Will Wide Receivers Hold Back This Offense?

[texaspackerbacker]

If Rodger's skills drop off to the level of say, a Garoppolo, there's no way this team can ever win. No path to victory ever again.

Yeah, about 2030 when Rodgers is 46 years old, that just might happen.

[yetisnowman]

Yeah, about when Rodgers is 46 years old, that just might happen.

How poorly does Aaron have to play for you to stop fellating him? He was a hair away from 5 TOs in a playoff game. When does he deserve heat, if not Sunday? It must be weird for you watching Aaron choke away another opportunity at a title with a garbage performance. Yet you still come around acting like he's infallible.

[red]

It's still nauseating to think we could have traded out of the Gary pick, still got Savage, and added 2 of Hollywood/Metcalf/Samuel/AJ Brown/Hardman.
How different would this team look?
My fear is we are now going to add talented pieces the next couple of years, but Aaron isn't good enough anymore for it to matter.
Hopefully we can agree that the answer to this thread is a resounding yes. And that standing pat with these scrubs was a big mistake.

We also could have made a trade on deadline day. I think 3 decent, vet WRs were traded. And one more in A.J. green that was available

Bengals shut down green, but there was talk that he could have played near the end of the season

I’d go after green hard in free agency

[texaspackerbacker]

How poorly does Aaron have to play for you to stop fellating him? He was a hair away from 5 TOs in a playoff game. When does he deserve heat, if not Sunday? It must be weird for you watching Aaron choke away another opportunity at a title with a garbage performance. Yet you still come around acting like he's infallible.

I normally don't even respond to your posts because you're such an ignorant piece of shit, but I'll make an exception in this case.

Of the two fumbles, the first arguably was Rodgers' fault - he should have expected the pass rush to get there that quick and had a better grip on the ball. The second one, Linsley snapped the ball off his own ass before it ever got to Rodgers. The first interception was a bad pass, no question. If I was gonna say anything mitigating about it, it was a case of ya'all whiners getting your way - he unloaded the ball quick into a crowd in the middle of the field, all of which he usually doesn't do - thankfully from the point of view of anybody with good sense. The second interception was a desperation heave with the game all but lost - a slim slim chance Adams could catch it in a crowd for a quick TD which might have extended the slim chance to win the game. If not, the game is over anyway. I'm not sure what you're whining about with the hair away from a 5th. Rodgers was something like 31 for 38 for over 300 yards despite constant pressure and receivers that ya'all can't stop talking shit about. He dispelled any of the silly shit that he can't throw it down field any more. Even an all world idiot like you ought to be able to see that as being a damn good performance - unlike your own consistently garbage performance as a poster.

[yetisnowman]

If you think Rodgers had a damn good performance on Sunday you are a delusional homer. But we knew that already. All the fumbles were his fault. 3 of them. 1 lost. 2 int. 5 total
O pts in the first half. I like how you use his final stats as proof he had a good game, but whenever people point out his statistical mediocrity you discredit them. Great example of stats lying. Aaron made ZERO throws that mattered. The game was over. Garbage time stats. When it mattered he wet the bed. I don't care what numbers he racked up while the Packers were down 4 scores. So to be clear his last pick doesn't count cause the game was decided, but all his 2nd half yards mean he had a great game. You're a homer clown.

[yetisnowman]

5th. I Meant 4th.

[Radagast]

Wide Receivers, IMO, did hold back the 2019/20 Packers. Adams is a first quality WR, but the others were hit or miss bodies in play. Hindsight is said to be 20/20, yet I believe that past history can help to set the new course for the future.

Moving forward, I'd like to see GB use players like Allison, Valdez-Scantling, Grant, Lazard, and Kumerow as trade bait to either move up in the next draft or in a trade deal for a proven deep threat WR.

Next, try to salvage something from the bust, player project, 1st round draft pick Rashan Gary. Perhaps include him in a trade deal or just cut him as necessary. Deadwood like Gary has no place on the next roster.

GB's job now is to start preparation for the next season now. A real starter replacement for Bulaga is needed at RT. Also Martinez needs help at ILB.

[th87]

Rodgers was hot trash early, making poor decisions with the ball. Something is wrong with his vision that he'd throw it in the flat with defenders a yard away, while others are open past the first down marker. And he doesn't recognize blitzes anymore.

This stalled drives and was also a factor in the 49ers jumping out to a huge lead.

The team needs to switch to power running soon. Rodgers will not win a championship as the first option ever again.

[pbmax]

Rodgers was hot trash early, making poor decisions with the ball. Something is wrong with his vision that he'd throw it in the flat with defenders a yard away, while others are open past the first down marker. And he doesn't recognize blitzes anymore.

Graham was supposed to pick the defender on the flat throw. But he was late and just released into his route.

If you don't run the play as designed, you get bad results.

[yetisnowman]

In hindsight I don't judge aaron for the 1st drive. The Williams throw wasn't bad. And punting there was monumentally dumb. The next 4-5 possessions he was garbage. Bad. A decent first half we still likely lose. A good first half from Rodgers, who knows. His play took us out of the game.

[run pMc]

Wide Receivers, IMO, did hold back the 2019/20 Packers. Adams is a first quality WR, but the others were hit or miss bodies in play. Hindsight is said to be 20/20, yet I believe that past history can help to set the new course for the future.

Moving forward, I'd like to see GB use players like Allison, Valdez-Scantling, Grant, Lazard, and Kumerow as trade bait to either move up in the next draft or in a trade deal for a proven deep threat WR.

Next, try to salvage something from the bust, player project, 1st round draft pick Rashan Gary. Perhaps include him in a trade deal or just cut him as necessary. Deadwood like Gary has no place on the next roster.

GB's job now is to start preparation for the next season now. A real starter replacement for Bulaga is needed at RT. Also Martinez needs help at ILB.

Agree the WRs (and TEs) held the team back. It was just Adams and Aaron Jones. Having a 2nd WR to threaten a defense would make a big difference IMO. Look at what Terry McLaurin, Deebo Samuel, AJ Brown, or Tank's crush Metcalf have done to help those offenses. Nobody except Adams cracked 500 yards receiving. In a passing league that won't get it done.

As for "Allison, Valdez-Scantling, Grant, Lazard, and Kumerow as trade bait" -- Allison and Grant are UDFA, and Lazard & Kumerow ERFAs, so basically they don't have a contract and can't be traded. Also, if you're a GM, what would you trade for any/all of them? A bag of footballs? Lazard is the only one worth keeping IMO, and he'd get maybe a 6th round pick if you're lucky.

Too early to give up on Gary. He's a project and the team knew that, he's not better than the Smiths right now, and he *should* get better, so why dump him? Few rookies light the league on fire anyway. He does need to make a Year 2 Leap, especially if they let Fackrell go.

Martinez and Bulaga might not be back. If they are, I agree Blake needs a speedy counterpart, he isn't fast enough to reliably cover, and the SF games exposed a general lack of speed at LB. Actually, GB hasn't protected the middle of the field well for years...scheme or players? Speed would help nonetheless. Bulaga, if retained, needs a solid backup for when he misses snaps...he's only 30 and has stayed pretty healthy the last 2 seasons, but doubts remain.