While the Green Bay Packers miraculously won every game while star wide receiver Davante Adams was sidelined for four contests during the 2019 NFL season, and there was no shortage of complaints about the (lack of) weapons future Hall of Fame quarterback Aaron Rodgers was handed in his wideout corps this past year.
Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst promised an “emphasis” on rounding out the wide receiver position in the offseason.
“I think that’s something we’ll certainly put an emphasis on this year,” Gutekunst told Jason Wilde of The Athletic.
Adams, a three-time Pro-Bowler at 27 years old, led the Packers' receivers in 2019 with just short of 1,000 yards caught, scoring five touchdowns. Behind Adams was 24-year-old former undrafted wideout Allen Lazard at only 477 receiving yards on 35 catches for three scores and second-year receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling at 452-26-2.
The Packers, owners of the 30th overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, could very well go with a first-round wide receiver in April as the class is loaded with a perceived high-quality group of wideouts, including Alabama's Jerry Jeudy and Henry Ruggs III, Oklahoma's CeeDee Lamb, and Clemson receiver Tee Higgins.
While the wide receiver corps isn't the only group on second-year head coach Matt LaFleur's team that needs improvement, it's probably the standout unit due to the attention Rodgers receives. Nobody doubts how great Rodgers is on the field, but the lack of threats downfield and out flat through the air is concerning given how close the Packers were to Super Bowl LIV, losing to the NFC champ San Francisco 49ers in the conference title game, only scoring 20 points.
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