Packers 2009 Wide Receiver Core

Greg Jennings

Jennings is an amazing athlete, who is quickly turning into one of the best WR's in the NFL. He brings all the things that you would want in your best wideout, bringing speed, excellent hands, great route-running, and very good leadership.

Looking back at the Packers when they drafted Jennings, almost every single Packers fan was upset with the move. The reason? Most people had grown really happy with the production of Javon Walker, who was traded to the Denver Broncos in return for the pick that they drafted Jennings with, as well as a couple other later round picks.

After a few years, when everyone looks back at that trade, the Packers look like absolute geniuses. While Greg Jennings has turned into a pro-bowl caliber receiver, Javon Walker has turned into a player that is struggling to keep his spot on the Raiders roster, which definitely isn't saying much.

Donald Driver

Driver has been with the Packers for as long as I can remember. His best years started with Brett Favre, but he has completely surprised many people by continuing his on-field dominance even this late in his career with Aaron Rodgers.

Lots of people ask how he can continue playing at the level he's playing at this late in his career, and the answer is very simple, he works harder than anyone else on the team. His offseason workouts include route running, sprinting, as well as a ton of weight lifting.

So far this year he hasn't been what everyone had expected, but he's still been very good. There's always the possibility that age really is starting to catch up to him, but I really don't think that it is. My guess is that Aaron Rodgers hasn't been able to work the ball to him as much because the offensive line is allowing to much pressure to get to him.

James Jones

This kid is very talented, but just never seems to be able to stay healthy long enough to make an impact. So far in the first two games, he's made some nice catches, and has been a very solid WR for 2nd year starting QB Aaron Rodgers.

Jones brings a very interesting skill set, and also something that doesn't seem like it would work to much in the NFL, but he finds a way to use it. He has a bigger build than most WR's, and he also isn't all that fast. What he does is he uses the height to allow the quarterback to throw the ball a little long, and he can go get it with his height.

Overall Jones isn't going to become a #1 or #2 WR, but he's definitely a very solid #3 option for the Packers.