Davante Adams and then who? Questions remain about Packers WRs
Last season, only one team devoted more salary-cap space to the receiver position than the Green Bay Packers.
Using $26.67 million in cap space on receivers, second only to Tampa Bay's $30.03 million, didn't translate into across-the-board production, however.
Other than Davante Adams, who narrowly missed the Packers' single-season receptions record, no other consistent threat emerged.cheap nike nfl jerseys wholesale
General manager Brian Gutekunst wants to try a different approach this season.
With Randall Cobb's $12.7 million cap charge from last year off the books and not a single receiver added in veteran free agency or the draft, the Packers dropped to No. 24 in the NFL when it comes to salary-cap space used by receivers. They're at $18.65 million in cap space devoted to the position, and Adams accounts for $10.818 million of that.
The Packers' receivers account for just 9.75 percent of their salary cap, down from 16.5 percent last season.
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Instead, Gutekunst and first-year coach Matt LaFleur appear content to watch a collection of former undrafted players (led by Geronimo Allison and Jake Kumerow) along with last year’s trio of third-day draft picks (underachieving fourth-round pick J'Mon Moore, fifth-rounder Marquez Valdes-Scantling and sixth-rounder Equanimeous St. Brown) fight for the spot.
"I'm really content with the three guys we drafted last year," Gutekunst said after he opted against a receiver in the draft. "I think they have huge upsides. I thought they took really good steps last year. Obviously, Geronimo coming back, he's kind of a veteran guy stepping into that role, and I do like some of our guys that are kind of competing for some spots there as well. It's not like we wouldn't add one if we thought the right guy was there, but I like that group."
He likes it better than most outsiders thought, apparently. Mock draft after mock draft had the Packers paired with a receiver for one of their two first-round picks.
"I think there's always holes that you think about," LaFleur said after the draft. "One thing, there's no doubt we've added a lot of key pieces moving forward, both in free agency and in the draft, not only on the defensive side of the ball, but I feel really good about a guy like [offensive lineman] Billy Turner and the three offensive players that we drafted."
