The Green Bay Packers did a bold thing when they kept seven wide receivers (and only three inside linebackers) on the 53-man roster at the end of final cuts. After struggling on offense last season and dealing with injuries to multiple pass-catchers, the Packers clearly wanted to keep their homegrown talent on their roster and off other teams', as many players likely would not have gotten through waivers to be placed on the practice squad.
However, for a team that has seven wide receivers at its disposal—all of whom are active on game day, given their roles on special teams—the Packers sure aren't using them much on the field.
Whether it was Aaron Rodgers calling the Packers' offensive performance in Week 1 "embarrassing" or Packers fans wringing their hands over the team just barely escaping Jacksonville with a win, there was a lot of negativity surrounding this week's performance. The question is, why? The Packers are 1-0 after playing a talented young team and are already showing improvement in areas that plagued them in 2015.
The Packers announced their final roster cuts on Saturday, trimming their roster down to 53 players and their practice squad down to 10.
Enough ink has been spilled on the Packers' decision to cut starting guard Josh Sitton with one year remaining on his contract, but what the Sitton situation does remind us is that, on the offensive line and elsewhere, depth already looks like it could become an issue on the Packers' roster.
Putting aside for a moment the fact that a punter controversy is by all means the silliest position competition that could go down during training camp, the Packers sure do seem to have one on their hands.
This is the second offseason in a row that the Packers have been forced to bring in competition to push Tim Masthay for his job.
And while In 2015, Cody Mandell wasn't able to succeed Masthay, mainly for his poor holding for kicker Mason Crosby, Wisconsin native and rookie Peter Mortell is posing a much more serious threat to Masthay's future in Green Bay.
Aside from having one of the greatest names an NFL receiver has ever sported, Packers wideout Geronimo Allison is finding himself close to accomplishing what once seemed impossible: landing a spot with the Packers after training camp among a talented and crowded position group.
Packers camp battles are heating up and there are going to be some difficult roster decisions to be made by the Packers. Here is my first shot at predicting how it will all fall out.
Aaron chats with former NFL agent and current CBS Sports analyst Joel Corry about a potential Jordan Love contract extension, the timing behind it and what it may end up looking like.
