A year after ‘blip’ of no-showing to practice, Packers wideout Romeo Doubs regains his form — and Matt LaFleur’s trust

GREEN BAY — What a difference a year makes is among the most overused clichés in sports.

It is also virtually impossible to look at where Romeo Doubs finds himself through four games this season, compare that to what happened after the fourth game of last season, and not have that phrase come to mind when thinking about the Green Bay Packers wide receiver.

As the Packers spend their Week 5 regrouping after a loss to the previously winless Cleveland Browns and last Sunday night’s 40-40 tie-that-felt-like-a-loss with the Dallas Cowboys, Doubs is coming off a three-touchdown game and has caught 13 passes for 179 yards and four TDs with zero drops on 19 targets.

None of the Packers’ wide receivers have been more productive — only tight end Tucker Kraft has more receptions (16), receivin