Over the last four seasons, Marquez Valdes-Scantling has generally been the Green Bay Packers’ go-to deep-ball threat. Including the playoffs, MVS has scored nine touchdowns of 40 or more yards in his career, including five in the 2020 season alone, and he had numerous other deep receptions that did not go for touchdowns as well.
By contrast, Aaron Rodgers threw nine touchdowns of 40 or more yards to receivers not named Valdes-Scantling from 2018 through 2021 (including playoffs). That alone should underscore just how important having a deep threat is to the Packers’ offense. Furthermore, with MVS injured for a portion of the 2021 season, Rodgers threw just one touchdown of 40-plus all year, and you can guess who caught that ball.