I commend Mike on his answer to Gary from Vineland, NJ. The question had a sense of fantasy football angst. In my mind receiving stars (e.g. Ja’Marr Chase, Justin Jefferson and Davante Adams) became stars by making play after play. They then were more of a focus for the respective offenses. The stardom wasn’t forced upon them. A tract that Tucker Kraft and Romeo Doubs seem to be following and a path that Matthew Golden is embracing. Would you agree, Wes?
In the post-Adams era, the Packers’ offense isn’t built on force-feeding a specific guy. I believe that approach has cultivated a sense of camaraderie and belonging among the pass-catchers. To those who want to harp on stats, receivers and tight ends get paid regardless of what the box score says in today’s NFL. In Green Bay, everyone has a role to play. If a receiver does well, he’ll get his opps.
Spoff, I loved what you said about Matthew Golden on Wednesday – “I think fans need to be less fixated on making someone a star and just let him become one. It’s worked here before.” It was awesome seeing Golden in action Sunday and that Love trusts him, but it’s early. If we’re seeing the next Brett Favre-Donald Driver or Aaron Rodgers-Jordy Nelson duo, then it will come in time. This franchise doesn’t trial-and-error QBs, it develops them, and we wait in anticipation for that next magnetic QB-WR connection.
I should add that, too. Davante Adams didn’t become Davante Adams because Rodgers anointed him WR1. It’s because he earned those targets at a critical time when the Packers were transitioning from Nelson and Randall Cobb. I promise you guys…the team is seeing exactly what you’re seeing in Golden. But it’s a progression, not a prophecy.
Zak from Huntington Beach, CA
How well would you say our rookie WRs are doing with their run blocking in the NFL? At 6-foot-4 and 225 pounds, Savion Williams is built like a linebacker, so he presumably handles his blocking assignments more often than not. But, how about Golden? Does he run block well, comparatively, for a roughly 190-pounder?
That’s also a part of the equation. I can’t give you a huge assessment right now of where Golden is with his blocking, but technique and effort are more important than size. Sure, someone like Allen Lazard (6-5, 225) tied it all together, but Cobb was proficient despite often being the smallest player on offense.
We’ve heard a lot about the possible return of Christian Watson, which is great news, but I don’t think I’ve heard much else about any other players coming off the IR. Any word on MarShawn Lloyd, Brenton Cox Jr., Jayden Reed, etc.? Getting any or all of them back would be great for the rest of the season.
Half of LaFleur’s news conference was addressing injured players. Lloyd is “getting closer,” but won’t be back this week. Collin Oliver‘s status remains “up in the air,” but the Packers still have hope he’ll play this season. Devonte Wyatt (knee) didn’t practice Wednesday. Packers plan to give him the week to play. Nothing to report on Reed or Cox.
I had to go to a casino, which shows all the games, to watch the Pack. The Cardinals game was of course on, too. It looked like the Cardinals were a different team with Brissett at QB. Next week is the Cardinals’ bye week, so the word around here is Murray will sit out to get totally healthy for Dallas after the bye. Will the pass pressure packages by GB be different or the same for either QB? Hope to finally meet you guys at the Packers Everywhere pep rally.
Hope to see you there, Ray. Many of the same principles apply regardless of who starts at QB, but the front probably can pin its ears back a little more if it’s Brissett for aforementioned reasons. Jeff Hafley and the coaches know far better than me what works, but I’d like to see Xavier McKinney in the box more and Edgerrin Cooper factoring into the pass-rush plan. Obviously, you gotta give something to get something, but those two were key pieces to the Packers’ takeaway party last year. I wonder if the Packers can do a few things to get both closer to the football again.
Just got tickets to take my 9-year-old to Packers at Cardinals. The last and only game I went to was Packers at Saints in Jacksonville. Terrible outcome, but I remember thinking that maybe the silver lining was I watched Jordan Love’s first-ever NFL action. Time goes by quickly. Looking forward to making some lifelong memories and passing on the love of the Packers to my son.
Scottsdale is a great city for making a road trip. I love that stadium, too. I can’t believe it’s been nearly 10 years since my last game there. I hope y’all have a great time.
How soon can we expect to see Christian Watson back on the field?
Watson needs to be added to the 53-man roster by Oct. 27, so anytime between this Sunday and the Carolina game.
Hey Wes, it seems as though every team gives the Packers their best game, would you agree? Seems as though every team wants to beat the Green Bay Packers. That’s something that doesn’t get taken as a factor when looking at our wins/losses, IMHO (wcbw).
Everyone has come to play this year whether it’s 4-2 Detroit or 1-5 Cleveland. It also didn’t help the Browns game came at the worst possible time to have a deluge of O-line injuries.
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