When it comes to the Green Bay Packers' sputtering passing offense down the stretch of the 2024 season, the consensus online opinion is that Christian Watson's absence was the root cause of the issue. Watson's timetable for a return from a late-season ACL injury is TBD.
This led to an eagerness to see the Packers add what would be seen as a "true number one wide receiver" to the offense this offseason, or at least a player similar to Watson in terms of a deep threat with size.
Ultimately, Green Bay were not the ones to pull the trigger on the DK Metcalf trade, if they were even interested in the first place, and the only addition to the receiver room so far is Mecole Hardman, the former Kansas City Chief and Super Bowl hero.