sonny. Apparently you think this site is for you to start arguments. Like I said, your a nobody to me and everyone else. I guess you didn't like being a nobody so you start trolling w/ tWipes. Congrats you deserve each other. Both no Football IQ, can't make a reasonable intelligent response so you attack! Quintessential Troll activity!

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ray nichkee's picture

October 04, 2015 at 08:24 pm

Whats the definition of an internet troll, mr trolldola, you and your butt buddy cant define it. You are trolling twins and i called it out. Shut your salty piss flaps unless you want to talk football. Get it? You have been an embarrassment to packer fans for way to long. At least cow isnt a packer fan.

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Tundraboy's picture

October 03, 2015 at 07:49 pm

This is his chance. Hope he succeeds. Nice return, some catches with some yards.

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Since'61's picture

October 03, 2015 at 08:16 pm

Good luck Abby! Your time has come. Thanks, Since '61

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Allan Murphy's picture

October 03, 2015 at 10:22 pm

New toy for Rodgers i like it and he has speed he will make defenders grab when he goes by them first down !!!!!!

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RCPackerFan's picture

October 03, 2015 at 10:22 pm

I'm not surprised with this move. Packers are down to 4 healthy WR's, and only 3 that Rodgers trusts. Also with Quarless out they are down to 1 TE with experience. Simply put, they need pass catchers.

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Oppy's picture

October 04, 2015 at 12:33 am

The Packers need at least 3 WR's on the field who know the play book.

With Nelson and Adams out, the addition of Abbrederis means they just might have 4 again.

With Janis' inability to retain the playbook after two seasons, we should be counting our lucky stars that Ty Montgomery is the quick study he's shown to be. Only Randall Cobb had garnered as much play time as Montgomery this early in his rookie season, and I think it's ability to assimilate the playbook, not raw talent, that most dictates the timeline for opportunity for young WR's in this offense.

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Dan Stodola's picture

October 04, 2015 at 10:30 am

Actually Jennings and Jones also got more playing time than Monty too. But I love his size, run after catch and physicality.

Just knowing the playbook doesn't put you on the same page as Rodgers. Knowing the plays ignores the nuances that Rodgers uses, the hand signs, the unspoken "looks". James Jones spoke of that and knew all of that and got back on the same page w/ Rodgers quickly. But Abbrederis knows little of the nuances and signals and has almost no practice reps w/ Rodgers. I wouldn't expect too much from him. But I hope he does well.

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Oppy's picture

October 04, 2015 at 12:23 pm

Knowing the playbook gets you on the field.

Not making mental errors will keep you there.

Building that rapport with Rodgers comes from getting on the field and staying there, two things Janis isn't getting done.

For what it's worth, Rodgers had spoken highly of Abby's assimilation and understanding of the offense from prior off seasons.

What I am expecting from Abby is not f*cking up with non-competitive penalties or not knowing his responsibilities when the Packers are attempting to run no-huddle.

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Dan Stodola's picture

October 04, 2015 at 12:37 pm

I'm aware of what Rodgers has said, thanks. Abbrederis is a smart player (never said otherwise), and a try hard guy. Good for him. Limited athlete, not strong enough. A few things going for him, a lot of limitations. A try hard, reliable player who might become a good #4 or 5 WR if he's lucky enough to avoid injury or get pushed farther down the depth chart and out of the NFL, by better athletes like Montgomery. Who BTW earned a lot of praise from Rodgers too and plays exactly the same positions as Abbrederis (Slot WR and Returner). See what I'm saying?

Abbrederis has to hope Janis doesn't make a jump in the next year or he's down to #6 on the depth chart. Being behind Jordy, Cobb, Adams, Montgomery and Janis might have him on the outside looking in next year.

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Oppy's picture

October 04, 2015 at 01:08 pm

See my comment I posted separately further below.

Re: Montgomery is a better athlete:

I'm not sure that being larger framed and stronger necessarily makes you a better athlete. DB's are widely considered to be the best athletes to take the field in NFL games, they tend to be smaller and have less strength than the WR's they cover. Anyways, that's arguing semantics.

