Before the Green Bay Packers stepped to the podium in the first round of the 2022 NFL draft, six wide receivers had already come off the board. In the second round, the Packers took the next wideout when they called Christian Watson’s name. In the fourth round, the Packers picked another receiver, Romeo Doubs. Watson had all the raw tools that are needed for success in the NFL. Size: A legit 6’4” (at his pro day he was listed at 6’5”) 208 lbs. 32 1/8 inch arms and 10 ¼ inch hands. Speed: an unofficial 4.28 forty that turned into an official 4.36. Serve that up with an aggressive blocking attitude, and decent hands and you have a prospect with a Randy Moss physical profile. What Watson lacked; experience in a pass oriented pro system, consistent crisp pattern running and contested catches, were all part of the reason he was available in round two.
Watson was further hampered by missing off season, training camp and in season games with various injuries that limited his contributions until he broke out in game 10 against Dallas with a four catch (8 targets) 107 yard 3 touchdown performance. Watson ended 2022-2023 with 41 catches, 611 yards and 9 touchdowns. His longest reception was 61 yards. Watson showed potential equivalency to many of the wideouts drafted in the round ahead of him. Watson won NFL rookie of the week in week 10.

Romeo Doubs (6’1 7/8”/201 lbs.-4.50 forty) had a couple of shining moments in the middle of the season, then an injury derailed him for multiple games and he faded a bit when he returned as Watson emerged. His final stats (42 receptions, one more than Watson, 425 yards, and 3 touchdowns, with a longest catch of 26 yards) showed potential that bodes well for his future success. His biggest game was against the Buccaneers, where he had 8 catches for 73 yards and one touchdown. Doubs is slightly taller, heavier and faster than Davante Adams coming out of college. He showed the ability to make the leaping corner end zone contested catch, which could help the Packers red zone frustrations. While not a dominating freshman season, he showed enough skill to pass his rookie test, especially as a fourth round pick. Doubs won the NFL rookie of the week in week 3.
This article will review the stats of each wideout drafted in front of Watson and look at each team’s overall success.

Drake London
(6’3”/213lbs. -no forty time): London played 90% of his snaps from the slot receiver position, totaling 72 receptions (117 targets) for 866 yards and 4 touchdowns. London averaged 12 yards a catch with a long of 40 yards. London had a single 100 yard game, his final game of the season, against the Buccaneers. (6 catches-120 yards) London impressed his coaches with his attention to detail, his work ethic, and his blocking. London’s biggest drawback was his three fumbles. One, against the Chargers, ended the team’s 4th quarter comeback. His Falcon team won a total of 7 games. London’s quarterbacks on the Falcons were Marcus Mariota (13 starts) and Desmond Ridder (4 starts) London’s numbers went up in the final games of the season when Ridder was the starter.

Garrett Wilson
(6’0”/183 lbs-4.38 forty): Wilson collected 83 receptions (147 targets) and 1103 yards. Wilson had 539 more yards than any other Jet receiver. Wilson’s only negative was he fumbled twice. The Jets did beat the Packers (Wilson caught one pass for 8 yards) but they lost their last six games to finish with 7 wins. Wilson totaled 4 touchdowns. Wilson’s Jet quarterback carousel included Zach Wilson (9 starts), Joe Flacco (4), Mike White (4), and Chris Streveler (1).
Chris Olave
(6’ 1/2”/186 lbs-4.39 forty) Olave was picked with the next selection in the 2022 draft after Wilson. Olave also had 72 receptions (119 targets) and 4 touchdowns and he added an impressive 1042 yards in his first year. Olave gave back two fumbles. Olave’s Saints totaled 7 wins. The Saints benched Jameis Winston after 3 starts, hampered by a lingering back injury, and stayed with Andy Dalton (14) to finish the season.
Wilson and Olave became the first rookies picked from the same school (Ohio State) to reach 1000 receiving yards in their rookie seasons in NFL history. The two former teammates are the only two receivers nominated for rookie of the year. Wilson won rookie of the week in weeks 2, 8, 12 and 13. Olave did not win the award in any week.

Jameson Williams
(6’1 ½”/179 lbs-no forty): Williams started the season recovering from surgery. He provided 1 reception to the Lions on 9 targets. His lone reception was a 41 yard touchdown. The Lions won 8 games and Williams played 78 total snaps in 6 games. Detroit’s QB position stayed consistent through the year with Jared Goff getting all 17 starts.
