Analyst Ranks Green Bay Packers 7th Best Offense Despite No 'Truly Elite' Options

Kimes likes Green Bay’s scheme, she likes Matt LaFleur as head coach. She is also confident in the receiver room the Packers have assembled for Love to throw to.

“It’s a group of pass catchers that I believe is going to be better this year,” she said. Jayden Reed has emerged as a reliable target, Romeo Doubs is still there, Dontayvion Wicks has potential. Christian Watson will return from his knee injury at some point. And of course there’s first-round draft pick Matthew Golden.

“I think I’ve talked about the addition of Golden and what he does for this offense. [He] doesn’t have to be a world beater for this offense to benefit from adding a wide receiver with his skillset. I really believe that.”

Specifically, Kimes has mentioned Golden’s deep-ball abilities as something the Packers will need to capitalize on in the absence of a similar threat.

“Human Monster Truck” Helps Fuel Pass Attack

It isn’t just Love and the receivers that supply cause for excitement. The offense as a whole is replete with “really slept on pieces.” Most obviously, running back Josh Jacobs showed out in his first season as a Packer: 301 carries, 1329 rushing yards, and 15 ground scores. He also caught 36 passes, including a touchdown. Jacobs is hardly “slept on,” per se, but his season didn’t attract the attention one might expect.

Kimes also wanted to highlight one very underrated weapon: tight end Tucker Kraft. In year two as pro, Kraft finished second on the team in catches (50) and receiving yards (707) and led Green Bay targets with seven touchdowns.

“Kraft is such a throwback. First of all he was actually second in yards per route run behind only George Kittle, which is funny because he has like this extremely low average depth of target, but he was just such a human monster truck after the catch that he ended up being extremely productive for them. And this is year three.”

Along with the wide receivers, Kraft is another element that solidifies the Packers’ floor while leaving room for an elevated ceiling if he shows growth.

The Love debate aside, Green Bay’s receiver room has been the most discussed area of the offense this offseason. Many had hoped the team would add a veteran WR1 via free agency or trade, and certainly that would have helped – both in the floor and the ceiling departments. But the Packers’ overall package is strong enough as is that Kimes isn’t worried about the lack of big-name guys.

“I like this group of pass catchers. I really do. I think they’re good and it doesn’t actually bother me that they don’t have anyone who’s truly elite.”