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So while a common question over the past couple of months has been who will replace departed free agent Randall Cobb in the slot, the answer might be no one and everyone at the same time.
“It’s more concept-driven, not necessarily slot versus outside receiver,” LaFleur said. “Are you asking the guy to run a choice route, or are you asking him to take the top off and run a vertical route?”
By “choice route,” LaFleur means a route within which the receiver has options for what to do and where to go, depending on the defensive coverage. It’s the type of route where the quarterback and receiver must see the field the same way and “be on the same page,” as the saying goes.
As expected, some receivers are more adept than others at reading defenses, making those choices and seeing the game like Rodgers. Everyone needs to work on it, but the better ones will stand out over time, particularly as they absorb more of LaFleur’s scheme. Another receiver might line up in the exact same place for another play, but then have a completely different job.
“Everybody’s got their own little spin, their own little thing to him,” Moore said. And while they’re all learning a new playbook from scratch together, they have that first season with Rodgers under their collective belts.