Jahan Dotson
(5’11”/178 lbs-4.43 forty): Dotson tallied 35 catches (61 targets) with 523 yards. Dotson missed games 5-9 to a hamstring injury. Dotson caught seven touchdowns and had one 100 yard game. His Commanders totaled 8 wins. The Commanders pivoted from quarterback Carson Wentz (8), to Taylor Heinicke (9) to Sam Howell with limited success. Dotson won rookie of the week in weeks 1 and 15.
Treylon Burks
(6’2”/225lbs.-4.55 forty): Burks also missed games 5-9 with a toe injury. Burks totaled 33 catches (54 targets) and 444 yards with one touchdown. His best game came against Green Bay where he totaled 7 catches on 8 targets for 111 yards, his only 100 yard game. Burks’ Titans totaled 7 wins. The Titans started Ryan Tannehill (12), Joshua Dobbs (2), and Malik Willis (3) at quarterback during a disappointing season.
One statistic that jumps out is that none of these teams managed more than 8 wins. Trying to win in the NFL with rookie receivers is not a recipe for success. Most of these teams picking he’d of the Packers were not playoff teams in 2021 and one wide receiver was not going to solve the team’s host of problems. A truism that afflicted the Packers this season is that you need to score touchdowns to win NFL games. Even with the struggles the Packers had in the red zone, Watson leads this rookie group with 9 touchdowns. Davante Adams was the Red Zone weapon that just kept on giving. Not only could he win 90% of the one-on-one coverage matchups in the red zone, other receivers benefitted from a defense aimed at stopping Adams.
Without Adams, new offensive coordinator Adam Stenavich struggled to find ways to score six. While Adams was the number one Packer Red Zone target for Aaron Rodgers for years, in 2022 Adams ended the season with the most receptions of his career, 123, but only 11 touchdowns, just two more than Watson in 2022. Adam’s had 18 touchdowns in 2020. Adam’s second highest total in his career is 13 in 2018. Watson’s seven passing touchdowns led the team and his two rushing touchdowns tied Aaron Jones as the team’s second highest rushing touchdown scorer. Dillon led the rushers with eight TDs. This focus on Dillon and lack of another red zone weapon at tight end helped doom the Packers offense and might be the best argument for drafting a tight end red zone weapon early in 2023’s April draft.

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The other factor that stands out is the lack of consistent quarterbacking for most of these receivers. For Wilson to put up his numbers with the quarterback issues in New York is truly impressive. The Packers had 2021’s MVP at quarterback but at age 39, playing with a broken thumb and a struggling offensive line for over half the season, the Packer rookies still struggled with both consistency and playing time, especially in the first half of the year.
Injuries obviously played a huge factor for many of these rookies. Except for Williams, there does not seem to be a first round bust in the group, which is unusual for a pool of first round receivers this large. Williams’ lack of playing time makes him an unknown, but the rest of the bunch has shown promise without high caliber quarterbacking. But potential does not become production without being on the field. The numbers show that the rookies that stayed healthy have numbers twice as high as those who missed multiple games. The rookie numbers for Watson and Doubs per game they played are impressive. But their down time is also concerning. Watson missed game three with a hamstring injury, then missed weeks 6 and 7 when he aggravated the hamstring. He then suffered a concussion in week 8 early in the game. The Packers lost 3 of those four games. Doubs lost 4 games to ankle and knee injuries just as he was really improving. The Packers lost two of those games. Watson’s and Doub’s success in 2023 will depend on a number of factors. Step one is the health of both, especially during the off-season.
Both players must respond to coaching and improving route running, specifically cuts in and out of breaks. Perhaps the biggest factor will be who is throwing the ball and the development of Samori Toure. There is no doubt that the Packers need their young receivers to improve dramatically next year to find themselves in the playoffs. The Packers were at their best when they had multiple targets that were all equally dangerous. The 5 wideouts; Driver, Jennings, Jones, Nelson, and Cobb in 2011 and the 4 in 2013; Nelson, Cobb, Jones and Jermichael Finley. Multiple weapons create defensive problems for the opposition and the Packers need at least two receiving weapons to emerge beyond these two draft picks. The Packers will also need to have patience. Davante Adams didn’t really emerge until year three. Jordy Nelson had his first one thousand yard season in his fourth as a Packer.
Of the teams and players reviewed, the team that seems to most mirror the 2022 Packers from these teams with rookie wideouts is Tennessee. The Titans had been in the playoffs the past three seasons and four out of the previous five. They had a top running game, solid if unspectacular quarterback in Tannehill and a top five wide receiver in A.J. Brown. In the off-season, the Titans lost Brown in free agency, refusing to pay him top dollar. They acquired 10 year veteran Robert Woods from Buffalo, hoping he could match Brown’s numbers. They also drafted Burks, a carbon copy of Brown in physique, but the rookie could not match Brown’s results. The Titans also struggled with offensive line injuries, losing starting guard Nate Davis and center Ben Jones.
