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The Packers need some of last year’s draft picks to make a second year leap.The old coaching maxim says “the best thing about freshman is they become sophomores.” The same is largely true about NFL players. The best thing about rookies is they’re eventually done being rookies.For several young Packers players Ty Summers Jersey Mens , a year of seasoning could mean big things. Oren Burks and Josh Jackson both faced high expectations coming into their first season, and for various reasons both fell a bit short. But a year later, both could be ready to play more significant roles, hopefully with better results.On offense, J’Mon Moore is the most obvious example of a player who could benefit from a year of experience, but really, each of the Packers’ second-year receivers should reasonably be expected to be sharper in their second go-round. Receiver presents a steep learning curve, and a year of learning could represent a significant improvement.Given the construction of the Packers’ roster, a jump from the younger end of the roster could be a key benefit headed into 2019.Second-year jumps from Josh Jackson Youth Ty Summers Jersey , Oren Burks to play pivotal role in Packers’ defensive improvement | Packers WireJack Wepfer dives deep on how improvement from two young players mentioned above could affect the Packers’ defense.Packers rookie Elgton Jenkins deflects attention like he does opposing pass rushers | Packers NewsHe’s yet a rookie, but Elgton Jenkins could provide a versatile option up front.Darnell Savage wants to learn it all | Packers.comNoted for his physical attributes and athleticism, Darnell Savage thinks of himself as an intellectual player. Heading into his first season, he wants to grow his knowledge of the game however he can.Davante Adams and then who? Questions remain about Packers WRs | ESPNAs our fearless leader writes, Geronimo Allison offers an answer to this question. But it’s fair to wonder who will play the biggest role this year behind Davante Adams.Lightning suddenly strikes during woman’s video | UPIIf you are even moderately afraid about the (highly unlikely) possibility of being struck by lightning, this is fairly close to a nightmare scenario. Packers coach Mike McCarthy has parlayed the absence of a traditional owner and the presence of a transcendent quarterback into the kind of job security that few other coaches enjoy. McCarthy’s ability to escape scrutiny may now be coming to an end, and he has only himself to blame for it.For the third straight loss in a road game the Packers could have won, a member of the organization took the ball out of Aaron Rodgers‘ hands at a key moment. Against the Rams, Ty Montgomery defied orders to take a knee on a kickoff and fumbled away Rodgers’ chance for a game-winning drive. Against the Patriots White Ty Summers Jersey , Aaron Jones dropped the ball on the first play of the fourth quarter, just as Rodgers was sliding into the proverbial zone. Against the Seahawks, McCarthy chose to punt on fourth and two with 4:20 to go in lieu of leaving the ball in the hands of a franchise quarterback to whom the franchise pays $33.5 million per year.“Definitely but we had the injuries to Kenny Clark and Mike Daniels,” McCarthy said in defending his decision. “So there was definitely consideration but we had just the one timeout and the ability to stop the clock with two minutes left. We played the numbers. We did consider taking a timeout and going for it on fourth and two.”First of all, why would a timeout have been needed before the fourth down play? The Packers had only one left. Other coaches would have been prepared for a situation like that, having a decision in mind and a play picked so that there would be no need to surrender the final chance to stop the clock in order to have more time to think about, talk about, and/or fret about the plan for fourth and two. Second, the injuries to Kenny Clark and Mike Daniels don’t support a decision to punt and play defense; they support a decision to not surrender possession.Third Davante Adams Jersey , and perhaps most importantly, what “numbers” was McCarthy playing? It’s a vague reference to analytics and statistics and it ignores the that the Green Bay offense has a guy like Number 12 and the Green Bay defense doesn’t.Numbers be damned, the most sensible decision would have been to go for it. Failure would have put the Packers in the same spot, two first downs away from the clock being killed. And if the Packers had managed to hold the Seahawks to a field goal, the Packers would have had one more chance to finagle a touchdown (possibly by a Hail Mary) and win, 31-30.That didn’t happen because McCarthy didn’t trust Rodgers to convert a fourth-and-two play with the game on the line. And McCarthy didn’t trust his defense to hold Seattle to three. And McCarthy didn’t trust Rodgers, if they’d gotten the ball back while down six points, to make the kind of magic we’ve seen him make in the past.When, of course Ray Nitschke Jersey White , the blunders of a coworker or a coach haven’t kept him from making that magic.So, yes, in the zero-sum game that sees one bad team for every good team and that consists of coaches who either have been fired or will be fired, McCarthy finally lands where he should have been at least two years ago, when Rodgers openly complained about a lack of energy on the sidelines and a lack of ultimate accountability in the locker room. That accountability will now be applied to McCarthy, and nothing short of a playoff appearance and perhaps at least one playoff win will keep him from an outcome that, based on the standards to which other coaches have been held, can only be described as overdue.