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Running back Josh Jacobs wants to build the Green Bay Packers in his image. Well, perhaps that’s not truly the case, but he hasn’t been shy recently about making his suggestions on what the team needs to do this offseason.
It’s not a bad thing either, what Jacobs has done as he’s taken a tour of the media circuit in the week before Super Bowl 59. Jacobs is arguably the team’s best offensive player and he’s a player General Manager Brian Gutekunst paid handsomely to bring into Green Bay as a free agent last season.
What Jacobs says should carry a ton of weight, so when he went out and spoke to 97.3 The Game of Milwaukee on Wednesday and essentially called out the Packers’ current wideout room — it was heard loud and clear.
“We’ve got a really young group of receivers; all can be really, really, really special,” Jacobs said. “But I think, personally, we need a guy that’s proven to be a No. 1 already — somebody we know that’s going to be a little more consistent.”
Not everyone loved Jacobs’ message, but Dontayvion Wicks, if you don’t like it, prove him wrong this offseason. It wasn’t even that hard of a callout either, because Jacobs did say each of those wideouts is talented and can be great, and that’s the truth.
Wicks is much like Romeo Doubs and Jayden Reed, though, in that consistency has been an issue. And let’s not even get started with Christian Watson, who consistently has found himself injured and will be again in 2025.
Jacobs’ desire for a true No. 1 wide receiver got a ton of buzz on the Packers’ corner of the internet, but that wasn’t the only position he thinks Gutekunst needs to address this offseason. In fact, it was just one of three needs he pointed out.
“We’re probably missing like two-three pieces. Once we get that, we’ll be alright, Jacobs said in a conversation with Pro Football Talk. “I think we need another defensive end. I think we need another defensive back.”
Jacobs then went on to discuss Green Bay’s wideouts, which is what got all the attention.
The thing is, Jacobs is right. That’s a tremendous assessment of the Packers’ offseason needs. So with that in mind, here are the three players the Packers should get to fill those needs.
Gutekunst recently revealed that he believes there needs to be a sense of “urgency’ around the Packers this offseason and that it’s time for them to get back to competing for and winning the Super Bowl.
That’s a fun soundbite from the general manager, but now he has the opportunity to put his money where his mouth is.
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