Green Bay Packers trying to address weakness at wide receiver position

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The Green Bay Packers have a glaring weakness at wide receiver after trading Davante Adams to the Las Vegas Raiders.

Coach Matt LaFleur knows they have to do something significant to address issues at the position.

If you look at our roster right now, we definitely need to get some speed in that room. We lost a guy that was good at that.

The All-Pro ran routes and created space, even against double-teams, which is why LaFleur called him Adams. He dubbed him our speed guy because of his penchant for catching deep balls.

At the top of the Packers' depth chart at receiver is Allen Lazard. They lost another player in free agency.

It is like putting a puzzle together, you have to find pieces that are missing and put them all together. I have no idea.

Green Bay hasn't taken a receiver in the first round of the draft since 2002 and Brian Gutekunst has plenty of picks. Green Bay has two picks in the first two rounds, thanks to the Adams trade with the Raiders.

Replacing a guy like Davante Adams is going to be more than one approach.

It might not be a single approach.

While Gutekunst went to pro days at Ohio State and Penn State, there is still a chance the Packers could add a veteran receiver or two. The Packers tried to trade for Will Fuller in 2020 when he was with the Texans, but he was with the Dolphins. If the Seattle Seahawks are willing to make a deal, the best option would be to trade for DK Metcalf.

Those are better options than expecting a rookies to make an immediate impact because of how hard Rodgers has been on rookies. Adams, a second-round pick, took until his third season to find his stride. The fifth-round pick struggled early in his career. The third-round pick caught four passes for 45 yards in his first season.

I have witnessed it, like everything is. The more time we can give those guys out on the field and put them in certain situations to allow them to learn and grow, hopefully we can be creative in ways we can expedite that process. I don't know. It is going to be interesting.

At least LaFleur has a quarterback. Speaking for the first time since Rodgers decided to return for the 2022, LaFleur said he got the news via text while he was in an offensive planning meeting.

After Rodgers signed a three-year, $150 million contract extension, LaFleur was asked if he was a good player for the rest of his career. Those are not conversations that we have often. We are going to take advantage of the time that he is with us and try to get a Super Bowl someday.

The report was contributed to by an athlete.