These struggles, combined with Tannehill’s injury, left the Titans on the outside of the playoffs looking in. Woods’ 53 receptions for 527 yards worked out better than the Packers attempt to find a quality veteran. Sammy Watkins caught 13 passes for 206 yards before being shown the door. Even with the decent showing from Woods, the Titans could not overcome the loss of Brown. The Packers knew replacing Adams in 2022 with little room under the salary cap after signing Rodgers was impossible, but losing Adams was not the only factor in the playoff swing and miss. Adams’ Raiders also sat out the postseason and his quarterback, who threw for 3522 yards in 15 games, including the majority of the 1500+ totaled by Adams, threw 14 interceptions and will be in another uniform if he is lucky in 2023. The Raider defense let a record breaking number of comebacks occur while they were on the field which makes one wonder if 140 million and two high draft picks was worth the cost to a Raider team that made the playoffs without him in 2021 and was in obvious need of defensive support. The 2022 Raiders did score four more touchdowns than the 2021 team, scoring a total of 395 points.
Unfortunately, the Raider defense gave up 418 points, giving up 20 rushing and 25 passing touchdowns. If the team had spent their money and draft picks on defense, would Carr still have a job? That type of hindsight question could be asked by any fan of any team that missed the playoffs. Including the Packers. The Packers made their choices in 2022. Whether their moves will have long-term benefits into next season is the unanswered question that will only be answered on Lambeau Field in 2023.
Here’s the hard core truth….
I give no shit about the Falcons, Saints, Jets, Lions, Redskins, or Titans.
Or their receivers.
The draft is over, we got what we got.
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The Packers were 8-9. Don’t we have our own problems instead of pointing out other teams problems?
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Are we at the point where we want to talk about the Packers rookie receivers after season 1?
Are we jumping up and down?
Did Gute hit the mother lode of rookie receivers?
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What i like about Paul’s articles, is he realistically, keeps things in perspective.
You can tell he does his own thinking, and that’s always impressive.
Although…i can do without the Randy Moss comparison as i did without the Jeff Janis/Julio Jones comparison some years back.
We all know how that went down.
But i love, quotes like these……
” While not a dominating freshman season, he showed enough skill to pass his rookie test, especially as a fourth round pick.”
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“Trying to win in the NFL with rookie receivers is not a recipe for success.”
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” But potential does not become production without being on the field.”
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“Whether their moves will have long-term benefits into next season is the unanswered question that will only be answered on Lambeau Field in 2023.”
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I could go into detail about the pro’s and con’s of Watsons, and Doubs rookie seasons, but i’d like to see other opinions, before mine.
I could write my opinions, then Tom could write some fairytale fiction that he likes to make up along the way.
He’ll tells us about Doubs and Watson, but mostly why Rodgers held them back, and any other crazy shit he can make up about Rodgers to continue obsessing over his make believe nemesis.
But i think were all tiring of that.
Early in the season when drops and fragility (availability) seemed to be the knock on Watson there were some comparisons made with George Pickens, who GB had also brought in for a pre-draft visit. Pickens was doing well early with some dynamic catches but his production evened off as the season went on and he finished the season at 52/801, 4 TD (+1 TD rushing), 15.4 avg., starting 12 of 17 games. Pickens also had an injury history coming out of college, along with some personal issues. Point of all that is that the Watson pick was the correct pick for Green Bay to make based on where they were making the pick and the other WR talent available on the board.
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Watson has a bigger frame than most of his comparisons. Off season strength and conditioning should be able to add some muscle and size without hampering his speed and help him hopefully avoid injury while keeping him on the field more.
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Maybe it is just my observation but as the year went on I thought Watson started doing a better job of hands catching and plucking the ball. He has big paws, he should be able to really snatch the ball in space and secure the catch.
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Thanks for the write up Paul.
What Paul is telling you Kevin is Christian Watson and Romeo Doubs are as good as anything drafted in the first round. Proving once again, you don’t have to spend a first round pick on a WR. College football produces about 20 quality NFL WR’s per draft. How many franchise QB did we get out of last years draft? By your estimation Kevin, only Brock Purdy, by everyone else, no one. Paul’s comment that no team drafting a WR in the first or early second round won more than 8 games despite all the promising rookie WR’s is telling. That can be attributed to shitty QB play. That includes the Packers. Talent WR’s don’t make QB’s. Especially if their names are Rodgers, Wilson, Tannehill, Mariota, Winston, Wentz. None of which can beat the NFL elite QB’s. Mahomes, Burrow, Hurts, Allen, Herbert, and Lawrence. It’s all about who you have at QB not WR.
