JβMon Moore dropped a lot of passes too and was cut a couple years later. That said, watching Doubs on Friday Night last week I was impressed despite the drops and fumble that became an interception.
Doubs looks like he belongs despite the drops. JβMon Moore never fixed the drops and never really looked like he belonged. In watching Doubs I believe with a little more work, heβll fix it and be an asset.
Agreed. He's got strong hands and appears to have a really good ability to track the ball. The rest will follow with reps if he puts in the work.
yes, i really believe he has the same issue 17 had back at the start, he's swimming right now...but he doesn't even know he's done the hard part, closing the deal should be the easy part...mlf said that too...close the deal...ctfb
@PackerHawk posted:Agreed. He's got strong hands and appears to have a really good ability to track the ball. The rest will follow with reps if he puts in the work.
Nah! Cut him!
Rodgers after that practice 
#Packers GM Brian Gutekunst says it's common for rookie who has hot start to camp slow down a bit when physical and mental grind take a toll, the way Romeo Doubs has. He's still very excited about Doubs: "Romeo has shown enough in his brief time here that we think he can help us"
β Ryan Wood (@ByRyanWood) August 18, 2022
Good article about his growing up in south central LA and his work ethic.
Check out this article from packersnews.com:
Packers rookie receiver Romeo Doubs shuns gang life, other distractions in quest of NFL dreams. 'The kid, he's just different'
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@Satori posted:maybe one of the subscribers will do us a favor and drop a few snippets in here
I'm really pulling for this kid. Came from a rough environment and stayed disciplined and motivated. Something tells me he's going to do the number 87 proud. Some snippets - especially impressed with the last section where he was committed to learning the run scheme so that he could contribute:
GREEN BAY β He learned to be quiet at a young age. Head down, let his play do the talking. Romeo Doubs never was one to draw attention to himself. His reserved personality was self-preservation in South Central Los Angeles, where trouble lurked around any corner, and few places felt safe.
In the grocery store, at the gas station, just walking down the street, Doubs knew he had to be guarded. South Central is laden with stories of dynamic athletes swallowed by gang life. Everyone knows someone who was meant for bigger or better things, if only they resisted the temptations of drugs, money, inner-city clout. In this 16-square-mile plot where Rodney King riots exploded a generation ago, hardly a day passed without Doubs being asked if he was affiliated.
βMe being from South Central Los Angeles,β Doubs says, βI know what to do and what not to do, and what I can and can not do. Itβs just from experience being out there, and what I saw. Thereβs some things seeing through the media and what not, of whatβs going on, thatβs kind of traumatized me. But thatβs still the city where I was born and raised.
another:
βRomeo grew up in a gang-infested area,β Finley, a Los Angeles native, says. βLatino and Black. Brown and Black. Itβs like sometimes you would have wars between brown and Black, and sometimes you would have wars against different (gang) colors, red and blue.β
A coach at rival high school Mater Dei, the Los Angeles-based powerhouse, Finley created a seven-on-seven traveling team called Game Changers L.A. as an outlet to showcase the cityβs brightest talent. Doubs was a quarterback at Jefferson, assigned the position simply because he was the schoolβs best athlete. βI donβt want to compare him to Michael Vick or Lamar Jackson,β Jarmaine says, βbut thatβs what he kind of looked like.β Doubs played mostly in obscurity, buried in a program college recruiters rarely visited. While he was scoring touchdowns by the bundle each Friday night, once reaching the end zone eight times in the same game, his mailbox was empty.
Finley could identify talent. A former receiver at Oregon who had a cup of coffee with the Chicago Bears, he still remembers Doubsβ first seven-on-seven practice. Doubs, playing receiver, caught two passes over a defensive back headed for Oklahoma.
another:
Doubs never was attracted to the inner-city life. His only hobby in the streets was playing football, where he and his brother set up boundaries in a vacant alley. If there wasnβt a street sign for the pylon, they used a shoe or piece of clothing for the end zone. Sidewalks marked the sideline.
