The Green Bay Packers have to utilize the draft to put more pass catchers around Jordan Love — it’s a must. However, that doesn’t necessarily mean that we should expect Brian Gutekunst to go heavy on the offensive side of the ball early on in the draft either.
When Aaron Rodgers entered his first season as the Packers’ starting quarterback in 2008, he had much more robust receiver and tight end rooms. That season, Rodgers was throwing to Donald Driver, Greg Jennings, Jordy Nelson, James Jones, and Donald Lee.
As Green Bay’s roster is currently constructed, Love has a strong foundation at receiver with Christian Watson and Romeo Doubs, but there are only five total receivers on the roster, and those two are the only ones with more than 150 NFL snaps. The tight end position, meanwhile, is in need of both depth and playmaking, with Josiah Deguara and Tyler Davis the only two out of the four total tight ends on the roster to have experience on offense.
At the end of the day, the Packers still want to win games in 2023, but their ultimate goal should be figuring out whether or not Love can be their starting quarterback for the next 10-plus years. And to do so properly, they have to put the right players around him to give him that chance to succeed. This not only means adding pass catchers but also potentially bolstering the offensive line. At the end of the day, regardless of who the playmakers are, success begins and ends up front for Love.
It’s also true that having a well-rounded roster is important to Love’s success as well. A special teams unit that is missing field goal attempts or losing the field position battle isn’t going to do Love any favors. Neither is a defense that is giving up a lot of points.
That is why building out a balanced football team will still be front of mind for Gutekunst and the Packers.
“We have to remember that we are trying to win games and that takes all three phases, so we are going to load up as much as we can in all three phases,” said Guetkunst. “Certainly as we go forward, offensive skill will be part of that just like everything else, but I’m not really looking at it in that window, I’m looking at the whole team.”
The Packers have put a heavy emphasis on special teams during the free agency period, bringing back key contributors Keisean Nixon, Rudy Ford, Eric Wilson, and Dallin Leavitt while also signing Matt Orzech and Tarvarius Moore.
Defensively, Green Bay has to add to its edge…
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