Tom M 13 hours ago
What Paul is telling you Kevin is Christian Watson and Romeo Doubs are as good as (anything?) drafted in the first round.
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Tom…is right again!!
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Don’t be shocked, if either Watson or Doubs are voted AP offensive rookie of the year.
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In turn, don’t be surprised if future Mensa members, Wyatt or Walker are voted defensive rookie of the year.
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Gutes 2022 draft, may go down as the best draft class in NFL history. It could happen people.
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Yes, as Tommi noted you don’t have to draft receivers in the first round, that is for fools. It’s “proven once again” 😏.
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Need more proof? You betchya!!
Why would a team, on the cusp of getting to a Super Bowl do something foolish like taking a wide receiver in the 1st round?
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That would just be stupid, really stupid.
You don’t take a wr in the first round. Let me repeat that.
You don’t take a wr in the first round.
NOT…..when you can trade up for a QB in the first round.
DON’T….underestimate the value of having a 1st round pick, helping the team from the sideline for 3 or 4 years.
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Sure…some fans think that putting talent on the field at the time might have helped more.
FOOLS….all of them!!
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Gute/Murphy had a plan in 2020, and so far it’s been executed to perfection.
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Like Tommi….if i find more proof in the future that taking a wr in the first round is foolish, i’ll be here (IN YOUR FACE).
Like Tommi…setting your asses straight.
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Meanwhile, back to my world of reality.
Brock Purdy joins 1st round Jets wr Garrett Wilson, and 2nd round Seattle rb Kenneth Walker as finalist for the AP Offensive Rookie of the Year award.
Once again Kevin, you don’t get it. It’s not about awards. Anymore than Rodgers telling us he could win another MVP next season. It took exactly one draft pick to replace Stephon Diggs in Minnesota with Justin Jefferson. It took one draft pick to replace Davante Adams with Christian Watson. And yes Kevin, the comp with Watson is Randy Moss. Diggs and Adams were replaced by better players with very little effort because WR’s aren’t that difficult to find. While teams can go decades looking for a franchise QB. Eddie Lacey won offensive “rookie of the year.” Who gives a fuck Kevin? Did it make a difference? Nice guy, but Alabama ran the poor kid into the ground. By the time he made it to the NFL he’s career was over at 27. By your astute estimation then, Eddie Lacey was a better back than Aaron Jones because Lacey won an award. That’s just stupid. Most Packer fans are excited about a future with Jordan Love, Christian Watson, and Romeo Doubs. While you and the girls desperately cling to the past and hope Aaron Rodgers wins another meaningless MVP award. Knock yourself out ladies. The three remaining QB’s, Jalen Hurts, Patrick Mahomes, and Joe Burrow are dynamic, franchise QB’s. They are playmakers, they can come from behind and beat you. Brock Purdy isn’t that kind of QB. He’s a system driven, game manager, who’s limitations are being hidden by a great defense. It’s one thing to beat the Gino Smith’s and the Dak Prescott’s of the NFL. It’s quite another to beat the NFL’s elite QB’s. Brock Purdy’s sealing is a healthy Jimmy Garapolo. How many SB has he won? I don’t give a fuck what awards Purdy is up for. He isn’t winning a SB. That’s not to say he’s not a nice find in the 7th round, because he is. But like a healthy Garapolo he’s only going to take you so far. Just like Rodgers and his annual one and done in the playoffs. And look at all those wonderful awards he has!
OMFG…lmao…where to start?
Lets make this simple for Tommi, i’ll number each point 😊
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Tom M 2 seconds ago
(1)”It took exactly one draft pick to replace Stephon Diggs in Minnesota with Justin Jefferson”
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(2)”It took one draft pick to replace Davante Adams with Christian Watson”
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(3)”Diggs and Adams were replaced by better players with very little effort because WR’s aren’t that difficult to find.”
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(4)”By the time he made it to the NFL he’s career was over at 27.”
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(5)” Brock Purdy isn’t that kind of QB.
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(6) ” Brock Purdy’s sealing (ceiling) is a healthy Jimmy Garapolo (Garoppolo).”
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1) Justin Jefferson was a 1st round pick correct?
Did he need to be taken in the 1st round Scooter?
Haven’t you been preaching to us Ladies you can find receivers….anywhere?
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2) Packer fans know….it took 2 draft picks to draft Watson, isn’t that right Scooter?
Now when you say “replace him” Did Watson replace Adams production?