They called their sandlot games βSideline Popβ for a reason. βIf you were near the sideline,β Jarmaine says, βyou for sure were getting tackled.β Jarmaine, four years older, would bring his little brother along to play with his bigger, stronger friends. Without pads, Romeo Doubs says it could be a βreally brutalβ game. βI was getting hit by everybody,β he says. He never once complained.
After a day of football, some kids hung out on the neighborhood corners. Doubs went home.
βHe never partied,β college position coach and fellow Los Angeles native Eric Scott says. βHeβs not a drinker. Heβs not a smoker. Heβs none of that. Itβs like you kind of look back and go, βWhere did you come from?β Because Iβm born and raised in L.A., and heβs born and raised in L.A., and Iβm like, βHow did you miss that part?ββ
Doubs found refuge in his Christian faith. He read the Bible constantly, studying the book of Proverbs, which teaches wisdom and self-control. To this day, he thanks God for insulating him from the pitfalls that cause so many kids in his city to stumble.
* Doubs could do more than catch. His lateral quickness, the way he suddenly changed directions at the line of scrimmage, allowed him to get open from the start of a route. He played receiver like a basketball player, creating separation by breaking cornerbacksβ ankles. βThatβs Godβs gift,β says Chad Savage, who worked at Nevada as a graduate assistant. Doubs could overpower smaller corners with his size. He knew how to leverage his long body.
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The first time Doubs touched the football in college was as a punt returner. He fielded a well-located punt near the left sideline against Portland State and made two defenders miss. Then he reversed field, running all the way to the right sideline, leaving everyone else chasing him for an 80-yard touchdown. At the goal line, Doubs tossed the football to a referee, then circled back to Nevadaβs sideline as teammates slapped him on the helmet.
Head down, he let his play do the talking.
βHeβs different,β Savage says. βCoaching Romeo, he was different than anybody else in the room.β
*βItβs Fourth of July week,β Savage says. βWhat are a lot of guys doing? They just got their check. Theyβre down in Southern California or some big city enjoying their time.β
Doubs asked if Savage was back home in Fort Collins, Colo., where heβs now a receivers coach at Colorado State. He wanted to train for the week in an isolated location, free from distractions. Savage booked a flight two days later, and Doubs joined him in his home later that afternoon.
For one week, Doubs trained with former NFL running back and offensive coordinator Terry Robiskie. He grabbed a pair of cleats from Finley, who is now a tight ends coach at Colorado State. βIβm like, βRomeo, youβre in the NFL,ββ Finley says, laughing. βYou can buy yourself some $50 pair of shoes.β Doubs spent the rest of the week doing receiver drills in the afternoon. Each morning, Savageβs former receiver sat at his kitchen counter, learning the Green Bay Packers' run scheme on his iPad.
βBecause we were an Air Raid offense at Nevada,β Savage says, describing the Wolf Packβs shotgun-heavy playbook designed to throw the ball all over the field. βThat was an area of improvement that he wanted to focus on. So thatβs what he was studying at the counter, going over the blocking scheme.β
"maybe one of the subscribers will do us a favor and drop a few snippets"
LOL!
RochNY' snipped it.
Snipped it good!
Kid keeps getting open. On that deep shot tonight I think he had his man beat so bad he was expecting Love to just lead him downfield. Love went back shoulder instead and a poor back shoulder at that. Made it a tweener.
I guy like Adams makes that catch anyway, but not in his rookie year.
The more I see of Doubs Iβm reminded a LOT of Davante. Especially on his releases off the line. Heβs got a lot of tools, hope he keeps putting the work in.
by the sounds of it, he is working - that's all he knows...good, young man, good.
Hands become a bit more consistent and he improves his blocking and it's a hell of a find in the fourth.
Nah, it's already a hell of a find.
Interesting take
Loved what I saw from Romeo yesterday and he's on a trajectory to be the #1 receiver before long. 
