As much as Packers fans, or fantasy football players, may want to hear it, Green Bay head coach Matt LaFleur isn’t going to call any of his receivers his No. 1 guy. Though Jayden Reed led the team last year in receiving yards with 793 in the regular season, LaFleur doesn’t buy into the concept of a No.
1 receiver, specifically. When asked about Dontayvion Wicks ‘ role this season, the head coach balked at the idea of a “No. 1 receiver” and shared his thoughts bluntly.
“I want to vomit every time I hear No. 1 receiver. It drives me crazy,” LaFleur said on Monday .
“That’s something you guys talk about. I think we’ve got a bunch of them. I think the beauty of them is they’re capable of doing many things, which gives us a lot of versatility from an offensive perspective in terms of how we use these guys and deploy their talents.
“Especially those, I would say top-four guys, they’re capable of being a No. 1 in some capacity. It’s just how do we want to attack somebody? Where do we want to put those guys? Who’s going to get the ball? I don’t know.
It could change on a week-to-week basis. We saw it last year.” The Packers benefitted greatly last season from a stable of young wide receivers that stepped up to aid quarterback Jordan Love in his first year as the starter.
Love ended the year with the second most passing touchdowns (32). Meanwhile, Reed, Romeo Doubs , Christian Watson and Wicks all posted more than 400 receiving yards and at least four.