Thursday, May 2, 2013

1.11 Green Bay Ground Hogs - WR Keenan Allen

In the real world: The last seven months have not been kind to Allen; he tore his PCL on October 27 and admitted to having a setback in his recovery before the Scouting Combine, then proceeded to run two 4.7 40's at his Pro Day in April. Before the injury, he was one of the top-rated WR prospects. His slow recovery led him to fall in the NFL Draft before the San Diego Chargers nabbed him in Round 3. At first glance, this looks like a crowded WR corps with Danario Alexander, Malcom Floyd, Vincent Brown, Eddie Royal and Robert Meachem. But don't let that crowd fool you. Alexander has undergone multiple knee surgeries and becomes a free agent in a year, free agent bust Meachem could get cut next year, Brown is coming off a broken ankle, and Royal is better suited for slot receiver duty anyway. There's even talk that Floyd could be the odd man out. ESPN's Bill Polian, who knows a thing or two about player evaluation from his years as the head honcho in the Colts' and Bills' front offices, sees Reggie Wayne in Allen.
In the TUFF world: In April, Green Bay, in need of help at WR, sent QB Aaron Rodgers to Tennessee for A.J. Green in a blockbuster trade. Allen adds depth to a revamped corps headed up by Green, Dwayne Bowe (acquired last year from Cleveland), Stevie Johnson (yet another trade acquisition, from Tennessee) and Brian Hartline. I give credit to Paul Rush for looking past Allen's fall in the NFL Draft and recognizing his talent, as noted by Matt Waldman over a year ago.

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