Losing Josiah Deguara For Season Hurts Packers’ Offensive Creativity
Green Bay Packers’ 2020 NFL Draft will come under fire for the end of the time unless Green Bay wins a Super Bowl this year. People shit on the Jordan Love pick. They love to make fun of A.J. Dillion in the second round (Wait until November, friends). Josiah Degurara was pegged as a fullback in the third round. That isn’t the case. The world is full of bubbles these days, and the NFL Draft bubble is no different. Sometimes, it’s useful, sometimes it’s one big circle jerk. With Deguara it’s the latter. He will no longer be with the Packers though as he suffered a torn ACL late in the game.
Injuries always suck no matter the circumstance. But for him to end his season on a punt return in the final two minutes of the game has to drive you crazy. It is part of the game, but still seeing a guy go down like that is unfortunate. Despite not making a catch on Monday, Deguara was all over the field. He made some big blocks and started to show up against a member of the Packers offense. It is too bad that he will be on the bench for the rest of the season.
This should be a minor step back, major come back for Deguara. If you want a silver lining, it is that most tight ends don’t really start flourishing until their second or third year in the league. He will be coming off an ACL tear but will be prepared for another year of football with the Packers. This does take a bite out of Green Bay’s depth especially at the tight end position. Hopefully, Marcedes Lewis is a go in two weeks, or Green Bay is down to two tight ends.
Speaking of which, this opens doors for Jace Sternberger and Robert Tonyan. Tonyan has made it known that he is TE1, but Sternberger has a chance to play the Deguara role like he did late last season. We’ll see if Jace can step up to the plate.
Charlie.