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Biggest Strength: Passing Offense
Key Returning Players: QB Jordan Love, WR Romeo Doubs, WR Jayden Reed
Most Impactful Addition: RB Josh Jacobs
Coming out of the 2023 playoffs, the Green Bay Packers’ biggest strength was its passing offense, and that hasn’t changed. Green Bay didn’t make any major additions to its receiving corps, but it may see quarterback Jordan Love build upon his strong finish to last year’s campaign.
Love hit a few road bumps early in the season but was playing at an elite level by the end of the year. In his two postseason outings, he had a cumulative 108.6 passer rating.
The Packers’ young receiving corps—headlined by Romeo Doubs, Jayden Reed, Dontayvion Wicks, Christian Watson, Bo Melton, Luke Musgrave and Tucker Kraft—remains intact. It was a very impressive group as a whole—the Packers ranked ninth in net yards per pass attempt—even if no one player reached 800 receiving yards.
The passing offense may get a boost out of the backfield this season following the addition of running back Josh Jacobs. While former starter Aaron Jones was no slouch as a receiver, Jacobs, the 2022 NFL scrimmage-yards leader, is a proven high-volume, dual-threat back when healthy. He and rookie running back MarShawn Lloyd (232 receiving yards in 2023) will regularly provide Love with outlet targets.
The potential wild card here is rookie offensive lineman Jordan Morgan. While some viewed the former Arizona standout as a guard prospect, he played left tackle in college, and that’s where the Packers plan to develop him.
“I think (left tackle) is naturally where you’d look. That’s what he’s played his whole career,” head coach Matt LaFleur said, per Jason Wilde of the Wisconsin State Journal.
While Morgan may indeed become the heir to longtime starting left tackle David Bakhtiari, the rookie will likely compete with Rasheed Walker, Zach Tom and Andre Dillard to fill out Green Bay’s starting tackle spots this offseason. He could also compete at guard, a position that lost Jon Runyan in free agency.
Protecting Love will be critical in 2024, so the competition along the line, and Morgan’s development, will be intriguing aspects of offseason workouts.