Really it’s turner, mvs and Adam’s. The other guys we played half a season or more without already. It’s more of a bump when they’re back than a drop from what we’re used to.
Thanks for bringing up Adams. So the offense needs to replace Adams, Jenkins, Bahktiari, Turner, MVS, Tonyan and one of key replacements, Watson had knee surgery already. Those are 3 pro bowlers, 2 good staters and your deep threat. Good luck replacing that amount of talent. We saw in the Niner game how ineffective this offense is with all those guys out with the exception of Adams who may be the best WR in the league. Just keepin it real.
That was perfectly said Mondio.
Sure. That said, I’m not that concerned because imo the biggest factor in the success of our Offense has been Aaron Rodgers. I’ve just witnessed him too many times make chicken salad from chicken poo
Correct. And until they start playing real games, we won’t know what kind of team they’ll be. But you pointed out the guys missing last year. They still were the number one seed in the NFC. I’ll take that again……….
As far as the offense, it seems just as likely that someone will step up from that WR group as not. There's certainly a lot of potential in that group. I'd like to see that translate to production.
I feel like Patrick is going to be missed on the OL more than people think.
I'll disagree with you, in a friendly, bantering way.
Patrick was good, and gave the Packers flexibility as he could play any of the G/OC spots slightly more than adequately. I don't think he is/was a standout, just a solid, OK guy. Bears paid him 2yr/$8Mil to be their starting OC... broke his thumb 2nd day of workouts & will be in a cast after surgery until opening day. The Packers have a lot of young interior OL talent looking for game-snaps... short of multiple severe injuries we'll be fine.I thought Patrick was a little better than "just a guy". When it comes to the OL and guys who aren't in the elite tier, the Packers' OL coaching shines through. The coaches probably don't get as much credit as they should. When was the last time/season you remember the Packers having a bad OL? It seems like for as long as Rodgers has been around, they've protected him and opened gaps for the runners. There have been times as injuries piled up that they've had less than stellar games, but mostly the OL has been solid.I'll disagree with you, in a friendly, bantering way.
Agreed. It was a great draft class for the O line and for the D and for WRs. It's still gotta play out on the field, but at this point, it's hard to ask for more considering all the needs.
If that’s true. Then you need to erase James Jones from our debate. He didn’t resign with GB until the regular season of 2015. It’s just now August and he would’ve been a Giant
See underneath posts. Hmmmm
I'll disagree with you, in a friendly, bantering way.
Either I’m not ignoring the 2015 season or you are not interested in reading my lengthy responses to it? If I was any more verbose on the 2015 remarks I’d put everyone into a long slumber! Please reRead (correction read!) posts #35 and #45 for your homework assignment. and no more vacations! they are making you fall asleep in Packer class!
Good stuff, That is an excellent observation I commend you for that nice. Players are added and deleted throughout the season and it could happen tomorrow. So we’d better tread lightly when making some assumption that our Roster is “fixed”. That was 1 of the points I made that you conveniently sidestep in the overall conversation.
I don't think anyone here has ever even hinted that any of the current WR group will replace Adams. Will the group regress? Probably. But that's a "glass half empty" view. I think the WR group and the rest of the team will do well enough to compete for a SB, the same as when Adams was here. Are their chances better or worse? I don't really care. The D is better, the running game is solid, they have arguably the best QB in the league. I see no reason to be pessimistic.
I fully agree. I am doing my best not to bring up Defense or ST etc.. in order to narrow our focus to the thread.
Yeah I see no reason to be pessimistic about the passing game. Two of the guys, Lazard and Watkins, are very motivated to do well and have shown they can play in the NFL. The rookies are motivated because they want to stand out, early, and set themselves up for better things. And Rodgers is the QB. IMO there's no good reason to be pessimistic entering the season about the passing game.
Amen. It is true that we have not invested properly at WR lately.
Yeah Adams was a huge exception, but overall and across more than one GM, GB hasn't done a good job maintaining a solid WR corps, with legit #1, 2, and 3 receivers. Even the last few years, it was Adams, and everyone else. Yeah Lazard and MVS were ok, but no more than a typical #3 WR.
