I think it is the system more than it is the players. And here is why.
Everyone thinks it is a tight end friendly offense and that we need a receiving tightend. Well, not to dispute that but i think it is a "player" friendly offense. what i mean is how everyone on that offense looked really good. From Rogers and Nelson to Matt Flynn and Boykin. I know Aaron Rogers is regarded as one of the best qbs in the league, but every other qb looked pretty good in that offense. Matt Flynn had a starting job that he lost TWICE. He comes back to green bay and he looks good again? Weird. Randall cobb is regarded as the next percy harvin x - factor WR. ok fine. He goes down and then Boykin all of a sudden is really good? James jones, jordy nelson, greg jennings, Cobb, Boykin. So basically Green Bay is the WR farm system. How can that be if their offensive line was "terrible" the past few seasons?
Also, we are not talking about how the packers use their tightends. In that offense, they sometimes have formations where tightends would line up as WRs. one wide and one in the slot. we need one of our current tightends to be productive either way.
our offense is going to be really good and not just good. eli and wrs will be on the same page before they break the huddle. The system is said to be simplified. And the red zone should be improved a lot. It makes sense since the packers offense shits out WRs. I think we will see big things from randle and jernigan especially. I know we will draft a WR, but the chances of him starting week 1 or getting a lot of playing time right away is not likely. coughlin is still our coach. unless the kid is an absolute beast or there is an injury. We definitely need to address the offense in the draft, but i think the giants are going to shock a lot of people this year.
No, No. don't do that. obviously it is both. i don't think a random joe blow can just go out thre and make plays. is it MORE the players OR the system. Come on.
But I also think a lot of it was Rodgers and his ability to make throws outside the pocket. Say what you want about a QB-friendly system but all you need to do is just watch some of the throws Rodgers makes to realize he isn't some system QB. He makes big boy throws all the time. His ability to make masterful throws on the run is one of his biggest strengths.
Eli does not have Rodgers' mobility, not close. Rodgers' mobility was one of the defining traits of the Packers' passing game. So right off the bat we are going to have a different style of QB play within the system. It will be interesting to see how Eli's lack of mobility affects some of the successful Green Bay/Rodgers passing concepts McAdoo wants to emphasize.
He's stupid good.
I never did this before.
The Packers have Rodgers, who is in fact "stupid good", and also have had a stable of great receivers.
What offense wouldn't look "player friendly" when a mobile qb with a rocket arm is throwing to Jordy Nelson, Donald Driver, Greg Jennings, Jermichael Finley, James Jones and Randall Cobb?
The Packers have done a pretty good job of evaluating talent, drafting well and retaining who they want.
McAdoo certainly learned from a great organization and now he is coming to another great organization. I suspect he'll learn from Tom Coughlin these next two years and take over the reigns. I figure Eli has another five or six solid years left in him so we have a basis to build on.
Last, this offense will work well this year if the young players step up and the older players come back from injury (Snee, Manningham).
I think Eli will be fine (so to speak) if the new offense asks him to move more than Gilbride's offense did. He's not going to regularly give you positive yardage as a scrambler and rusher, as Rodgers does. But McAdoo will learn his strengths and exploit them, while avoiding exposing his weaknesses. I'm optimistic.
He often throws high/hard ones on roll-outs, likely due to footwork issues.