There's been so much wide receiver talk in Green Bay over the last few weeks, I'm starting to wonder if any other positions even matter. I think the answer is no? Now that the Packers finally broke the streak and drafted a wide receiver – Texas' Matthew Golden – in the first round of last month's NFL Draft, we've not-so-quietly entered a whole new world. And this world is full of angry dad livestreams and the best subtweets you've ever seen.
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But, for some stupid reason, there are still people out there worried about "the other positions on the field." It's absolutely not the vibe, I agree. ESPN is one of those people, because they love nothing more than ruining the good thing we have going right now. In a big roundup of 150-word paragraphs that point out where each team royally screwed up the draft, or something like that, ESPN points out exactly where the Packers' achilles heel is, as if we all aren't fully aware of that already.
ESPN's very concerned about Packers' pass rushing situation, and who can blame them
Position of need: Edge rusher
"Rashan Gary was the only Packers edge rusher with at least five sacks last season. Lukas Van Ness, the team's 2023 first-round pick, has been a disappointment -- he's penciled in as a starter despite having only seven sacks in his first two seasons. Neither Kingsley Enagbare nor Brenton Cox Jr. has much upside, but they combined for 9.5 sacks last season. Fourth-round rookie Barryn Sorrell did not fare well in our SackSEER projections, with a projection of only eight sacks over five seasons."
Just such a bummer, guys. Read the room next time. This wasn't supposed to be a problem once they traded for Maxx Crosby. But then Tom Brady got in the way of that, and it still wasn't going to be a problem thanks to Myles Garrett. Then he *chose* to stay in Cleveland, which was a weird move but didn't really matter because Trey Hendrickson was right there, ready to don the green and gold. That hasn't happened yet, either, but [nervous laughter] there's still time.
So, this is all just to say that it'll be fine, probably. All the Packers need to do is get around to that pesky All-Pro trade that's hanging around their to-do list, and then ESPN will really be eating their words. And if that's not motivation enough to make a trade, I don't know what is.