As much as diehard Cheeseheads love to make the case for guys like Devin Funchess or Marquez Valdes-Scantling drastically elevating their games and ultimately emerging as valuable weapons behind Davante Adams and Allen Lazard, the Packers receiving corps is essentially the NFL’s version of T.J. Maxx — an off-price source of knockoff goods disguised as high-end designer brands.
Let’s start with Funchess, a perennially underperforming college tight end who fancies himself as a pro wide receiver despite the fact that he’s never been able to consistently separate from NFL defenders. Outside of offering fans a glimpse of competent play with his 63/840/8 stat line in 2017, the former second-round pick is nothing more than a Gucci name with an Old Navy game.