What a refreshing and novel thought.
Good journalism can actually be done without hype, controversy or group think, and with a few basic facts thrown in.
Thank you Brandon for considering that the Packers management might know more about team personnel than we do.

We can certainly win games with the group we have. The question is can we go and win the Superbowl. I don't think so. We have needed to address the position in recent drafts such as; 2018 Anthony Miller round 2
instead of Josh Jackson, 2017 Cooper Kupp or Juju Smith Shuster round 2 instead of Josh Jones, .....the list goes on. The neglect is almost as bad as the ILB position.

While I agree that a player won't come in and help right away, and they won't come in and be better then MVS, EQ and Lazard, I would argue they would be better then the players behind them. We need the depth for many reasons. I would much rather get a guy in to learn the offense now, then to wait until week 8 and we need a guy fast.

If they have the ability to bring in a quality player now, I would like them to do so.

There are a couple of other positions I would like to see them bring in as well. DL, OL, are 2 that I would like to see. I would like to see them maybe bring in Snacks and Velhdeer. Those are 2 guys I would like to see brought in.

I don’t think fans are getting that MLF and Gutey don’t care about getting more receivers because they are trying to turn the offense into Tennessee Titans 2.0. Can you name the Titan’s top 3 receivers? I can’t. I just know Derrick Henry. He is the offense. Receivers are just considered downfield blockers.

I don't see a back -up plan here. While I thought the Funchess signing stunk. I wasn't surprised in the least of the opt out. Pin pointing a #2 out of this group is just ridicules. The impact of any of these Wrs is game to game. Just compare them to Lofton, Sharpe, Driver, Nelson, and Cobb. Tools; Rodgers needs Tools. It's the ingredient to a Super offense. It's everything. Avoiding better; shows us Guteys failure. The great teams in history had this covered. Judging these guys on how they look right now. Aaron Rodgers needs Help. Because were just one WR from a disaster. Using glue never works. And Running won't make up for the lack of game changers.

Wow. What a novel idea. I wish I had thought of it several months ago.

Most of the WR targets will go to Adams. Some will be split among Lazard, MVS, and St. Brown. We will throw to the backs, just like last year, and the TE will get the remaining targets. An additional WR is superfluous.

Very good Brandon, and think you are right about the wideouts. Earlier was a discussion on keeping 5 verses 6 WRs. They have an All-Pro in Adams and this team is going to be (if not already) a running team. Why have so many WRs when you will be running at most 3 WR sets less than 20% of the time? That's a guess on my part, but suspect that 3-WR sets will be used even less than that.

There really are no WR's that are worth signing currently.

Having said that, the Packers Offense desperately needs a #2 WR. Yes, they are looking at more of a run first Offense but you still need to pass in the NFL to win a Super Bowl. Our Offense averaged 23.5 pts per game last year. That is not good enough. What have we changed on Offense? Nothing. In fact, we lost a pro bowl caliber RT. AR will not have as much time to throw this year due that fact.

I am not trying to be negative or be doom and gloom here but the fact remains we did nothing to improve the Offense. And don't say we added Dillion and Deguara. We have no idea what they will do their first year and usually a 2nd and 3rd round pick takes at least a year or two to show anything.

What might be the saving grace for drafting Love over a WR is that we may not even play this year anyway and there was no off season or preseason so a rookie WR may have not have affected this Offense due to that fact.

We shall see.....

I agree with the article. I think EQ brings a spark and Lazard plays well and solidifies the #2 role. They can win with what they have. Run the ball, 2 TE sets, play action.

Why is everyone forgetting about Reggie Begelton?

I also agree with the article. However, Brandon and everyone else is forgetting about the signing of Reggie Begelton, the CFL star receiver that, admittedly, no one south of the border knows much about. I have watched some of his games in the CFL, and thought that he actually has as good a chance as any new Packer to beat out some of the 2nd/3rd year guys for the #3 spot. He is a 3 yr veteran with exceptional route running skills and is sure handed. Not fast but quick. I really thought that he might be a better signing than Funchess. Go Pack!!

I think the FO is going to play wait and see with WR and other positions as well. If they were all that excited about the current FA available they would have made an attempt to sign them by now. Wait until the cuts start and final roster are set, there is a good possibility better options will be available then and potentially at a lower cost. Patience is more important than ever this year, to much uncertainty with how the season will unfold.

"The Packers clearly like their guys, and it is justified."

I'm sorry, this is idiotic. Nagler was wrong last year. Our WRs suck post-Davante. They're a collection of athletic JAGs or worse, and MVS, who can't run a route or catch a ball at a professional standard.

I've beaten this drum all year long, with Funchess or without: Our WRs are a bottom 5 unit and it will hurt the team. It (along with the DL) are the two fatal flaws on this team that Gute (rightly) is just praying that young guys step up.

We absolutely should have another veteran WR on the team who can play at a pro level consistently. Now. And back in March.

Brandon, you forgot to mention Reggie Begelton.

