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his career by putting together five of his best.The veteran Green Bay Packers kicker isn't looking at what happened in 2012 Green Bay Packers Hats , when he made just 21 of 33 field-goal attempts, as a pathway to bouncing back from a nightmarish performance last week at Detroit.Crosby missed four field goals and an extra point, those 13 lost points looming large in a 31-23 loss Sunday. He had never missed more than two kicks in a game in his 12-year career."I look at what happened on Sunday as I'm lumping it into one kick, one entity," Crosby said Friday. "That was a game, that was a moment, that I couldn't have ever imagined happening, but it did happen and I can learn from it. I don't reset, I don't go looking for things. It's more, all right, get back into it. What am I going to do better this week? How am I going to improve?"So far this week, it's been good getting out at practice, hitting the ball, trusting that I've done this for 12 years in the NFL and a long time before that. What went down on Sunday is unacceptable for the career I've had, but it did happen and I'm going to be better off because of it."That's what the Packers are counting on heading into Monday night's game against San Francisco.The Packers didn't bring in any veteran kickers for a workout this week. Just like in 2012, they're banking on Crosby's body of work."You talk about hitting a bump in the hit, I mean, he hit a boulder, for God's sake," coach Mike McCarthy said. "He's the same guy. He's working at it. Personally, you root for a guy like Mason because he exemplifies what a Green Bay Packer is. He'll be back to normal."Change has become the new normal for Crosby.From 2010 through 2015 Green Bay Packers Womens Hoodie , Crosby had the same snapper (Brett Goode) and holder (Tim Masthay). This marks the third consecutive season with a new operation, with Green Bay drafting JK Scott in the fifth round to handle the punting and holding and Hunter Bradley in the seventh to handle the snapping.Bradley has had a few off-target snaps, but the snapper-holder combination wasn't to blame on any of Crosby's five missed kicks."I just couldn't find the line," Crosby said. "The ball wasn't going through. I'm not going to overreact, overthink on it. The biggest disappointment for me was not doing my job in helping this team win. I need to make those kicks to help this team win. Honestly, whenever that happens, that's what I feel the most is letting my teammates down."Special teams coordinator Ron Zook likes what he has seen this week."I think he's probably a little bit more zoned-in," he said. "Mason has always been a pro since I've been around him. I'm not one bit worried about him."NOTES: QB Aaron Rodgers was a full participant in practice after aggravating his injured left knee when tackled by Lions LB Christian Jones on the opening possession. "Kind of a step back to last week, the beginning of the week," Rodgers said. He wore a new, lighter brace in that game and hopes he'll be able to wear it again against the 49ers. ... RT Bryan Bulaga (knee) and backup Jason Spriggs (ankle) were added to the injury report as limited participation. If Bulaga plays against San Francisco, he'll line up next to RG Byron Bell, who has taken over that position for Justin McCray, who started the first three games. "Been consistent. He has a lot of experience," coach Mike McCarthy said.Playing rookie receivers vs. Lions could be important in the long term for Packers For roughly 24 hours, the Green Bay Packers were staring down the barrel of having to start three rookie wide receivers for their divisional showdown on the road against the Detroit Lions. Mike McCarthy assuaged those fears in his press conference Friday suggesting Geronimo Allison had a shot to play Sunday amid concussion protocol and Davante Adams would practice Saturday. Crisis temporarily averted. In fact, the situation playing out this week has the potential to post long-term dividends for the Packers offense. Even if Adams can go, he may not be 100%. Theoretically, the point of concussion protocol is that when a player clears it, he’s good to go (though isn’t it convenient how often that recovery time window works out to exactly 6 days?). No matter what plays out with these injuries, the Packers will start rookie Marqueze Valdes-Scantling as their third receiver with Randall Cobb out. J’Mon Moore appears to have elevated himself into next position with Equanimeous St. Brown falling behind for reasons we haven’t seen. The Packers saw the good and bad from MVS against the Bills with a beautiful 38-yard over-the-shoulder catch on a go-route and a fourth down route where he got manhandled by the cornerback for a near pick-six. Rodgers looking to that side of the formation at all — he had Jimmy Graham and Adams running a combo route the other side of the formation and Adams was open — suggests QB1 already puts some trust in the rookie fifth-round pick. The expansion of Allison’s role in this offense from place-holder to legitimate playmaker mitigates the need for all these young receivers to pan out as draft picks. The likelihood was never strong for such an outcome. Adams provides that No. 1 option. But Randall Cobb Womens Customized Green Bay Packers Jerseys , despite a solid start to the season, showed horribly against Washington before pulling his hamstring in practice, yet another injury for a talented player. It’s fair to wonder what his future looks like on this team if he has one with his contract up at the end of the season. Green Bay, had it needed to, would have had the luxury of playing a trio of talented backups in the stead of its preferred starters, a luxury it hasn’t always had. Fans will remember games in early 2013 where Rodgers had to win games with Jarrett Boykin and Myles White starting. At this point, it’s fair to believe the current backups possess more ability than those guys even if they’re unfinished products right now. That, in itself, is a positive from a team building perspective. But the Packers have to keep expanding their development with these young pass catchers. Each has unique skills that could effectively translate to this offense. Building them up and helping them grow and mature will be essential for this offense this season and beyond. Injuries are part of the game and they’re going to happen every season. Chances are good this won’t be the last game MVS has to start for the Packers. And if he goes down, Moore would have to fill in.It’s imperative for these rookies to earn the trust of Aaron Rodgers. Ask Jeff Janis. He’s not throwing it to guys he doesn’t trust unless he absolutely has no other choice. These practice reps with Rodgers help build that relationship. Game reps work even better. So even if Allison and Adams can each play, McCarthy and Joe Philbin should consider rotating the third receiver, giving all these rookies a chance to make plays. They’re going to need them down the road — maybe not this year, but at some point relatively soon. Against a thin secondary, the Packers would love to be able to put four and five receivers on the field. Give it a shot. Detroit can’t stop the run, so pound them with Aaron Jones and Jamaal Williams and go play action down the field to these big, fast rookies. Give them a chance to make an impact. At the very least, it could open up this offense, allowing McCarthy to use more of his personnel and feel comfortable going to four and five receiver sets, something they did more than any team in football back in 2016. The time is now to be planning for the future and because of injuries the Packers can do it without sacrificing the present.
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