Or is that just part of the non sensical drivel you dispense here everyday?
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3) So….lol
If i’m understanding you, Christian Watson is a better player than Davante Adams?
Did i comprehend that correctly?
Very little effort?
Did Watson fall to Gute, or did he have to give up an extra 2nd round pick to get him?
But i’d rather hear from you, about how Watson is a better player than Adams, as i think it would provide the best entertainment value…for all of us Ladies 😏
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4) Kids…Stay in School!!
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5) What kind of QB is nominated for Off. rookie of the year, a game manager? 7th round pick? Mr. Irrelevant?
Or a guy in his…rookie season, who is undefeated?
Completes 67% of his passes?
Throws 13 TD’s against 4 interceptions?
Has a passer rating of 107?
Despite being the 262nd draft pick.
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6) Again…Kids…Stay in School
Stay tuned for Tommi’s fictional announcement that Rodgers will be going to the Jets to be with Jets OC Nathaniel Hackett.
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Kind of like how Tommi announced that it was a “done deal”….that Rodgers was going to follow Hackett to Denver.
Did Davante Adams win “rookie of the year awards?” Did Davante Adams score 8TD’s in 4 games as a rookie? Was Davante Adams ever a threat to take a handoff from the backfield and take it to the house? Did Adams ever have Watson’s size or speed? Who’s the better financial value? If Christian Watson stays healthy the sky is the limit. And he’ll have a QB next season that doesn’t play petty games about trust and will throw him the ball. So you want to bitch about a first round draft pick who sat on the bench for three years in Jordan Love? Funny, cuz that’s how many years Rodgers sat on the bench as a first round draft pick. How’d that turn out sweetheart? The difference this year is the Packers don’t want Rodgers back and he knows it. If he does want to play it’ll have to be elsewhere. After all the shitty things he said about the Packers he was given an out last year to go. Most, myself included, thought he’d take it. Come to find out he was just being a little bitch and never wanted to go. You can take a man for his word. Evidently Rodgers doesn’t qualify. This year the decision is being made for him. There’s no talk this year of “please stay Aaron, we love you so much!” How did Nick Foles career turn out after his improbable SB run? Obscurity. Brock Purdy is a great story and a nice find to be sure. But Jalen Hurts offers the best chance for the NFC to win the SB over Joe Burrow or Patrick Mahomes. Trey Lance is far more talented than Brock Purdy. Doesn’t mean he’ll be the better pro. What it does mean is it will be open competition between the two when camp rolls around next summer. Regardless of Purdy’s two playoff wins.
It is pretty safe to say Trey Lance is more athletic than Brock Purdy. So far Brock Purdy has shown to be the more talented pro QB. That could change in the future but no one knows that right now. Fixed it for you Tom. You’re welcome.
Tom M 1 hour ago
Did Davante Adams win “rookie of the year awards?”
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OMFG!!
Someone call the BURN UNIT!!….lol
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What am i missing here?….did Christian Watson win rookie of the year or something?
Did i miss something?…lol
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I’m happy that Watson had a nice 4 game stretch, because any real fan knows without those 4 games we’d be talking about how big of a bust he was after trading up for him.
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News flash Tommi….both Watson, and Doubs have a ways to go before they break into the NFL receiver elite status.
The season is 17 games Gomer….not (your best 4 or 5 games) of the season.
Adams had 1,500 yards, 14 TD’s last season.
When Watson reaches 700 yards, look me up bitch.
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But then again…what do you know right Scooter? You were wrong on everything i pointed out, number by number.
“Diggs and Adams were replaced by better players with very little effort because WR’s aren’t that difficult to find.”
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LOL, this fuckin guy. Watson is better than Adams because he had four good games. Get this kid in the HOF PRONTO! If WR’s aren’t that difficult to find then why doesn’t every team in the league have a Justin Jefferson on their roster? Why did the Raiders just give up a kings ransom for Davante Adams? Someone should tell them that WR’s aren’t that difficult to find.
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“The difference this year is the Packers don’t want Rodgers back and he knows it.”
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Really? Because Gutekunst thinks otherwise, unless you know more about his situation than he does, just like Jeff Janis. In a recent article from NFL.com Gute had this to say-
Asked if the Packers have a better chance to win with Rodgers at the helm, however, Gutekunst weighed the veteran’s esteemed accolades against Love’s inexperience.
“You’re talking about a four-time MVP, right?” said Gutekunst. “We’re very excited about Jordan and where he’s at — there’s no doubt about that. At the same time, where Aaron’s at, the level he’s at, there’s not many teams he wouldn’t give the best chance to win.”
