I really, really hope not. These young guys need max reps this season with the possibility to go deep into next seasons playoffs. Gute only gets JAG FA WR's and TE's at the end of their career. If he got a 26-27 year old #1 WR that would be different. No point in it with no CAP space and a lack of top tier playmakers as of yet to be seen.
We should still be a tough team to play . I think we may be in the post season as is. My greatest hope is Watson/ Doubs have improved greatly and the others do well in lesser snaps. GPG

I agree with CW on this. Give the young guys the reps and bring them along faster. If injury happens, bring in someone later.

the discussion about adding a seasoned veteran without first taking a closer look at available cap $'s is senseless.
Okay, I looked. There's none available.
Therefore, NO, don't sign a veteran low impact FA WR.
Next.
GPG!

I don't expect them to add a veteran WR unless they need to. Basically the same with QB. I don't expect them to bring in a veteran QB unless they need to.

I think towards the end of preseason if they feel the rookies and young players aren't where they want them to be, they will then go look for veteran help. But before that I think they really want to get a very good look at these young guys. Last year Sammy Watkins really only got in the way of Watson, Doubs and Toure.

If I were going to bring back a veteran it would be Lewis. Since they are not bringing him back, they won’t bring in a WR unless forced to.

I dont think they add a vet at receiver. But shifting course from my comments last week about adding a vet qb, I think they should consider adding Nick Foles if the price is right. Hes the only vet qb out there that would give me confidence if Love goes down.

As my 2 year old granddaughter says, "No... no, no, no, no, no." She also says, "Go Pack Go!"

Nope. I don’t see the purpose. Everyone liked Toure last year. Yet, he hardly played. Now we are still guessing at what we might have. Watson and Dubbs got some playing time. Now they can build. Same with the kids this year. The ones that make the team NEED to play.

Nope. Lafleur has already said as much. And they won't be signing Lewis either. They have moved on and want to develop the young players. This will give the new players as much repetitions and playing time possible.

Is this the best way? Who knows. About 5 years from now we will have enough time to know for sure.

And I am OK with it

At this juncture, and given the Packers salary cap, the eligible veteran group for the Packers would only consist of chronically lame / over-the-hill / also-ran WRs. The Packers, Been There - Done That, last year, with Cobb and Watkins - with predictable results.

The only veteran I would have like to see added is M. Lewis. Not only for his clubhouse presence but as a mentor for the 2 rookie TEs. In order to be a complete TE - that player must be willing and able to block. What better coach/player would there be to teach and demonstrate this skill than Lewis?

We had loads of veteran leadership last year and that got us an 8-9 record. Go wit da Youtes!!!

No need for a veteran receiver. Let Love concentrate on his new receivers. . . and running back Aaron Jones. My only worry is the possibility of injuries.

No.

Wow…did not see one comment in favor of adding a vet. If I did, my bad.

I’ll be the first then. Gonna play some Switzerland. I get it. Last year we had vets blah blah. And salary cap, yes, I get it blah blah. But Lazard, Cobb, Watkins, etc. are hardly the dynamically skilled vets that we need to provide tips and tricks to the yout’s. Yes, this is what coaches are for, but our posse of WR’s are INCREDIBLY raw. Could arguably be the youngest group of WR’s ever. The current list of available vets to help right now is a big fat zero, but let’s see what happens with vets that are cut. And then evaluate.

I sincerely doubt that a veteran receiver can help these youngsters as much as the Packers position coach. Jason Vrable has a wealth of experience as both a college and professional coach and I feel confident that there is not a single veteran wide receiver who will know the plays and playbook as well as Vrable. There is also not a single veteran wide receiver available who will study each Packers wide receiver and try to improve both his routes, use of hands, blocking, and every single aspect of playing the position to the best of his ability.

Right now no but if a decent/good vet gets cut then yes if the coaches think he will be a good addition!

Not now maybe later.

I think we should stick with the youth and talent. Let the coaching staff set the expectations and the hungry guys step up.

Having a tough time getting into any of these topics today, but, great hearing the Packers signed tryout player:

DT Antonio Moultrie - Miami
6-4 265

Super versatile DE/DT, 5T, 4i, 3T. UAB transfer player with high production numbers. Has all the twitchy, non-stop motor, bend, hands, feet stuff. Makes a ton of the hustle plays.

Had him as my last player picked in my mock prior to the draft. Had no idea just how much the Packers would be able to completely make over their DL/EDGE, and this blows me away.

