Terrible. I'd bet more on Royals or Harris to end up as a WR 1 than Golden. Gutey fell in love in a 4 game span. Not good.

He will be the new stretch-the-field guy but they say he is not ready to shoulder the team yet? Hopefully he and Jordan can start bonding starting tomorrow-lol.

Yes, GB addresses BY FAR the biggest need by the team. Boys, we got more speed at WR....GPG

I’m Shocked, but excited to see the offense expand vertically……Go Pack Go….

When Derrick Harmon went off the board, I started hoping for Golden. But nothing would have surprised me. Tomorrow should be a good day too!
GPG

As Phantom says, they bought the speed. Here's hoping he can get off the LOS and threaten opposing defenses deep. Seeing some comparisons to Xavier Worthy, who the Chiefs took last year and got good mileage out of as a rookie, but Worthy is way smaller than Golden.

Gute is seeing what we all were thinking was a key hole in the offense. Golden was a consensus first round guy and someone many didn't think would make it to 23. I think there was more bang they could've bought at 23 and found a field-stretcher later on, but Golden has what many people wanted out of the first round: a clear path to making an impact in 2025.

It was debatable whether they'd get that out of a first round DB or OL, and that was what was lining up as their next-better option.

It’s a golden day in Green Bay

Boom Bust talent. He has potential to be a WR1 this year or next. Kind of a flash of late, but he did show up big in huge games.

His 40 and 10 yd splits are crazy good. And his feet are probably the quickest for a WR in GB since Adams. Hope his average production until last year showed he's finally on the climb to the ceiling.

I think this was a pretty sensible and need-based choice. Now Golden does have a bit of an injury history, but then again, so do many players. We've just added some serious electricity to the WR room, and given the uncertain long-term status of Watson, it is most welcome. I hope Golden becomes the downfield star that we need, and I hope Love develops chemistry with him quickly.

Note to MLF: Please strictly limit his usage on end-arounds and other running plays. He's less than 200 lbs., so we want to keep him intact.

GREEN & GOLDEN

The Superbowl clock is ticking,,,

Golden is the one WR I was hoping Gutey would pass on. His measurables are not the red zone WR I was hoping for. Having said this, welcome Golden! I hope you become a Jordan Love, and Packer fan favorite.

My hope is Musgrave is used differently this year, and stays healthy as he provides a skill set the Packers really do not have. A lot of Musgrave and Kraft in 2025!

My favorite WR's were T-Mac, and Savion Williams. Whoever selects Savion will be getting one of the best game changers in the draft IMO!

This is boom or bust stuff. Is this Tyreek Hill or Henry Ruggs III? We’ll see. The speed is there but basically one year of average production. It would also portend that they are not planning on Watson recovering to contribute.

For those who wonder what the "experts" felt about Golden,

PFF draft guide had him ranked as the 24th best prospect.
The Athletic had him ranked as the 15th best prospect.
"Consensus" Big Board ranked him 19th best prospect.

So the Packers using pic #23 seems like good value. Nothing controversial about "reaching". Basically right where the consensus felt he belonged.

Of course some fans think they know better than Gute and every other analyst so they will never be pleased.

It's simple.. if this guy opens up the middle of the field for all of the other talented guys on this offense, then love and the gang can be unstoppable

He was a WR I’d not have touched. Not that he isn’t talented, but LaFleur hasn’t succeeded in stretching the field with smaller speed receivers and I really struggle to see Golden succeeding at either X or Y in the LaFleur offense as we have seen it. LaFleur is going to have to adjust it considerably if Golden is to have a chance.

Well, we could have picked Stewart had we had the chance, but we might just have drafted the new Hardman. Did Gute panic? Probably the way the draft fell no one wanted to trade picks and the targets had gone? Unless Health was a factor I’d rather we had taken Simmons, Williams or Campbell. I wish we had and saved WR for later.

A couple of players his size have succeeded. Obviously Hill being one. I suppose there’s a chance this isn’t the pick that begins the end of Gute’s time here. Just really long odds historically.

First play of the year, deep to Golden down the right sideline. He makes the catch.

I wanted Mike Green, but Golden has me fired up. We have some good options ahead. Maybe the DLineman Hafley coached at Boston slides to us (can’t recall his name?)
In any case, I believe we’re in good standing.
Go Packers!!!

The DL prospects melted away quickly before #23. It was the class of the Draft as promoted.

Still, Golden was a consensus top 20 pick by most...and his selection was not a reach...but still with some risk due to mediocre college production until last his last four games last year.

Boom vs bust was on display during those big, last 4 games of work and it was BOOM. At the very least he brings speed into the WR room and incredible quickness. At the best he will open up the playbook for LaFleur's creativity. He will fight for the ball even while he hones his route running. And returns kicks with electricity. That's a plus.

The last Golden Boy did rather well...

Good DL talent remains for Day 2.

For those worried about production, think we have to keep in mind he transferred and was underutilized early in favor of Bond. Once Sark realized his potential, his target share increased and he shone.

For Pack, one big selling point is that he was their go-to WR in must-have situations; anyone watching last year saw our WR wilt in the biggest moments. Golden played against top-notch college competition and shined in those moments.

Watching film, he also has some things that cant easily be taught - including adjustments to off-target throws (here's looking at you J Love).

If our window is open, cant see anyone else at 23 that would potentially contribute out of the gate.
and for those who say we have J Reed - plenty of good offenses thrive with a possession WR and two speedy smaller WRs...

excited to see what he does on the field

GPG

Looks like Gute went for BPA. Multiple 1 hand catches, doesn’t have the dropseys and 4.29 speed. Wow. I’m not concerned with size after watching him do nothing but stiff arm dudes. He weighs almost 200lbs. Seems like a ball of muscle that can run extra fast and also block. Tracks down underthrown and overthrown balls. A lot to like here.

My question is was he worth taking over the edge guys and corners still on the board at the time of the pick ? .

I wasn't in love with this at first...wanted a defensive tackle...but the best one's were gone (my man-crush was Grant). But remember the Packers have a deep WR room and Golden won't have to "star" immediately. They can pick their spots with him and put him in a position to succeed early on. And as we all know, you can't coach speed.

Been waiting for a speed pick like this for a long time. 4:29! Are you shitting me? Now we've got Thunder (Jacobs) and Lightning (Golden) on offense. Now we need some mountains on the DLine. I want the next Gilbert on day 2.

Watched some highlights of Golden. This guy catches the ball. Some of the downfield throws to him were underthrown but he was able to position himself well to make the catch. Love has a tendency to underthrow the deep ball and I hope he improves in that area, but I think Golden will make some of those throws look good. The speed is awesome, but he has the hands to go with it. His production was good considering he was a transfer learning a new system and the Longhorns offense spread the ball around. Welcome aboard 1st round receiver.