Gutekunst doesn't care where he gets his talent, as long as they are good players, and that they bring value to the team, unless they are cost prohibitive. Reggie Begelton fits this Packers offense, perfectly, and signing him to a futures contract last January may prove to be a very solid move. We need the most help from the slot - especially with Funchess out. Begelton delivers. 6-0 200 4.53. Great route runner with equally great hands who owns the middle of the field and consistently adds RAC. Begelton is also a pure slot WR.

I'm a HUGE fan of Alan Lazard, who I think will win the #2 WR position outright with ease. As for that #3 WR spot? I'd like to think Reggie Begelton is going to be that guy. He's got "QB's Best Friend" written all over him.

Check out his lengthly highlights, and you'll see a strong, confident player with deceptive speed and accurate route running who always makes a play. He wasn't just a CFL player, but a CFL All-Star. The guy knows how to work the middle of the field from the slot. After viewing his highlights I couldn't help but think he's a mesh of Jordy and Cobb, in terms of route running, sure hands, stature, strength and reliability. "Toughness" was a quality I was hoping the Packers would add at WR this last draft. Reggie Begelton has that.

We'll see. Don't sleep on this kid.

The Packers urgently need to trade for Terry Glenn.

I actually like the Packers receivers group.

Weird.

Well it is probably true there isn’t anyone else out there right now they can help improve the wide receiving corps. That being said Green Bay somehow needs to address the issue. Last year Davante Adams caught 83 balls (missed 4 games) and the next receiver caught 35 balls. That was Lazard . If you put it another way that is an average of 3 catches a game because he didn’t play much the first 4 games so I just figured for 12 games. I feel good about the prospect either Lazard, ESB, MVS, or Begelton can somehow improve the production of the #2 receiver spot. If none of them can improve the #2 WR spot after about 4 games ( that‘s my arbitrary number, it maybe different for the rest of you) them I think Green Bay should try and get help elsewhere. If we had a better than average TE that could change how I feel but right we have 2 good prospects that aren’t proven yet. If one of them does we are going to be dynamic on offense.
It’s great that Green Bay wants to run the ball but when you get to the playoffs you’re going to come up against a team that can stop the run and you’ll have to be able to throw. The Titans are a good example that, they win their first round game only to run into a team with a tough run defense.
Unless you have a defense like a 2018 patriots what are the 2016 Broncos that can keep a game in the teens you won’t win a Super Bowl with a conventional running team. I have to say conventional because of Baltimore last year. We don’t have a defense like that yet, but we’re getting closer, so there has to be an adequate passing attack now if you want to win another SB now or you can just wait another year or two and then maybe you will have all the pieces in place.
The bottom line is that if we get more production from either the tight end or the number two receiver we’re going to the Super Bowl because San Francisco is not going to run over us again.

The bottom line is that teams rarely get better by standing pat. The Packers already made an overture toward that in signing Funchess--clearly they thought he offered them something useful in comparison to the players already on the roster. Now, with Funchess deferring his contract to 2021, there's a little bit of found cap money there.

Sure, plenty of other potential commitments to take care of.

Sure, rollover is a real thing in light of what looks like a shrinking 2021 cap.

But that cap contraction is potentially slamming the door shut on this team window after 2020. What's the harm--if there's a guy you like at ANY position group, not just WR--in using that found cap space to test drive some player through camp...maybe another rebound candidate...maybe a vet who's been cut or is languishing on the market and could take a low-vet contract? The money isn't on the cap unless that player makes the 53...and that player just might save your season (such as it is).

A great time to sign FA wide outs will be after the new NFL salary cap kicks in and is significantly lower than what it is now.

Most teams will be semi-strapped for cash and looking to unload / not resign their talent.

A Team like the Packers could be one of the few with free resources, if they manage to unload Rodgers' prohibitive salary and clear that money from their books.

That'd be a great time to sign some top tier FA wide out.

I would sign Josh Gordon if he is reinstated. He has five suspensions for substance abuse, but weed no longer is an offense that is subject to suspension: now it is just a fine. He was suspended a sixth time for violating team rules as well. More concerning are drunk driving issues.

Failing Gordon, there were a lot of wide receivers drafted this year. Some of them won't make their team, and some will displace veteran WRs at cut-downs.

Lets not pretend that Funchess was nothing more than a late cheap token signing by Gute to appease the fans who wanted a wide receiver.

What did we lose with him opting out?
A guy with a target catch rate of 52.8%?
A guy who has averaged 36 yards a game in his career?

If Gute was serious about giving Rodgers some weapons, he had two years, 2 drafts and 2 free agent periods to do it. Other than Funchess, he did nothing.

Outside of Mercedes Lewis who is used more as a blocker anyway, our other 5 tight ends in camp have a total of 6 NFL catches. Yes, you read that right.

Outside of Adams, we have one of the poorest group of wide receivers in the NFL.

And Rodgers is.....supposed to be excited about the offense? I don't know how Gute can look at Rodgers with a straight face.

But on the positive side, we have a 1st round player, picked 12th, sitting on the bench in case either of our high priced edge rushers need a rest. Forget about drafting a receiver or a tackle to replace Bulaga.....we needed a bench player at OLB.
We also needed a 2nd round rb because our present running back only had 19 TD's. So we had a need there more important than a receiver or tackle, or middle linebacker.

You may have noticed a slight detection of sarcasm in my post :)