Yep! The bloviating tard Tom M’s proclamations carry about as much weight as a street corner populist demagogue’ . . . NOTHING.
Jesus man.. I’ve got a word for you. Verbose.
Verbose.
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What I said Cheese was Watson had a better rookie year than Adams. He’s bigger, faster, and more talented than Davante Adams. It took Adams three years of hard work to become an elite NFL WR. If Watson stays healthy and willing to work for it, and develop his talent, the sky is the limit. As Packer fans we all should all be happy about that. Just as we should be happy that Jordan Love shows signs of putting it all together just as Aaron Rodgers career winds down. But none of you will ever be happy with any of it because that would cause you to have to admit that maybe, just maybe, Brian Gutekunst is a good GM after all. That’s never going to happen with this group. Because you have to have someone to blame for Rodgers dismal playoff record and last season’s disaster. And you all like to rotate the blame game from Gutekunst, to Royce Newman, to Kevin King, to anyone not named Rodgers.
Tom M 5 hours ago
What I said Cheese was……..
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(2)”It took one draft pick to replace Davante Adams with Christian Watson”
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(3)”Diggs and Adams were replaced by better players with very little effort because WR’s aren’t that difficult to find.”
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7teU3ewPp1k
Justin Jefferson has already turned out to be a better pro than Stefon Diggs. Not to mention cheaper. Who would you rather have on your roster Kevin? Jefferson or Diggs? I can tell you who 31 GM’s would rather have and it isn’t Diggs. Moreover, Jefferson is a finalist for your coveted MVP award. And we all know awards give you a hard on. Diggs is not a finalist for anything. Christian Watson has already had a better rookie season than Davante Adams rookie season. With Adams not doing much in year two with an ankle injury. In fact there were those calling Adams a bust at the time. So it won’t take much for the talented Watson to outplay Adams in year two either. If Watson lives up to his comp of Randy Moss he’ll be a more dynamic playmaker than Adams. Christian Watson with his size and speed stresses a defense in away that Davante Adams never could. Adams, a great route runner to be sure, was never fast or a threat to score every time he touched the ball. Watson, like Randy Moss, is. Whether you like it or not girls, Christian Watson will be a number one WR. It’ll be fun next year watching Jordan Love and Christian Watson, along with Romeo Doubs play together. You girls live in the past. Let the rest of us look towards the future. Go be Jets fans for a couple of years. Then report back and tell us how the other half lives. I’m sure it’s filled with stats and first round playoff losses.
“Christian Watson has already had a better rookie season than Davante Adams rookie season.”
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Christian Watson had more stats his rookie season because the Packers needed him to instantly be their #1 WR. Davante was down on the depth chart and didn’t have to make an impact right away because Ted Thompson didn’t ignore the WR position for years. Nice try though.
The Houston Texas rarely do anything right as an organization. Trading away DeAndre Hopkins when he was widely considered the best WR in football was one of the few smart moves they’ve ever made. Hopkins was never the difference maker in Arizona. He didn’t make Kyler Murray bigger, less injury prone, or win any playoff games. He’s now on the down side of his career. And he sure wasn’t worth 25 million per season. Likewise Davante Adams didn’t make Derek Carr and elite QB and he didn’t get the Raiders to the playoffs. He’ll soon be on the down side of his career not worth his contract. Adams, nearing his peak as a professional athlete like Stefon Diggs. While Justin Jefferson and Christian Watson continue to be ascending players. Right now there’s probably 7 to 10 WR’s as good or better than Hopkins, Adams, and Diggs all at a fraction of the cost. The shelf life for elite WR’s is about 5 years before they get replaced by the next crop of elite WR’s. While an elite QB’s last 10 to 15 seasons and are harder to come by. That’s why the chance at drafting an elite QB always trumps drafting a WR. See Jordan Love over Chase Claypool or whoever else was available.
I’m sorry ladies, but you’re now in the minority here. The vast majority of Packers fans want to see Jordan Love play. We all know how this ends next season if Aaron Rodgers returns and it won’t be pretty. Jordan Love will have every opportunity to succeed next year as starting QB. Christian Watson will make a year two jump and be a legitimate number one WR whether you like the Randy Moss comps or not. Romeo Doubs will be Greg Jennings 2.0. With Dillion and possibly Jones back, along with a healthy, improved OL. Not to mention a QB friendly offense that virtually every QB has been successful in. Aaron Rodgers won MVP awards, Matthew Stafford won a SB, while the very average Jimmy Grappolo made a SB appearance running this offense. Not to mention the very humble rookie Brock Purdy has made a deep playoff run running his HC’s offense. Jordan Love is hardly being thrown to the wolves here. Love has always been talented. The question always was could he figure the game out from the neck up. Love showed signs of putting it all together from the preseason to the Philadelphia game. Along with what Gutekunst says he’s seen in practice and the the rest of us hasn’t. He’s satisfied Love is ready. It’s time to take the plunge and see what we have. As a member of the Jets, Colts, Titans, or Raiders, Aaron Rodgers will provide a team with a lot of fluff but very little substance. See Davante Adams in Las Vegas or Brett Favre in New York. Aaron Rodgers needs to learn the same lesson Davante Adams did. He had it pretty good playing for a great organization like the Packers….
