It’s been a lifetime in the making

I recently read a statistic that 50% of WR drafted in Round 1 never have a 1,000-yard season and 30% have no more than two 1,000-yard seasons. It makes me wonder why so many fans believed trading up to draft a WR high in the first round, or in the first round at all was a great course of action. The law of averages says no matter where the WR was drafted he likely wouldn’t make a huge impact. Considering how many good WRs the Pack has gotten outside of Round 1, why not just trust the system that has worked for 30 years?

The only conclusion I can draw is that receiver is one of the more glamorous positions, so fans naturally gravitate towards it. I don’t begrudge them for wanting a first-round pick at receiver. My gripe has been, and always will be, these national sites getting fans stirred up about how “Aaron Rodgers has never thrown a touchdown to a first-round pick.” It’s lazy and it disrespects everything Donald Driver, Greg Jennings, Jordy Nelson, James Jones, Randall Cobb and Davante Adams have accomplished in their decorated careers. Those are six receivers who, in my mind, are all Packers Hall of Famers. I’m sorry none of them were first-round picks.

Hello Wes and Mike. I know many consider Lazard lacks speed, which contributed to him going undrafted. However, I would submit MVS’s 74-yard TD against the Raiders in 2019 as a rebuttal. Take a look at the trailing Packer who appears to be running stride for stride with MVS and definitely not losing ground. Perhaps a bad rap?

It’s not a track meet. It’s a football game. I couldn’t care less what Lazard’s 40 time was then or what it is now. He’s a receiver in his prime who has Rodgers’ trust.

With all the talk about Romeo Doubs, and Aaron touting Allen Lazard as a No. 1, it seems to me Sammy Watkins is being overlooked. I was at practice Thursday and was very impressed. I realize it’s fair at this point to question whether he can stay healthy for an entire season. However, it doesn’t appear to me his string of…