Packers: St. Brown can help offense sustain post-bye momentum

Equanimeous St. Brown can help the Packers offense sustain their momentum after the bye week.

Green Bay Packers WR Equanimeous St. Brown was recently activated from injured reserve, making him available for Sunday’s clash with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, per the team’s official Twitter account.

Now, how exactly would activating St. Brown in this game help the Packers‘ offense sustain its momentum coming off of a bye week?

Let’s take a look.

Reason #1: St. Brown adds depth to an already depleted position group

With Allen Lazard out for at least another month due to core muscle surgery and Tyler Ervin out for Sunday’s game (wrist), per head coach Matt LaFleur, who better to step up than St. Brown?

He’s more than capable of taking over as both a gadget guy and wide receiver, fitting into a role similar to Lazard’s.

Reason #2: St. Brown adds another level of explosiveness to it

Not only can St. Brown help the offense sustain its momentum post-bye, he can also make it more explosive with his excellent open-field speed as well as his great hands to catch contested passes. Elevating St. Brown adds another element to an already dangerous offense. Tampa Bay’s pass defense is ranked 16th in the league (238.8 YPG).

Tampa’s secondary is already relatively inexperienced, so I expect Aaron Rodgers to take advantage of that through the air.

Reason #3: St. Brown adds another element for defenses to prepare for

Lastly, the addition of St. Brown in the fold offensively adds another element on offense for defenses to try to cover/slow down. Rodgers has built a bit of trust in him even though he has only played in a total of 12 games (just 33 percent of snaps offensively, per Pro Football Reference).

In those 12 games, he tallied 21 catches for 321 yards, good for 15.6 yards per reception. When healthy, St. Brown can definitely be a productive player as a wide receiver and as a gadget guy — expect Matt LaFleur to use him as both on Sunday afternoon in Tampa.

All in all, this was a welcomed addition to an already potent offense. I expect St. Brown to make an impact early and often in the game. Like I mentioned earlier, not only does he add another element to contend with defensively, he also will be key as a blocker on running/sweep plays, as Lazard was before going down with injury.

Rodgers already has both Davante Adams and Robert Tonyan as effective pass catchers; adding in St. Brown only adds another weapon for Rodgers to utilize, which will be beneficial for the offense as a whole.

Tampa Bay’s defense will be Green Bay’s toughest test offensively so far this season, but as long as it remains consistent and unpredictable, which it has over the past four games, it could once again be a long day for Tampa’s secondary — especially facing an offense the caliber of Green Bay’s.