Green Bay's Receivers: Jordan Love, Christian Watson Potential

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00:00 (upbeat music)

00:03 - Let's go to a wide receiver in Green Bay

00:04 because we have given some love,

00:06 no pun intended, to the quarterback.

00:08 And we do think that there's a bright future there,

00:10 but somebody's got to catch the football.

00:11 Who's it gonna be, Joe?

00:12 - Well, Jaden Reed was a guy catching a lot of footballs

00:15 and then Romeo Dobbs had some moments too.

00:18 But if we're talking about pure talent,

00:20 Christian Watson is that guy.

00:22 He is that game breaker.

00:24 And he was just never healthy all year.

00:25 He had the hamstring issues

00:27 and then re-aggravated the hamstring issues.

00:28 So I want to chalk up 2023 to not a year

00:32 where Jordan Love wasn't any good,

00:34 'cause he was, especially after

00:36 the second half of the season.

00:38 The guy was just tremendous.

00:39 He started limiting those turnovers.

00:41 You could see he was just a different,

00:42 more confident quarterback.

00:44 He was a quarterback that went into San Francisco

00:46 in the playoffs and almost came out with a victory.

00:49 And that's super impressive.

00:50 And he also had his victory in the playoffs.

00:52 So I want to give Jordan Love a lot of credit.

00:54 And also give him credit for knowing what he did wrong

00:57 at the end of that game.

00:58 No matter what happens,

01:00 which we talked about with Sam Howe

01:01 right in the last segment,

01:02 learn to fight another down,

01:04 sometimes throw the ball away,

01:05 sometimes take a sack,

01:06 sometimes it's better to live another down

01:08 than try to make a play.

01:10 And Jordan Love knew that.

01:11 But I think Jordan Love hasn't gotten the best

01:13 out of Christian Watson yet,

01:14 not because Jordan Love can't,

01:15 but because Christian Watson just wasn't physically able

01:17 to perform up to his standard.

01:20 Now, all of a sudden,

01:20 they become a really interesting offense

01:22 with those three wide receivers.

01:23 Depending on Aaron Jones' health

01:25 or what they do in terms of drafting running back,

01:26 we'll see.

01:28 But Jordan Love has a really good grouping here.

01:31 Jaden Reed was very solid.

01:33 Romeo Dobbs, good enough.

01:35 But Christian Watson is that guy who's that game breaker.

01:37 Christian Watson is the guy,

01:39 you hit him in stride, he is gone.

01:42 He is big, he is strong, he is fast.

01:43 He has all the things you're looking

01:45 for the prototypical 2024 wide receiver.

01:47 So Watson's a guy right now

01:49 that had some injuries in his rookie year.

01:51 Aaron Rodgers got something out of him.

01:53 It was pretty exciting.

01:54 There were some moments that were stunning.

01:56 But again, it was very efficient.

01:58 So the metrics don't love him necessarily.

02:00 They think, oh, it's not sustainable.

02:01 I think it's sustainable what Jordan Love.

02:03 And I think it even could grow into something better.

02:05 Now is the time to buy

02:07 because I think a healthy Christian Watson in 2024

02:10 could be a special one.

02:11 And the last guy on this list too,

02:13 that is really worth talking about,

02:14 actually two more wide receivers really.

02:16 Josh Downs of the Indianapolis Colts.

02:19 I continue to go on and on about

02:21 what the Colts potential is.

02:24 And it really is tied into Shane Steichen.

02:26 I am excited about this guy as a head coach.

02:28 I think when you removed him from the Eagles,

02:30 you saw just how important he was.

02:32 You saw the Colts with Gardner Minshew

02:35 become a playoff caliber team.

02:37 I don't think that was a small feat.

02:39 I think a lot of that had to do with the coaching.

02:41 And I think that Josh Downs is a receiver

02:43 that really fits the mold of the arm strength

02:47 of Anthony Richardson.

02:48 And the last guy to talk about is another wide receiver,

02:51 which is Quentin Johnson, who had his rookie year go,

02:53 I think as poorly as it possibly could.

02:55 Quentin Johnson is not a perfect wide receiver,

02:57 but when you go back and watch the tape at TCU,

03:00 there's things that Quentin Johnson does well,

03:02 but Brandon Staley just did not care.

03:04 The offensive coordinator just did not care.

03:07 So at the end of the day,

03:09 why you're not getting Quentin Johnson the ball in space

03:11 and letting him in place, I don't know.

03:13 You saw him have all these screen passes

03:14 that he would catch at TCU

03:16 and then get all the yards after catch.

03:18 That's what you need to do with him.

03:20 And I think Harbaugh coming fresh out of that college game,

03:23 seeing him play as much as he did,

03:25 understanding how to utilize the best

03:27 out of these young talents,

03:28 I think it'd be a really interesting dynamic,

03:30 especially as Keenan Allen gets older,

03:32 where Quentin Johnson might get more opportunities

03:34 and with a much better offensive mind in Harbaugh

03:37 to maybe unlock some of his better potential.

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