Looking for a jolt on punt returns, Packers Head Coach Mike McCarthy and special-teams coordinator Ron Zook floated the idea of reinstalling Randall Cobb onto the unit.
Then, Cobb’s hamstring flared up following the Packers’ 26-10 win over the Chicago Bears on Oct. 20 and any plans to deploy the Pro Bowl receiver on punts had to be put on hold.
“We had talked about it earlier in the year and then I had my hamstring issue,” Cobb said. “It just got pushed back a little bit.”
With Cobb’s hamstring healed, the Packers have revisited the idea of using Cobb return punts again in recent weeks and it’s been paying dividends in their starting field position.