“I’m sorry ladies, but you’re now in the minority here. The vast majority of Packers fans want to see Jordan Love play.”
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It doesn’t matter what Packer fans think. What matters is what the GM does. I don’t care who starts. Put the team in the best position to win. If that involves Jordan Love then so be it. The GM has already said Rodgers gives them the best option to win now. His words, not mine. Drafting a first round QB to sit the bench for 3 years did not put the team in the best position to win, which was also an action made by the GM.
Cheese, my friend, it’s good to see you’re coming around. I’m afraid poor Kevin is beyond help. Yes, you are correct, Brian Gutekunst did uttered those words. But that was before Rodgers disastrous 2022 season. He’s making no such statements now. He’s ready to move on and so should we.
It was 2,3 weeks ago Nimrod.
Hey Kevin! Crazy ass Warren Sapp says Chicago is trading Justin Fields and drafting Alabama QB Bryce Young! While every NFL draft “expert” from Kiper to McShay say it’s total BS. They say Justin Fields would be the first QB off the board in this years coming draft. And to take it further, they see Justin Fields developing similarly to Jalen Hurts. How can they be so wrong, Kevin? Don’t they know you and fat ass Warren Sapp are true QB whisperer’s?
The Brock Purdy hype train came to a screeching halt. We were wondering Kevin, your thoughts on Jalen Hurts as a franchise QB? Because you nailed it on Justin Fields, Jordan Love, Brock Purdy, Tim Boyle, and Kurt Benkert. No one like you Kevin can read a players stat line and decipher its hidden meaning. It’s a gift really, like reading tea leafs or tarot cards. And just as accurate.
Stop talking so stupid.
What do we say Aaron Rodgers was thinking while watching the Chiefs/Bengals game? How about, “there’s no way in hell I can beat either of these teams as a Jet, Colt, or Titan, maybe 5 years ago, but not now.” Maybe that’s why he’s talking about winning another MVP next year. He’s tempering expectations. Good luck with that Erin, no one trades 1st round draft picks for an MVP finalist. It’s SB or bust. And they’ll be no Aaron Rodgers fan boys scrambling to make excuses for him wherever he goes. Make your decision wisely Erin, or you could end up as popular in New York as Russell Wilson is in Denver.
Maybe….you don’t have the first clue what Rodgers was/is thinking.
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What was your stumbling, drunken Mother thinking when the bartender took her in the bathroom at closing time at the local corner bar?
Then 7 minutes later they came out after she done earned herself a free beer.
I don’t know the bartender, but on Xmas and Birthdays, you call him….Dad.
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Last off season the Kansas City Chiefs traded away Patrick Mahomes most dynamic and favorite playmaker in Tyreek Hill. Mahomes took it all in stride and made it all work culminating last night in a third SB appearance in four years. The sign of a true professional and a true champion. Meanwhile after trading away Davante Adams, Aaron Rodgers refused to come to camp to work with his new wideouts then proceeded to posture and pout, rolling his eyes on the sidelines when things didn’t go his way. Culminating in throwing players and coaches under the bus and not taking responsibility for anything. Then with the game on the line last night with a high ankle sprain in 19 degree weather, Mahomes puts together a game winning drive. Something Rodgers couldn’t do in his wildest homoerotic wet dreams. At 27 Mahomes has already accomplished more than Rodgers could ever do even if he played as long as Tom Brady. Patrick Mahomes will be remembered as one of the true greats to play the game along with Brady and Montana. While Aaron Rodgers will be all but forgotten like Warren Moon and Dan Fouts. Collectors of stats and very little else.
“Then with the game on the line last night with a high ankle sprain in 19 degree weather, Mahomes puts together a game winning drive.”
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Translation: Joseph Ossai got flagged for unnecessary roughness providing Butker with a 45 yard field goal attempt vs. a 60 yarder to win the game with 3 seconds left..
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Apparently, situational awareness wasn’t a big thing with Joseph Ossai.
See Brandon Bostick.
