As Gary Barnidge‘s star emerged from the shadows in Cleveland, Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy was taking note.

Yet it wasn’t Barnidge’s play McCarthy was focused on, rather one of the men behind it. Just days after former tight ends coach Jerry Fontenot was fired, Brian Angelichio was handed the task of reigniting a dormant position in the Packers offense.

While Barnidge’s success is ultimately down to his own play on the field, McCarthy clearly believes tight ends coach Angelichio had a key role to play. Barnidge, after all, had never caught more than 13 passes in a season before hauling in 79 for 1,043 yards and nine touchdowns in 2015 at 30 years old.

Richard Rodgers, like Barnidge, doesn’t possess great speed, but has many other traits that can help him succeed as a pass catcher. Rodgers has as safe a pair of hands as any member of the Packers roster, dropping a team-low 2.4 percent of targets sent his way in 2015, per SportingCharts.com. Aaron Rodgers said in January 2015 that the tight end arguably had “the best hands on the team”, and this was backed up with his stunning Hail Mary catch in Detroit last season.

Angelichio’s job will be to help maximize Rodgers’ strengths, which is making grabs in the red zone. He was tied with James Jones with a team-high eight touchdown receptions in 2015.

What Rodgers will never be is a speedy receiving tight end capable of attacking the middle of the field and piling on yards after the catch. That role belongs to Jared Cook, signed by the Packers in free agency.

Cook is almost the anti-Rodgers. He has the speed and athleticism to stretch defenses vertically, but what’s prevented him reaching his full potential is a frustrating number of drops throughout his career. Cook dropped a team-high four passes for the Rams last season, and his 5.3 percent drop rate was behind only receiver Benny Cunningham.

Maybe being blessed with a two-time MVP at quarterback will help. If there’s a quarterback in the league capable of elevating those around him and throwing the football in the perfect spot for his receiver, it’s Aaron Rodgers. To say Rodgers will be Cook’s best quarterback would be a major understatement.

Angelichio is now tasked with extracting the best out of these two tight ends, as well as developing Justin Perillo and Kennard Backman.

Assuming Cook becomes the No. 1 tight end on the team, he will need to be the fast, athletic target who can attack the middle of the field McCarthy alluded to at the NFL owners meetings in March.

“Let’s be honest, the middle of the field is open now,” McCarthy said. “League rules. Big people running down the middle of the field, I’ll make no secret about it. I think that’s a key to offensive success, whether that’s a big receiver or big tight end or a big man running down the middle of the field, making those safeties cover you.

Angelichio can help him become that player, ensuring his route-running is precise and on point. Last year the Packers tight ends were sloppy in their routes, and this could have been one of the factors in deciding to make a switch at tight ends coach. Angelichio arrives in Green Bay ready to shake his tight ends out of bad habits and ensure their potential as pass catchers is maximized.

And that’s exactly what he’s committed to doing. ESPN’s Rob Demovsky wrote that “it looks like the Packers added a vociferous teacher who will go to great lengths to get the most out of his players” after seeing Angelichio in action during the Packers’ rookie orientation camp earlier this month.

Aaron Rodgers hasn’t been able to depend on his tight ends since Jermichael Finley got hurt in 2013. Better play at the position could provide the spark the Packers offense needs to regain it’s 2014 swagger.

Angelichio can make it happen.