Nice. fwiw

I have been a hard no on bringing in vet TE and/or WR. The young TE, WR talent needs lots of field and practice time not just with Love...but also in combinations with the other young prospects.

Give the young guys as many reps as possible in the pre-season, the best time to add a Vet WR if deemed necessary then is one that has been waived prior to the start of the season and eager to play another season or two minus the existing contract.

I wouldn’t be against signing a vet to compete in training camp. Few of the current wRs know what it takes to compete and succeed in the nfl. Bring in a cole Beasley type- someone who knows how to get open.

I say let's see what we have with the kids. The Packers have made a decision that they are committing to this youth movement. They know we the fans will give them a one year forgiveness window as we move on from AR.

I will say, after watching Grant Dubose's tape and interview, there is something about this kid that intrigues me. Saw one clip where he taps his arm when he saw how the defense was aligned. The corner jumps early on a blitz, free play, TD to Dubose. Impressive.

If we want to take a look at a cheap vet, stick Kenny Golladay in your back pocket and wait to see how OTA's go. Golladay may be done, but he might be worth a cheap look if the Packer's don't like what they see from the kids. Only 29. Injuries and other issues killed his time with the Giants. Maybe he understands where he is in his career and gets that it's time to shit or get off the pot.

Do you remember when we were the #1 seed and put on a historically bad offensive performance at home in a loss to SF? Remember the offensive players on that team?

Rodgers. Adams. MVS, EQ, Lazard, Cobb, Tonyan, Lewis,... All gone. That's a lot of guys to replace in 16 months. Deguara and Jones and Dillon are the holdovers among the skill position players, but we've added Bakhtiari, Jenkins, a healthy Myers, and Tom to the offensive line we had that day.

Adding one vet WR could possibly help the young WRs develop -- if nothing else showing good practice habits and sharing various tips learned about becoming a better WR in the pros. I'm not sure it would add that much value to on-the-field production though.

If anything, GB would probably be looking at post June 1 cap-cuts -- maybe a guy like NYJ Corey Davis or someone they could get relatively cheap but felt would offer them something they don't have in the receiver room. It seems adding one vet wouldn't take away that many snaps -- adding insurance against a training camp injury that otherwise would leave a hole in the WR roster.

A one-year deal with GB could be more attractive to a vet WR knowing he'd get plenty of passes thrown his way (he wouldn't start out #3 or 4 on the depth chart), could post decent numbers, and would thus get a better 2024 contract with some team.

Adding a FA wr now would make zero sense. You just drafted 5 pass catchers to go along with 3 second year pass catchers to pair with Love. In addition, this will not be the Player GM offense. No more spread schoolyard BS.
He is the Jets problem now. We will actually see MLFs offense. Lots of 2 wr sets. This offense is going through Aaron Jones and Christian Watson. Most plays will be for them. A 1A 1B option. Throw in Romeo Doubs, one of the rookie TEs.....their are only so many targets folks.

This is obviously the slow time of the year and this article demonstrates that.

Have we forgotten Watkins last year? What is the value of paying for some washed up veteran WR who doesn't know the offense even as well as the rookies who have gone thru mini-camp. The Packers have gone thru a full year learning the offense (Melton not a full year). These 4 are the veterans and who can lead by example. These are the WR's Jordan Love has a connection with. The WR's & TE's are the most talented the Packers have had in many years as a whole. These guys do not need an expensive aging receiver taking playing time & experience away from them. They just need to play! The Packers are in a very good situation with promising talent on offense at every position. In 2024, with contracts expiring (Deguara, Runyan, Dillon) there may very well need to be draft investment put into RB, OT, OG, TE, and back-up QB because guys like Bachtiari and Aaron Jones may be let go, or traded due to salary cap reasons. While there are some unknowns at present time I truly believe there is a ton of young talent at the WR and TE positions & that talent will become more and more prevalent as time passes. Additionally, Jordan Love has a decent chance to become the best passing QB in the NFC North this year, and in future years as his receivers develop.

Can’t determine much now. Things will be more clear when we see these guys go up against Jaire and Rasul, and even Nixon/Savage in the slot. It’s a real bummer Stokes will be out; even though he is still learning, having him square up against the new guys would be valuable.

I would almost rather see them bring in a recently retired WR that was capable of running every route during their career in as just a consultant without taking reps away from young talent. Can they do that? Can NFL hire ex players as just consultants and not apart of the regular coaching staff???

We have 10 WRs on the roster now. I don't see a veteran who is currently available who would actually help. Maybe later, but as of now, I would ride with the young'uns. Only way we can see what we have is to let the youngsters have at it and go from there...