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Packers: The gameplan for replacing Randall Cobb

By Kwaku Larbi

GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN - DECEMBER 09: Randall Cobb #18 of the Green Bay Packers after scoring a touchdown during the second half of a game against the Atlanta Falcons at Lambeau Field on December 09, 2018 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN - DECEMBER 09: Randall Cobb #18 of the Green Bay Packers after scoring a touchdown during the second half of a game against the Atlanta Falcons at Lambeau Field on December 09, 2018 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) /
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LOS ANGELES, CA – DECEMBER 16: Wide receiver Golden Tate #19 of the Philadelphia Eagles is stopped by defensive back Nickell Robey-Coleman #23 of the Los Angeles Rams after his catch in the first quarter at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on December 16, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – DECEMBER 16: Wide receiver Golden Tate #19 of the Philadelphia Eagles is stopped by defensive back Nickell Robey-Coleman #23 of the Los Angeles Rams after his catch in the first quarter at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on December 16, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /

Option #1: Free Agency

Options available in free agency:

Honorable mentions: Tavon Austin, Phillip Dorsett

Of all these options, Golden Tate seems to be a name that has Cheeseheads split. Half can’t forget the past that Tate has versus the Packers and the other half share Jared Villani’s sentiments that “Tate could be the missing piece to put the Packers offense back into the elite conversation”.

Maybe he could. Tate is gritty, tough and reliable and he’s put up almost 3,000 total yards of offense in the last three years. The only issue with Tate would be age. Currently, Tate is 30 and if the Packers do sign him fans may get flashbacks of when the Packers signed Jimmy Graham.

Cole Beasley is an interesting target for Green Bay to go for. Packers fans on Twitter may have noticed this little moment:

What’s interesting about Beasley is he always plays quite well (and maybe the cornerback situation contributed) against the Packers making catch after catch and eating up space in the middle. It would be fun to see what Beasley could get up to in this new Matt LaFleur system.

Crowder and Humphries would be ideal targets for the Packers. Both players are the exact type of player that the Packers need, Crowder at 5-foot-9, 177 pounds, and Humphries at 5-foot-11, 195 pounds. Packer fans may be wary of the lack of touchdowns between the two but both players are coming from fairly dysfunctional organisations and neither receiver has had a QB of Aaron Rodgers‘ level.

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