Just a great performance by the rookie. 8 catches. Looks explosive. Very impressive
We need him to be. Love Lazard, but he's not a #1 receiver. Cobb is wily, but old and slow. Watkins is slow and old and broke most of the time. Watson has been disappointing so far from an injury standpoint. Hope he's not as injury prone as MVS was. Definitely need to land another premier receiver or two in next year's draft.
Eight targets, eight catches. One TD. Sure-handed. The moment wasn't too big. The only real blemish was him crossing with Winfree and taking out Winfree. I don't know if Doubs or Winfree was at fault for running it too deep (Doubs) or too shallow (Winfree), but even if it was Doubs' fault, he had a pretty good day. 
8 catches, most by someone not named Davante since 2018. Most by a rookie since 1988.
That would have been Sterling Sharpe.
@michiganjoe posted:Loved what I saw from Romeo yesterday and he's on a trajectory to be the #1 receiver before long.
Yep, I'm all in on this kid. He's Donald Driver minus the huge smile.
@Fandame posted:Eight targets, eight catches. One TD. Sure-handed. The moment wasn't too big. The only real blemish was him crossing with Winfree and taking out Winfree. I don't know if Doubs or Winfree was at fault for running it too deep (Doubs) or too shallow (Winfree), but even if it was Doubs' fault, he had a pretty good day.
I was VERY HAPPY for Romeo and the team that he recovered his own fumble on his first catch of the game. That is the kind of error that could have led to further, negative consequences had the Bucs recovered. Indeed, he would not have had the opportunity to catch the TD that came later on that drive.
I do hold my breath a bit when Romeo gets near the football because he seems to be going a mile a minute and possibly a bit out of control but I am also glad he is getting the ball so often because he does not look like he is running in quicksand once he gets it. The former can be worked on and corrected and likely will get better with experience but the latter is something only Doubs and Watson possess among the Pack's current group of WRs.
Another thing that I appreciate about Doubs is he's created a new 'drinking' game. 'Cept it's not drinking. Every time he catches a pass it's "Doobies for Doubs"
Amirite, Goldie? 
@vitaflo posted:8 catches, most by someone not named Davante since 2018. Most by a rookie since 1988.
The most passes caught by a rookie in one game was 9 for the Packers in 1954 by Max McGee. 
@DurangoDoug posted:The most passes caught by a rookie in one game was 9 for the Packers in 1954 by Max McGee.
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He looks like the real deal.
@YATittle posted:He looks like the real deal.
Head coach is a big fan...
Matt LaFleur said all this about Romeo Doubs today
β Zach Kruse (@zachkruse2) September 27, 2022
body-movement skills
explosiveness
can get off bump coverage
game isn't too big for him
has a ton of potential
not even close to his ceiling
versatile, can play Z, X, F
knows the concepts
cares about game
gives great effort
High praise indeed from MLF. I hope it lights a fire under Watkins as well as Doubs seems to have taken his spot... you can never have enough competition!
Romeo Doubs past WR comparison #127: Roddy White.
@Fandame posted:High praise indeed from MLF. I hope it lights a fire under Watkins as well as Doubs seems to have taken his spot... you can never have enough competition!
Did you mean Watson ?
Asking for a friend .
Oopsie! 
Thanks for the catch...
Samtian Watkinson
Yeah, we need to just cut Sammy. I keep getting their names confused.
Found on the internet: "Historically, Doubsβ 14 receptions, 137 yards and touchdown line over his first three games as a professional is very rare. How rare? So rare that only two players in NFL history, Steve Largent and Marques Colston, have recorded as many receptions, yards and touchdowns as Doubs in their first three games after being drafted in the fourth round or later in the draft."
To me the best Doubs stat (so far) is 14 catches in 16 targets. 87.5% catch rate is crazy good.
Doubs will be in the conversation for offensive rookie of the year if he can stay healthy. He's one helluva find by Gute and company that late in the draft.
