Packers: Here’s how Green Bay can get Aaron Rodgers the weapon he deserves

The Green Bay Packers will have ample opportunities to go get Aaron Rodgers some help.

If the Green Bay Packers front office operates with tact, they can get NFL MVP quarterback Aaron Rodgers the help he deserves in his receiving corps.

Green Bay has the No. 29 overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft. While that is not a great pick in most years, the Packers’ biggest need of wide receiver can be addressed appropriately with that selection. They don’t need to trade up to overdraft a project quarterback like Jordan Love, who is not going to see the field for a few years. Just stay put and be patient this year.

The Green Bay Packers can get Aaron Rodgers one of three wideouts at No. 29

With football becoming an increasingly passing-centric sport at all levels, wide receiver talent will be at a surplus in NFL Drafts for the foreseeable future. Therefore, Green Bay does not need to reach to get a playmaker who can make an impact for them right away. A minor trade up from No. 29 is fine, but there are at least three wide receivers who are pro-ready they can get with the pick.

Those three wide receivers are Rashod Bateman out of Minnesota, Rondale Moore out of Purdue and Kadarius Toney out of Florida. Bateman starred in Minneapolis for P.J. Fleck’s Golden Gophers. Despite being a Georgia boy, he had no issues making a big impact during his time up in frigid Minnesota. He will be coming off the board somewhere in the first 40 picks in the 2021 NFL Draft.

Moore may have an injury-riddled past, but his freshman season for the Boilermakers was transcendent. He was an All-American and could do any number of things with the ball in his hands. Despite his small stature, Moore should have no issues being able to contribute in some manner in Matt LaFleur’s Packers offense right away. Surely, Rodgers would love to play with him.

As for Toney, Green Bay may need to trade up into the mid-to-early 20s to get him. Though not a productive player initially in Gainesville, he was part of the high-octane Florida passing offense centered around Heisman Trophy finalist quarterback Kyle Trask and all-world tight end Kyle Pitts from a season ago. Toney may need to play in a southern climate, but he is worth the gamble here.

Overall, the Packers are in fantastic shape to get Rodgers some much-needed help at wide receiver in the tail-end of the first round. With as many as maybe six quarterbacks going in the first round, the Packers can sit back and wait for undervalued wide receivers to trickle down the draft board and right into their laps. They don’t have to do much, but they must have patience.

If the Packers don’t draft a wide receiver with their first-round pick, you have the right to get mad.