3 Packers rookies with the most to prove this offseason for Green Bay to get back to NFC Championship
As the Green Bay Packers move through the rest of the offseason, these three rookies have a lot to prove.
With rookie minicamp in the books, the Green Bay Packers have completed a step of the offseason program. The Aaron Rodgers situation will be the headline maker around the team until it’s resolved, one way or another. How it turns out will set the storyline for the 2021 season.
Amid the questions around Rodgers, the Packers got a look at their 2021 draft class and some other players on a tryout basis during the recent minicamp. Some of their nine draft picks will be counted on for prominent roles right away as rookies, as general manager Brian Gutekunst stayed out of any big moves to add outside talent in free agency. The Packers also had a couple key losses in free agency.
With an eye toward June minicamp, then training camp and preseason games, these three Packers’ rookies have the most to prove.
3 Packers rookies with a lot to prove this offseason
3. Josh Myers, center
The Packers lost one of the best centers in the NFL when Corey Linsley signed with the Los Angeles Chargers. When they took Myers in the second round (No. 62 overall), they automatically anointed him as the new man in the middle of the line for whoever their quarterback will be.
According to @PFF, on 755 career pass-blocking snaps, Josh Myers has allowed only six sacks and two QB hits.
— Eli Berkovits (@BookOfEli_NFL) May 2, 2021
He finished his college career with a 97.7 pass block efficiency.
Long story short, the #Packers just got their next Corey Linsley. #GoPackGo #LFG pic.twitter.com/DctRMNRkb0
Besides the physical requirements of the position, a center will ideally be a leader of the offensive line. He also has to master the mental side, in terms of being on the same page with the quarterback, helping with line calls and recognition of defenses. Myers will have to make that entire transition quickly, but preseason games should help.