"Unlike many of his teammates, Green Bay Packers wide receiver Greg Jennings has managed to stay healthy this season, although you would never know it based on his meager statistics.

Jennings ranks fourth on the team with 14 catches for 183 yards, including a combined six receptions for 65 yards in the last three games.

That kind of limited production isn't what the Packers or Jennings had in mind when he signed a four-year, $26.885 million contract in June 2009.

Is it any wonder the offense is struggling when its No. 1 receiver has been largely forgotten?

Jennings is on pace to catch 45 passes for 586 yards, which would be his worst pro season.

This is the same player who caught 80 passes for 1,292 yards in 2008, and added 1,113 receiving yards last year. Jennings led the NFL with 21 catches of 40-plus yards from 2007-'09, but his longest reception this season is for 32 yards.

The Packers' inability to exploit one of their most potent offensive weapons is puzzling, and it doesn't appear to be Jennings' fault.

He continues to run good routes and hasn't lost any speed. He is tied for the team lead with three touchdown passes, an indication he still possesses all the skills necessary to gash defenses for big plays.

He's simply not getting the ball enough. In a league where the primary goal should be to allow playmakers to work their magic, the Packers have come up woefully short in giving Jennings opportunities to succeed.

During a Monday meeting the Packers' coaching staff talked specifically about how to get Jennings more involved in the offense.

"We're certainly aware of his ability and his playmaking skill," said offensive coordinator Joe Philbin. "We need to get him the football.

"He's not a distant thought in our progression or in our game planning ideas."

Yet on game days over the past month, Jennings has been a stranger to the football. Since a five-catch, 82-yard performance in the season opener against Philadelphia, Jennings has become an afterthought. His totals in the four games since are anemic: 3 catches for 36 yards vs. Buffalo; 2 for 18 vs. Chicago; 2 for 25 vs. Detroit; and 2 for 22 vs. Washington."