What I do know is that there's more to being a productive football player than just being a great athlete. Got to let them play and see what shakes out. My only point of my post about combine results is that Abbrederis is not so hampered by lack of athleticism that he simply can't compete. it's quite the opposite. I can see concerns about his ability to block or stay healthy, but he's actually a better athlete in many of the areas that WRs rely on to compete than most of his contemporaries on the roster. The defining factor for Abby will be his ability to play football, not his athleticism.

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Dan Stodola's picture

October 04, 2015 at 07:25 pm

He hasn't shown he can even get ON the field, much less play well on it!

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Oppy's picture

October 04, 2015 at 09:49 pm

Neither did guys like Brett Favre, Aaron Rodgers, or Donald Driver, or Jayrone Elliot, or Desmond Bishop, or any of the majority of players who weren't day one starters in the league. So what exactly is your point?

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Dan Stodola's picture

October 04, 2015 at 09:59 pm

None of those guys were injured. Abbrederis has been. And he was on the roster today and did he play? What's your point?

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Oppy's picture

October 04, 2015 at 11:40 pm

Um, wouldn't it be more of an indictment to be healthy and not get on the field, than to be injured and not see the field?

You seem to be just looking for reasons to disagree, which is disappointing but expected.

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marpag1's picture

October 04, 2015 at 08:28 am

With Quarless and Adams out, and with lingering nicks and bruises to both Cobb and Monty, I had a pretty strong inkling that this would happen, but I don't take it to be especially good news. It's not because Abby is so good that he needs to be on the field. It's because the coaching staff has finally realized that Jeff Janis has never done anything to show that he is an NFL receiver and probably never will be. GB needs pass catchers, and Janis isn't one of them.

With Guion bolstering the D-line, the Packers needed an extra WR a whole lot more than an extra D-lineman.

When injured players come back, Janis or Abby or both get cut or sent back down.

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porupack's picture

October 04, 2015 at 06:39 am

I would expect Abby to be back on Practice Squad in a few weeks when Adams is back, and not even see much playing time in the meanwhile. Seems he is insurance if Cobb, Jones, Monty go down, or as decoy on 4 WR sets on deep routes to occupy #1 CBs.

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Thegreatreynoldo's picture

October 04, 2015 at 07:03 am

Maybe. If I am not mistaken, Abby has to go through waivers should he be cut before he can be re-signed to the practice squad. If Abby actually produces on the field, GB might not be able to return him to the PS. It would be interesting to know what sort of reps Abby got since TC ended, by which I mean whether he has gotten any reps with Rodgers rather than with just Tolzien and Hundley. Given the type of WR Abby is, he needs reps with Rodgers. Even so, my guess is that Abby produces if given a chance.

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4thand1's picture

October 04, 2015 at 07:12 am

It was a short week of practice, so he probably didn't get a lot.

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Dan Stodola's picture

October 04, 2015 at 09:26 am

Abbrederis got virtually no TC snaps. He had 1 rec for 6 yds in one preseason game, not to mention an extensive injury portfolio. Not many teams are going to be interesting in wasting a roster spot on a player like that, who won't be useful to them for over a month. He would have to do some major damage for a team to consider signing him to a roster spot. Packers will be able to get him back to the PS if they want.

PS players don't get reps w/ the #1 QB, they get reps w/ the backup QB's against the #1 D.

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Dan Stodola's picture

October 04, 2015 at 09:18 am

Abbrederis is not a deep threat and no NFL team would ever waste their #1 CB on covering him.

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4thand1's picture

October 04, 2015 at 07:02 am

Abbrederis has had 2 years to study and learn the playbook. If he and AR are on the same page, look for him to get involved right away. I think Rodgers would love nothing better than to showcase his talents and get him the ball.

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EdsLaces's picture

October 04, 2015 at 09:36 am

I could care less about Abby ....Monty FTW!!!!!

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Dan Stodola's picture

October 04, 2015 at 09:49 am

Abbrederis is a backup at best WR. I completely agree, Monty is the talent and is leap years ahead.

