MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA - DECEMBER 25: Jaire Alexander #23 of the Green Bay Packers poses for a picture prior to a game against the Miami Dolphins at Hard Rock Stadium on December 25, 2022 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images)
Coming off a tough loss to the Buffalo Bills, the Green Bay Packers have now dropped four games in a row, the longest losing streak of Aaron Rodgers’ Hall of Fame career.
During this stretch, the Packers have averaged a measly 17 points per game, a far cry from last year’s mark of 25 points.
A huge part of that decline in offensive production has been the departure of All-Pro wide receiver Davante Adams, who was traded to the Las Vegas Raiders back in March. Rodgers has been sorely missing his No. 1 target, and the Packers haven’t done much to replace him
Despite a loaded class at the position, and two first-round picks to work with (one of which they received in the Adams trade, the Packers double-dipped on defense on Day 1 of the 2022 NFL draft.
Instead, they traded up to the top of the second round for a talented but raw pass-catcher in North Dakota State’s Christian Watson, then spent a fourth-round pick on Nevada’s Romeo Doubs.
Doubs has certainly been the more impressive of the two so far, and has quickly become Green Bay’s WR1, if only by default.
He’s made a few impressive plays, and has shown a knack for getting open, but Doubs has also made a few crucial drops, and has been inconsistent at getting separation.
Watson has been plagued by multiple injuries, and still seems a long way from being a refined, consistent receiver in the NFL.
This isn’t the first time in recent memory that the Packers passed on a talented receiver class with their first-round pick
