The former Michigan State standout was only targeted once during the game (in 25 snaps), and perhaps he would have seen the ball more if he hadn’t dropped it. Jayden Reed, the wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers, was unable to assist his team in their 34-31 loss to the Detroit Lions because he was not given the chance to make an impact.
Jayden Reed has only caught eight passes for 73 yards in his last four games since he caught five passes for 113 yards in Green Bay’s Week 9 loss to Detroit at Lambeau Field. According to Rob Demovsky of ESPN, Reed stated, “I always want the ball in my hands.” “I have no control over a lot of that. The calls are not made by me. It’s a cooperative game. For things like that to occur, a lot of things need to go right, including the blocking.
As one of the team’s most vital players, Jayden Reed needs to recover. In terms of targets (59), catches (44), and receiving yards (693), the second-year pro continues to lead the Green Bay Packers. In addition, he has one rushing score and is second only to Tucker Kraft in receiving touchdowns (6).
In Week 14, Matt LaFleur of the Green Bay Packers talks about “ignoring” Jayden Reed.
After the game, Matt LaFleur said that the Green Bay Packers ought to have used Jayden Reed more. Reed’s removal from the game was attributed by the 45-year-old head coach to the Detroit Lions.
We tried to go to him early in the game,” LaFleur said. “Matter of fact, the first play was kind of designed to either, more than likely, go to him or (Dontayvion) Wicks. We got sacked on that play.”
“Now where we can be better is, and I talked to Jayden about this, is just making sure that we have some of those plays for him in the game plan where he’s tagged to go in there and play wide out, because obviously, he’s a very impactful player. And we never … it wasn’t by design that we don’t want to throw him the ball. That’s never the case. We tried to down in the red area too … they did a good job,” he added.