Bay Packers. Although I still think they have more work to
do. And I feel like this is just kind of a placeholder.
So if they don't find the guy that they want in the draft, if
they don't get the guy, they want in the draft, they can, at
least say,
hey, we have someone
who can be the number one receiver on our depth chart,
while we continue to try to figure that out. I'm referring
to the agreement that will send receiver Sammy Watkins to
the Packers on a one-year 4 million dollars.
Deal, which clearly cries out. Not
a number one receiver as the market inches toward 30 million
per year, for top receivers.
Here's Sammy Watkins at 4 million and for good reason,
career has been wildly inconsistent. Remember
everything, the bills gave up back in 2014 to get him when
they could have stayed where they were
and had Odell Beckham jr.
Or Aaron Donald for that matter.
And Sammy Watkins has just never. And I think, when you
enter the NFL with that kind of burden of expectation, it makes
it difficult to be the guy. That you can be,
but at least it's someone that they can say. All right, we've
got our, we've got our safety net.
Now, we can see who we get in the draft because one of
the fascinating wrinkles of the drafts, you've got the Packers
with a pair of first-round picks. You got the cheese with
a pair of first-round picks
and they both are looking for a receiver and they both may
decide
that they want the same guy.
And only one of them is going to get him.
So, former Chief and Bill and Raven
and I think that's the full list.
Sammy Watkins is now a member of the Green Bay Packers, but
I think they still have more work to do.
Yeah, and the last four seasons Mike, the problem with him is
he can't stay healthy. Can't stay on the field. He's missed
19 games and scored five touchdowns. So yeah, they're
not getting number one receiver. This guy looks like
he's on the backside of his career. Even at 28 years old.
just has a played that well
career lows last season all the way down the board. Just can't
stay on the field. And, and he had, by the way, he had a ton
of drops. He had one of the lowest catch.
Percentages in the NFL last season
so just really hasn't gotten it done here lately. Now, he's
going to play with a pretty darn good quarterback. The best
quarterback. Maybe he's ever played with Patrick Mahomes.
Obviously has been really, really good.
So he's gonna have a chance to kind of revive that career now
because they are going to be counting on him, but I'm with
you, they're definitely going to use first round, pick on
a receiver. The question is,
who do they end up with?
And you're right, the cheese could also want that same. I'm
receiver. So there could be a process. There were 11 of them
has to trade up to try to get the receiver they want. So
we'll see how that plays out. But I expect them to draft my
more than one receiver. One in the first
round and I think they'll get more than that. And hey, by
the way, there's still some really good veteran receivers out
there and probably be more out there after the draft. They're
going to sign another veteran receiver to as well.
Here's what I'm
curious about.
What does Aaron Rodgers think of Sammy Watkins because we
know he did the Veruca Salt routine to get Randall Cobb
back last year. And we know that he has said publicly. Hey,
I don't like being treated like a mere employee. I've been here
15 years. I would like them to take advantage of my
experience. Mine. All is my expertise and they should, by
the way, I've been saying time again Aaron. I'm on your side
with this pal.
I've been saying time and again,
I'm just trying to get him not to throw a football at me, if
he ever sees me anywhere, but because we know he will throw
a football. All that you and just miss you,
but I digress.
I think they should have him involved in scouting,
the incoming class of receivers. They should let him
give his input on what he likes, what he doesn't like,
where he thinks it'll work, where it may not work, all of
those sorts of things to come to the conclusion as to whether
or not
the guys they target are the guys that he wants. So I want
to know. Did he want? Sammy Watkins? Did they ask him
about? Sammy Watkins? Does he have a preconceived notion of
Sammy Watkins based upon
guys, he knows. Around the league, who say, yeah, you
know, Sam, he's all right, but this, but that because there
has to be a but something to explain why. Sammy Watkins is
available in the middle of April for one year, four
million dollars. So I want to know how
involved he is in this because
he's not going to be there for the offseason program. He
better feel good about who the options are when training camp
rolls around Shireen because there's going to be a lot of
work to do
and not a lot of time to do it in.
And if he doesn't click with these guys, whoever they are.
It's going to be hard to get everybody ready to go Week 1
and that's going to make it harder for the Packers to be as
good as they need to be.
Yeah, I'm really surprised. He's not showing up for
the offseason program based on where they are at the receiver
position, but they better be having some workouts on their
own that are enraged. Rogers leads before training camp,
even starts and then train keeps going to be big for them.
I mean, they're got to put in a lot of work and probably some
over time to really get to know each other because
he's gonna have a ton of new receivers on this team.
I'm Mike and he's not going to have Davante Adams to lean on
anymore.