The Green Bay Packers last won the NFC North in 2021. That season the Packers went 13-4, but lost in the divisional round to the San Francisco 49ers.
2024 feels like the first real chance the Packers have since that year to get back on top of their division. The 2023 season saw the Packers seemingly put it all together during the latter half of the year. They went 7-3 in their final 10 games and fell just three points shy of reaching the NFC Championship game.
At this point, the Detroit Lions feel like the only thing in their way of being crowned division champions again. However, one report has surfaced that roasts one of their best players.
One Green Bay Packers Division Rival Gets Absolutely Roasted In “Most Overrated” Report
According to Devon Platana of FanSided:
1. Jameson Williams, WR — Detroit Lions
There was a ton of hype surrounding Jameson Williams when the Detroit Lions drafted him 12th overall in the 2022 NFL Draft. The former Alabama playmaker just led the SEC in receiving yards (1,572), yards per reception (19.9), and touchdowns (15) in his final year at Alabama and was joining an up-and-coming Lions team hungry to take the next step.
While draft experts projected that Williams would become a No. 1 WR one day, he’s looked far from that thus far. The St. Louis, MO native was held to just six games as a rookie after tearing his ACL in college and didn’t do much with his limited opportunities, catching only one of his nine targets. While that lone reception was a 49-yard TD, it was enough to get excited about.
So, how did Williams follow things up in Year 2? Well, it started by missing the Lions’ first four games after violating the NFL’s gambling policy. He suited up in 12 of Detroit’s final 13 regular-season games but still failed to look like a potential WR1, turning 42 targets into just 24 receptions (57.1%) for 354 yards and a pair of TDs with four drops. He was also quiet throughout the postseason, posting a 6-79-1 stat line in three playoff appearances.
Between his 15 regular-season and postseason games, Williams finished with more than two receptions just twice and only exceeded the 50-yard mark three times.
Williams is only 23, meaning that (in theory) his best days could be ahead of him. At the same time, it’s hard to envision that he’ll become a 1,000-yard playmaker based on what we’ve seen so far.
Is Jameson Williams Really That Overrated? Should The Packers Be Less Concerned About Him?
The Packers will have a division of wide receivers to worry about. In Minnesota they’ll have to defend Justin Jefferson and Jordan Addison. In Chicago they’ll have to worry about Keenan Allen, DJ Moore, and Rome Odunze. Detroit has Amon-Ra St. Brown and Jameson Williams.
While Williams has the ability to take the top off the defense, his consistency is certainly questionable (at best). Of all the division wide receivers, Williams scares me the least.
The Packers took major steps to address their secondary this off-season. Signing Xavier McKinney, getting back a healthy Eric Stokes, and drafting three safeties gives the Packers a lot of reason to be optimistic. It will be interesting to see who takes the division in 2024.
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