The problem with depth on a roster is that sometimes, by rule of numbers, someone has to go.





After being quarterback Aaron Rodgers' target for Hail Marys when the game was getting down to the final seconds as recently as the playoffs, receiver Jeff Janis now needs to work his miracle ways to not win a game, but stay on the team.

Jeff Janis is listed with the third-team offense on the Packers' initial depth chart. — Sapere Aude (@PrimaScriptura) August 2, 2016

​​After watching the catch he made in the divisional playoff game against the Arizona Cardinals with no time left on the clock to send the game into overtime....





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....who would think, "third string"?

The guy who specializes in catching Hail Marys may need a prayer to win a spot on Green Bay's 53-man roster https://t.co/98oGDqWHWz — ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) August 8, 2016





During a training session on Wednesday night, Janis missed a wide-open pass from Rodgers, which didn't help his cause. It also doesn't help that word is gong around of Janis being more of a "game time" player than a practice player. That doesn't work well in the NFL, or any sport for that matter. I mean, look at how Tim Tebow ended up.

If Jeff Janis "isn't a practice player" at 6'3, 220 with 4.3 speed, then that's not a good sign. — Ian Kenyon (@IanKenyonNFL) August 5, 2016





The reason Janis made the 53-man roster last season is because the Packers saw potential in the young receiver. Yet, although they've seen what he can do in crunch time, they haven't seen much at any other time throughout a game. He might be outside looking in, at this point.





If Janis gets cut during the preseason, it shouldn't come to anybody's surprise when he gets picked up by another team.