Tom M 9 hours ago
“Then with the game on the line last night with a high ankle sprain in 19 degree weather, Mahomes puts together a game winning drive.”
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Lets take a look at this miraculous game winning drive performed by Mahomes, per Tommi.
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Skyy Moore returns punt 29 yards
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1st & 10 at KC 47
(0:30 – 4th) (Shotgun) I.Pacheco left end to CIN 47 for 6 yards
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2nd & 4 at CIN 47
(0:21 – 4th) (Shotgun) P.Mahomes pass incomplete short middle to S.Moore (J.Ossai).
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3rd & 4 at CIN 47
(0:17 – 4th) (Shotgun) P.Mahomes scrambles right end ran ob at CIN 42 for 5 yards (J.Ossai). PENALTY on CIN-J.Ossai, Unnecessary Roughness, 15 yards, enforced at CIN 42.
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1st & 10 at CIN 27
(0:03 – 4th) H.Butker 45 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-J.Winchester, Holder-T.Townsend.
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Mahomes game winning drive consisted of, 1 incomplete pass, and two run plays for…..11 yards
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WOW!!!
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I better sit down.
Do you remember Kevin we had this discussion last year? I told you Patrick Mahomes would have a better career and was a better QB than your beloved Aaron Rodgers. You scoffed at such a notion. You said I had no way of knowing. It doesn’t take a brain surgeon to see Mahomes enormous talent. His humble attitude. The top notch coaching and organization. All a recipe for long term success. And it’s bearing fruit. Five years in the league, four AFCC games, two SB’s. And at 27, he’s just getting started. How many SB’s do you think he’ll win by the time he’s 40? Two? Three? Five? Now it won’t be easy, and he won’t win every year. Not with Burrow, Allen, Herbert, and Lawrence. That game certainly could have gone Cincinnati’s way. But it didn’t Kevin and the winner doesn’t have to make excuses. They just get to move on and play another game. In this case it’s the SB. Patrick Mahomes has to do two things. Say humble and stay relatively healthy. If he does both, by the time he hangs it up at 40, he’ll go down as one of the greatest to ever play the game. Aaron Rodgers will have long since been forgotten. Remembered for book clubs, lying about being vaccinated, and drinking magic tea. He’ll be remembered as a conspiracy theorist. Not just smarter than his coaches and fellow players. But smarter that doctors and pharmacists. Not a good look Kevin no matter how you try and spin it.
Hang on there Princess…..
Don’t get ahead of yourself sweetheart.
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I’m still digesting your idea of what a game winning drive consist of….or what that means to you, in your world…lol
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Game on the line, high ankle sprain, 19 degree’s
Mahomes and his running back engineered a miraculous 11 yard game winning drive.
Your words.
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Again…just when we think Tommi couldn’t write anything more stupid than his last post.
He writes another post, and proves us all wrong, again.
Joe Burrow had JaMarr Chase, Tee Higgins, and Joe Mixon. What did one legged Patrick Mahomes have Kevin? MVS and a whole lot of nothing. Yet somehow he got it done. Let’s see your boy toy do that. That’s right, he can’t! We’ve been watching the same disaster year after year since 2010. The great ones find away, everyone else you make excuses for. Aaron Rodgers will never be Patrick Mahomes no matter how many times you girls tell each other otherwise.
I’m still digesting your idea of what a game winning drive consist of….or what that means to you, in your world…lol
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Game on the line, high ankle sprain, 19 degree’s
Mahomes and his running back engineered a miraculous 11 yard game winning drive.
Your words.
Just a few more short weeks and Erin will grace us with his answer to “play or not to play” next season. He’s already hinted to his press secretary, Pat McAfee, that the Packers are receiving some “interesting offers” for his services. Not sounding like the party line of, Rodgers gives up the best chance to win” nonsense. Rodgers claims he’s not getting involved in such discussions until he firms up his decision to play or not. Sure Erin, whatever you say. While the NY media has already proclaimed that Rodgers will turn the talented Garrett Wilson into the next Davante Adams. Which is hilarious since Rodgers couldn’t be bothered to work with Christian Watson and Romeo Doubs. Sounds like media has been drinking too much of Erin’s magic tea….
Kevin, did i ever tell you and the rest of the Ladies how i most likely saved my daughters life?
It was a couple years ago, and for her confirmation she wanted a cross over her bed.
So i went down in my workshop, and built her a 25 lb crucifix and hung it over her bed.
Then, a couple weeks later, in the middle of the night, it gave out and came falling down.
Putting a 2 inch gash in the back of my head.
I guess she was just lucky i happened to be there, so she didn’t get hurt.