Heading into Week 15 action against the Chicago Bears, the Green Bay Packers have their backs against the wall with their playoff hopes riding on the contest.
It has been an entire season where the team has fallen well short of what was hoped while it has featured many shortcomings on the offensive side of the ball. Among those has been Jimmy Graham, who has seen his production fall below what has become expected, which he has pointed out his frustrations with his level of play and Packers' lack of success, via Bill Huber of 247 Sports.
“My numbers suck,” Graham said during a rare media session on Friday. “That’s not what it’s about, you know? I just want to win games. If I have one catch for 2 yards and we win, I don’t care. Obviously, it’s not great when you’re not helping us win, and that’s what I see.”
The Packers have fallen well below their aspirations throughout this season, which has especially been the case over the last several weeks having dropped five out of their last seven games played. Meanwhile, Graham has produced at the level that was hoped as he has hauled in 46 catches for 549 receiving yards and two touchdowns. This has featured him notching fewer than 30 receiving yards six times while posting just one 100 receiving yards performance.
His production hasn't completely been non-apparent, but it's not what Graham was eyeing to do with the Packers as the pairing with star quarterback Aaron Rodgers was expected to be highly beneficial for him to put up huge big numbers. Instead, he has struggled to find a solid level of consistency throughout the season.
Granted, he is dealing with a broken thumb, but it hasn't seen him become that game-changing factor in the passing game that he has shown throughout his career. This could be changed a bit in the final three weeks of the regular season as he will have the chance to step up his play and breakthrough with some strong performances in some critical games down the stretch.
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