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Kumerow added the knowledge of the offense among the entire receiver group is in a much better place now compared to the spring. It’s taken a lot of extra time on their own, writing and re-writing notes to commit things to memory.
For all the talk about the position in May and June, the competition never really got underway because everyone was just trying to get familiar with the playbook.
“Learning this offense was tough at first going through OTAs, but coming through second time around, it feels like a world of difference,” Kumerow said. “Guys are catching on a lot quicker, there’s not as much confusion in the huddle, and guys are sprinting to their spots a lot quicker.”
Thus far, Geronimo Allison and Marquez Valdes-Scantling have taken more reps alongside Davante Adams with the No. 1 offense than anyone else, but they’ve all gotten their chances here and there with the ones, including Davis, Kumerow, Equanimeous St. Brown, J'Mon Moore, Allen Lazard and Darrius Shepherd.
For his part, Kumerow has continued to be a steady presence in practice, much like last year when he was the underdog story of camp until a preseason shoulder injury sidelined him for three months. He rebounded from that to get on the active roster by season’s end and catch a 49-yard TD pass from Rodgers in Week 16.
“Jake’s a consistent guy that’s extremely reliable, and you can trust he’s going to be where he’s supposed to be within the timing of a play,” LaFleur said. “He’s a big guy that can go up and make some plays in what we like to call 50-50 balls.”
Just how this receiver competition is going to shake out is a toss-up in itself, but by all accounts it’s just getting started.
“The fact we have all this competition is more exciting than not,” Davis said, “because being that competitive means we’re going to be pretty damn good.”