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LASVEGAS-TOM's picture

October 04, 2015 at 08:12 pm

DS, I Disagree. I've seen him play too many times. He's more than a back-up WR. He's a Damn Good WR, & potentially a Great Wide Receiver. LVT

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Lphill's picture

October 04, 2015 at 10:19 am

Maybe the plan to keep Abby around after Adams returns is the fact that we are down a tight end , having 2 fullbacks helps there as well so maybe it won't be out of the question to keep 6 receivers on board.

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chaka's picture

October 04, 2015 at 11:08 am

Abby is just not that good. Big deal, he played for the Badgers, get over it. He is one hit away from retirement. They should have signed Colt Lyerla if they wanted a real playmaker.

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marpag1's picture

October 04, 2015 at 11:40 am

Um, they DID sign Colt Lyerla. Signed him and looked him over in camp, and he sucked. Then he got injured. Then he got into his usual trouble with drugs and cops. What he didn't do was make plays.

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Oppy's picture

October 04, 2015 at 12:57 pm

I think Abbrederis is probably a better WR than a lot of fans are giving him credit for, but probably not as good of a WR as many -Badgers fans- are giving him credit for.

Clearly, he's not a deep threat type receiver in terms of speed or stature. However, that doesn't mean he has no value or isn't capable of producing at the pro level. Just for the sake of comparing measurables, Abbrederis clocked faster than Ty Montgomery and James Jones in 40 yard dash, 3 cone drill, 20 yard shuttle, and 60 yard shuttle. He also bested Randall Cobb in all the above with exception to 40 yard dash time, where Abby was four one-hundredths of a second slower (Cobb, 4.46 to Abby's 4.5).

Where Abby's numbers show distinction is his shuttle times. These indicate ability to change direction and accelerate quickly. That can translate to getting separation and generating YAC. It helps that he is noted as having an -extremely- high football IQ. He's also a pretty good route runner. With exception to his build and strength, he's similar to Ty in intelligence and route running ability, IMO.

His obvious weakness is size and strength, but it's hard to say where that strength level is now that Abby has had over a year to develop it since being drafted. Being quick helps beating press coverage, so it might not be insurmountable anyways. Abby's biggest obstacle is probably health.

All that said, I think we need to see Abby play to get a firm idea of what Abby can be at the pro level. I just don't feel comfortable with the idea of people anointing him or crucifying him before he's even had a chance.

This idea of a guy being "just a back up" is practically an antiquated concept. In today's NFL of multiple personnel packages and situational-based personnel groupings for skill positions and many defensive positions, the only real positions where the old-school concept of being 'just a back up' still apply are across the offensive line, QB, and perhaps at the L/R CB positions.

Let's let the kid play and see what shakes out.

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Thegreatreynoldo's picture

October 04, 2015 at 07:38 pm

Well said and well documented. I hope to see nice run after catch since he looks like a natural punt returner and can handle running in traffic (I don't watch Wisconsin so I don't know what to expect). Probably not a deep threat at this point, but one might mention that Abby's 40 is faster than Jordy Nelson's forty. Jordy does it with size, strength and most of all setting up CBs. Time will tell with Abby.

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4thand1's picture

October 04, 2015 at 08:39 pm

I watched Abbrederis at Wis and he made a ton of plays.

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NewNikeShoes's picture

October 04, 2015 at 02:11 pm

Guys, this is the first and last non-football post I want to make. It deals with the integrity of this site, so if you aren't interested, please feel free to skip this post and go ahead and watch football.

I think I speak for myself, as well as others on this site that enjoy and love the sport of football, that I am getting sick and tired of select peoples' debates and rants on others. I don't care about your personal opinions towards others on this site. I don't care about your personal feelings toward the government.

The only thing I care about is football.

And if you guys have to insult others in order to suppease your larger than life egos, that is a detriment and distraction to those in this community. We are bonded by our mutual love of the packers, and we do not have a right to say that others do not.

Please hold off the name-calling, personal insults, and other deviations of formal/blog formal types of conversation. If someone is wrong, say why they are wrong. Don't trash on them.

All in all, I'm sick and frustrated of select people(you know who you are hopefully) trying to put down others with the use of name-calling and other personal insults.

Thanks for reading this guys, and GPG

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