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Despite a stagnant 10-point showing in the Wild Card Round and all the talk about a Jordan Love \u201cregression,\u201d the Green Bay Packers offense had some deceptive firepower last season. In DVOA, or Defense-Adjusted Value over Average, they ranked fourth. In other words, the Packers offense was better than all but three based on its performance in comparable game scenarios.<\/p>\n
In her podcast episode listing the top 10 offensive units for 2025, ESPN analyst Mina Kimes names Green Bay seventh. That\u2019s not a hot take one way or the other, but at least for non-Packers fans, it may be a bit surprising given the lack of marquee skill players. Kimes outlined several reasons why Jordan Love & Co. cracked her rankings.<\/p>\n
Love himself, drafted #9 in Kimes\u2019 earlier quarterback rankings episode, is a fundamental part of her Packers favor. \u201cI just can\u2019t quit him,\u201d she said. \u201cHe has his flaws, and I say the number one of which is just making bad decisions under pressure and throwing goofy interceptions.\u201d Then again, she notes, he led one of the league\u2019s best offenses.<\/p>\n Kimes likes Green Bay\u2019s scheme, she likes Matt LaFleur as head coach. She is also confident in the receiver room the Packers have assembled for Love to throw to.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a group of pass catchers that I believe is going to be better this year,\u201d she said. Jayden Reed has emerged as a reliable target, Romeo Doubs is still there, Dontayvion Wicks has potential. Christian Watson will return from his knee injury at some point. And of course there\u2019s first-round draft pick Matthew Golden.<\/p>\n \u201cI think I\u2019ve talked about the addition of Golden and what he does for this offense. [He] doesn\u2019t have to be a world beater for this offense to benefit from adding a wide receiver with his skillset. I really believe that.\u201d<\/p>\n Specifically, Kimes has mentioned Golden\u2019s deep-ball abilities as something the Packers will need to capitalize on in the absence of a similar threat.<\/p>\n It isn\u2019t just Love and the receivers that supply cause for excitement. The offense as a whole is replete with \u201creally slept on pieces.\u201d Most obviously, running back Josh Jacobs showed out in his first season as a Packer: 301 carries, 1329 rushing yards, and 15 ground scores. He also caught 36 passes, including a touchdown. Jacobs is hardly \u201cslept on,\u201d per se, but his season didn\u2019t attract the attention one might expect.<\/p>\n Kimes also wanted to highlight one very underrated weapon: tight end Tucker Kraft. In year two as pro, Kraft finished second on the team in catches (50) and receiving yards (707) and led Green Bay targets with seven touchdowns.<\/p>\n \u201cKraft is such a throwback. First of all he was actually second in yards per route run behind only George Kittle, which is funny because he has like this extremely low average depth of target, but he was just such a human monster truck after the catch that he ended up being extremely productive for them. And this is year three.\u201d<\/p>\n Along with the wide receivers, Kraft is another element that solidifies the Packers\u2019 floor while leaving room for an elevated ceiling if he shows growth.<\/p>\n The Love debate aside, Green Bay\u2019s receiver room has been the most discussed area of the offense this offseason. Many had hoped the team would add a veteran WR1 via free agency or trade, and certainly that would have helped \u2013 both in the floor and the ceiling departments. But the Packers\u2019 overall package is strong enough as is that Kimes isn\u2019t worried about the lack of big-name guys.<\/p>\n \u201cI like this group of pass catchers. I really do. I think they\u2019re good and it doesn\u2019t actually bother me that they don\u2019t have anyone who\u2019s truly elite.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Despite a stagnant 10-point showing in the Wild Card Round and all the talk about a Jordan Love “regression,” the Green Bay Packers offense had some deceptive<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":26261,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26260","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-green-bay-packers"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"Analyst](\"https:\/\/wisportsheroics.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2025\/05\/USATSI_25377197_168400517_lowres-1126x600.jpg.webp\" "\\"Analyst")
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