It's a narrative that we are all very familiar with by now: The Green Bay Packers don't have enough weapons at wide receiver. And while I certainly think that it's been overblown this offseason, I understand why it has been such a hot topic of conversation. 

Outside of Davante Adams and the emergence of Allen Lazard over the second half of the season, the Packers' receiving unit in 2019 was quite underwhelming. However, as we all know, they still wouldn't address the position in the draft, and their only free-agent addition, Devin Funchess, decided to opt-out. This season the Packers are banking on the internal development of their young receivers along with the usage of tight ends and running backs in the passing game as well. 

Heading into the Week 1 matchup against Minnesota, I'm not sure that many of us expected Adams to tie a franchise record with 14 receptions, but he's had plenty of success when facing the Vikings in the past. The big question, however, was who, or if any other receiver was going to step up alongside of him. Well, with all eyes on this Green Bay Packers' offense, Lazard and Marquez Valdes-Scantling showed why GM Brian Gutekunst and Head Coach Matt LaFleur are so comfortable with this receiving corps. 

Last season, particularly on third downs, Lazard became one of Aaron Rodgers' most trusted targets, and we saw that again on Sunday. Lazard hauled in a 12-yard catch early in the second half to help move the chains. He then added a 38-yard reception and followed that up with a touchdown. On top of that, he also had a 19 yard run of his own. When it was all said and done, in the passing game, Lazard caught four passes on four targets at nearly 16 yards per catch with a touchdown. 

Valdes-Scantling's game certainly wasn't as smooth as Lazard's and really, what we saw from him is a perfect microcosm of his career up to this point. It was a bit of a roller coaster ride that included a 45-yard touchdown reception, a third-down drop followed by another drop on a shot play the very next possession.

It was at that point that we began to wonder if another stint on the bench was in store for the third-year receiver. But on a free-play conjured up by Rodgers, Valdes-Scantling was able to beat his man and haul in the 39-yard reception that led to a touchdown.

Given Valdes-Scantling's track record, it could be easy to be worried about those dropped passes. However, as Adams put it after the game, he's even more impressed with how Valdes-Scantling was able to bounce back (via Packer Report):

“For him to come back and respond the way he did and catch the ball on the right side -- great release, everything about it was perfect -- that shows me more than anything,” said Adams. “I’m more proud of him for that than if he would’ve caught the initial ball and scored honestly. Just because, me being another receiver, I know exactly how difficult it is to bounce back from something like that."

“A lot of things are in your head, and it’s tough to flush it. My hat’s off to him for the way he responded to that.”

Even with two crucial drops, Valdes-Scantling had more highs than lows and finished with four receptions on six targets for 96 yards at a whopping 24 yards per catch with a touchdown. 

For Rodgers, we saw a vintage performance from him, but it certainly helped to have an effective and - for the most part - reliable second and third receiver options next to Adams. When targeting Lazard and Valdes-Scantling, Rodgers was 8/10 for 159 yards at almost 20 yards per catch with two touchdowns and a near-perfect passer rating of 153.8. 

Yes, it was just one week, and it came against a young Minnesota cornerback unit. So for those of us who didn't hit the panic button this offseason when discussing the receiver position, it's still too early to say, "I told ya so." 

With that said, you certainly have to be encouraged with these performances from Lazard and Valdes-Scantling, and we all saw how dangerous this offense can be when those two - along with Adams - are playing at a high-level. Perhaps Gutey does know what he's doing after all.