The Packers panopticon turned its attention to Christian Watson this week.
The electric-but-injured receiver seems to be creeping closer to making his 2025 debut after tearing his ACL in the Packers’ 2024 regular-season finale. Counting today, it has been 255 days since Watson’s injury, definitely putting him on the speedy end of the ACL return timeline. But given what Watson can bring to the table as a football player, perhaps that’s not surprising. Speed has always been basically his entire thing.
And speed is what the Packers’ need right now. Outside of Matthew Golden, the Packers don’t really have a field stretcher on the roster right now, and they’ve had a bit of trouble connecting with Golden deep. Two would-be big plays went awry during the Packers’ Thursday Night Football win over the Commanders; Jordan Love underthrew Golden on what would have been a fourth-down touchdown pass, then overthrew him on what could have been a 92-yard touchdown but at the very least would have been a huge gain.
Adding Watson to the mix wouldn’t necessarily solve the finer points of their deep passing woes, but adding more speed is never a bad thing. And Watson, when healthy, has speed in spades.
Packers receiver Christian Watson talks new contract, pending return | Packers.com
Watson isn’t in a rush to get back on the field, but the timeline seems to point toward him coming back sooner than later.
What Packers’ Christian Watson extension means for ACL return | ESPN
Watson’s contract extension eases timeline concerns, too.
Packers RB Josh Jacobs has been making the most of what’s available | Packers Wire
Josh Jacobs hasn’t had a statistically dominant start to the season, but offensive line uncertainty seems to be playing a role.
When Will Undefeated Packers Lose This Season? | Sports Illustrated
A fair question, considering the Packers should be favorites in just about every game for the rest of the season.
I’m not particularly interested in the Chargers/Raiders game, but this is an all-timer of a quote.
Photos show Ghana’s fantasy coffins as a stylish final rest | Associated Press
I am rethinking my entire end-of-life plan as a result of this photo essay.
