Packers training camp: 3 Most important position battles
By Lucas Schuh
Packers camp position battles No. 1: Wide Receiver
Players Competing: Davante Adams, Jake Kumerow, Marquez Valdes-Scantling, Equanimeous St Brown, Darrell Stewart, Reggie Begelton, Allen Lazard, Darrius Shepard, Malik Taylor
Davante Adams has the WR1 position in the Green Bay offense on lock. However, the position battle behind him is the most important one for the Packers to decide in the 2020 offseason. The success of Aaron Rodgers and the offense may depend on how the pass-catching corps fills out behind Adams on the depth chart.
Heading into the 2020 offseason, wide receiver was the one position fans were crying for Green Bay to address. Unfortunately, the Pack did very little in the way of fixing the position. Their one move was to sign veteran free agent Devin Funchess but now he’s decided to opt out of the 2020 season due to concerns about COVID-19.
The most frustrating instance of this, though, was the 2020 draft. In a historically talented wide receiver draft class, the Packers didn’t take a single player at the position. To make matters even worse, they only signed one undrafted free agent at wide receiver, Darrell Stewart. That’s, shall we say, less than ideal.
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Though the Packers were able to win the division and go 13-3 last year, no one on the roster was able to fully secure the No. 2 wide receiver position — though Allen Lazard did make some noise late. That likely won’t happen again this season, however, making the battle in training camp all the more vital to their plight. If they don’t find a quality pecking order, the offense could flounder.