Packers competition at WR narrows with Devin Funchess headed to IR

The competition for a self-discipline on the Green Bay Packers’ roster obtained some worthy-needed readability on Wednesday.

The personnel positioned light huge receiver Devin Funchess on season-ending injured reserve. After a win performance in the preseason opener (six catches, 70 yards), Funchess injured his hamstring all the scheme through joint practices with the Jets and will now no longer component into the personnel’s plans in 2021.

The Packers now possess a couple of alternate choices, some showing more doubtless than others:

– Preserve simplest five receivers: Davante Adams, Marquez Valdes-Scantling, Allen Lazard, Randall Cobb and rookie Amari Rodgers. These five are locks. Presumably the personnel doesn’t feel a need for six receivers on the 53-man roster.

– Preserve six receivers, including Malik Taylor. He made the 53-man roster final summer season, and he’s been terrific this preseason. Brandon Carwile of Packers Wire highlighted his performance against the Jets right here.

– Preserve six receivers, with the sixth receiver being Equanimeous St. Brown, Juwann Winfree or Reggie Begelton. St. Brown made the personnel final yr, Winfree become as soon as pleasing for worthy of the offseason earlier than an hurt, and Begelton is an bettering player in Year 2 in Green Bay.

– Preserve seven receivers, with some aggregate of two gamers listed above. Extremely no longer actually, nonetheless that you just might presumably be ready to deem if the Packers explain Taylor and one of the well-known others deserve to blueprint the personnel.

The presumably option looks to be conserving six receivers with Taylor as the sixth. He is perhaps the most properly-rounded player – relating to athleticism, blockading, special groups contributions and receiving seemingly – among these competing to be the sixth, especially with Funchess out. His availability – the dear right here – mixed with win performances all the scheme through the preseason is perhaps satisfactory to lock in a roster self-discipline.

Saturday’s preseason finale will be attention-grabbing.

Winfree and St. Brown possess both been injured, nonetheless they perhaps wish to play against the Bills to blueprint the personnel. Winfree become as soon as a star of the offseason exercise program and had an excellent originate to camp, nonetheless he’s been out for two weeks. St. Brown has participated sporadically all the scheme through camp. Neither is in a win location. On the opposite hand, Taylor and Begelton would both possess the chance to retain stacking success. They’ve been wholesome, and they’re bettering week to week. And the added caveat right here is that Jordan Delight in will doubtless play after missing final week with a factual shoulder hurt.

If the Packers retain a sixth receiver, who must amassed it be? Vote beneath.

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