“The defense is in their second year, so obviously they don’t have maybe the same type of grace period that the offense does maybe on Day 1 or 2 of minicamp. But every time we take the field, somebody is getting an impression of what we’re doing — and we want to make sure it’s the right one.”

One place where young receivers could make an impression is in the slot, where Cobb took most of the snaps during his eight-year career. While both Adams and Allison are capable of lining up there — and LaFleur intends to move Adams around a lot, including to the slot, to make it harder for defenses to key on him after a 111-catch season — the Packers could easily have taken a slot-style receiver with a Day 3 pick but chose not to. So on snaps where Adams and Allison move inside, there’ll be opportunities for Kumerow, Valdes-Scantling, St. Brown and others outside.

“Davante can play anywhere. I mean, he’s an incredible talent and a great receiver. He understands every part of the passing game. He’s the best guy at the line of scrimmage with his releases in the NFL. He just continues to grow and get better,” Rodgers said.

“Geronimo had a great start to the season last year. And I go back to ’16, when ‘Cobby’ was hurt, and (Allison) stepped in the slot and played a number of games for us and played really well. So I’m expecting him to contribute like he was last year in the beginning of the season before he got hurt. And obviously Davante is going to be a go-to guy for us in this offense.”

Jason Wilde covers the Packers for ESPN Wisconsin. Listen to him with former Packers and Badgers offensive lineman Mark Tauscher weekdays from 9-11 on “Wilde & Tausch” on your local ESPN station.

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