2020 Wide Receivers

[Deputy Nutz]

Here is crazy stat, Aaron Rodgers has thrown exactly one touchdown pass to first round draft pick during his entire career.


Can you name him?

[mraynrand]

Here is crazy stat, Aaron Rodgers has thrown exactly one touchdown pass to first round draft pick during his entire career.


Can you name him?

Gardner?

(nope, was gone before Rodgers took a snap)

[mraynrand]

Save Ferris: Malik Taylor = Donald Driver II

well, maybe not. But it's the offseason.

[mraynrand]

Here is crazy stat, Aaron Rodgers has thrown exactly one touchdown pass to first round draft pick during his entire career.


Can you name him?

Former Bears running back....

[mraynrand]

Here is crazy stat, Aaron Rodgers has thrown exactly one touchdown pass to first round draft pick during his entire career.


Can you name him?

Lance Kendricks (2nd, no!)
Justin Perillo (lol)
Cook (3rd, no!)

[mraynrand]

Former Bears running back....

NO!


Marcedes Lewis!

[Deputy Nutz]

NO!


Marcedes Lewis!

Winner, Winner.....

[run pMc]

I certainly don't think they purposely didn't draft a WR because Rodgers seems to prefer more seasoned WRs over unproven ones. What I do believe is that after the first couple of rounds, the WRs on the board would have needed more practice and polish to provide much help to this team in the near term. The WRs on the roster, although an admittedly pedestrian group, have worked with Rodgers for some time, and would be ahead of the curve. This is especially true if we have limited training camp.

I believe our best bet for improving this position is to pick up a veteran cut and hope for some improvement from the 3rd year veterans.

Remember how much they used Ryan Grant after acquiring him. That should tell you the relative strength of the WRs on the roster and tell you how good that veteran has to be to see playing time.

I agree that expecting much from a rookie WR is asking a lot, even in a year that doesn't have camps impacted by pandemics. For me, it's as much about the end of the season and beyond -- finding a running mate/successor for Adams -- as anything else. That Jordan Love is the 1st R1 offense pick in the Rodgers era is stunning, and speaking poorly to the defensive coaching.

I do hate this draft. I do not think they are rebuilding or giving up on the Rodgers era -- Rodgers is gonna be a maniac trying to stick it to MLF and Gute, MLF is getting the players he probably wants from Gute now that he's had a season to see the roster, and they are making serious investments to becoming a running team. I'd still like them to improve their receivers -- it is a passing league, after all.

Looking at how the board fell, I can see where they would not have picked WRs after Day2 -- there weren't a lot of great choices when their turn kept coming up. Trading the R4 pick to move up to 26 really hamstrung them IMO and forced them to reach for the TE a round early and took away some flexibility for moving around on Day3 or up on Day2. Ex. trading the R2 and R4 or R5 to move up enough to take Jefferson or Mims.

I'm not sold on the WR group as-is, or that adding Bagel Man and Funchise will make a huge difference (even if it is an upgrade over Allison and Grant). Maybe Year 2 in the system and Year 3 for ESB/MVS/Lazard will be the difference, but I wouldn't count on it. I guess running more makes it less of an issue?

[wist43]

Here is crazy stat, Aaron Rodgers has thrown exactly one touchdown pass to first round draft pick during his entire career.


Can you name him?

BJ Raji

[run pMc]

I believe our best bet for improving this position is to pick up a veteran cut and hope for some improvement from the 3rd year veterans.

A number of WRs listed here as possible cuts/trades. Surprised they listed Jamaal over Lane Taylor though.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/29101985/32-nfl-players-most-likely-cut-traded-2020-nfl-draft

[Sparkey]

If someone is interested, Begelton's pro day workout in 2016

[Bretsky]

hitting new lows hyping our new WR hopefuls

Bring back Billy Schroeder !!!!!

[GB-Brandon]

hitting new lows hyping our new WR hopefuls

Bring back Billy Schroeder !!!!!

Yeah. Lol. I used to get bought into it too. Not now after I’ve seen 6 years of late round busts and “UDFA Feel Good Stories”

They do this every year. Let’s make believe we have Jerry Rice and nobody just knows it yet.

[Sparkey]

Actually, nobody knows. Yet there are some that seem to enjoy being that proud peacock that never shuts up.

In regards to Begelton, what I see is someone who has improved each year in the CFL. Last year, his third year, he made a huge leap in production. Will it translate to the NFL? Only time can answer that question. But I dare say, he has a better chance, this season, to help the Packers than any receiver available to GB at the end of round 2.

[Bretsky]

Actually, nobody knows. Yet there are some that seem to enjoy being that proud peacock that never shuts up.

In regards to Begelton, what I see is someone who has improved each year in the CFL. Last year, his third year, he made a huge leap in production. Will it translate to the NFL? Only time can answer that question. But I dare say, he has a better chance, this season, to help the Packers than any receiver available to GB at the end of round 2.

I would agree, seeing we ignored them all and he might make the team )))