Green Bay Packers have more weapons on offense than the national media thinks they do. It’s very annoying. People think Green Bay is Davante Adams and everyone else. That could not be further from the truth. Tyler Ervin was one of those weapons for Green Bay and Aaron Rodgers. Ervin does some great things like the motion receiver/back, but it appears that Ervin is going to be on the sidelines for a while with a wrist injury. Insert Tavon Austin. The former explosive wide receiver is now a Packer taking the spot of Ervin but may contribute in other ways that running jet sweeps.

The #Packers are signing veteran WR Tavon Austin, source says. Was with the #Rams when Matt LaFleur (pronounced La-Flew-er, @TomPelissero) was there.

— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) November 30, 2020

The difference between Austin and Ervin is an easy one. Austin is actually a wide receiver. Is he a good one? Probably not. The stats bare out that he is likely a gadget player and that’s it. But Austin can catch the football. It’s not like Ervin couldn’t, but he isn’t getting sent out on a post corner. They can use Austin more than Ervin in an ability to move the ball downfield. That’s a major plus for Green Bay.

Is Austin going to be the difference for this team winning a championship or not? No. But does Austin help Green Bay on offense and make them a bit more explosive? Yes.

Charlie.