Davante Adams is one of, if not, the best wide receiver in football. He has seen a lot of corners and would not bullshit you about the talent of anyone. The media asked Adams today about Eric Stokes Jr., the first-round draft pick out of Georgia, and Adams gave him a lot of love. He compared him to Jaire Alexander and Sam Shields. Those are two great Packers players. If Stokes is a hybrid of Alexander and Shields, he should be starting day one and Green Bay will take the lumps as they go along. Many Packers fans see the decision as easy to go with the rookie over Kevin King, but to me, it’s a little more complicated than that. Rookie corners are not immediate starters usually but I’ll trust the coaches if that’s the route they go.

LOVE this anecdote from Davante Adams. Said Jerry Rice told him the reason he was able to catch so many balls was not because he saw the ball, but because he'd seen it before.

It's the preparation.

— Peter Bukowski (@Peter_Bukowski) August 20, 2021

Here’s the thing that Stokes has working for him if they roll with him in Week 1. They’re not facing an elite quarterback for a little while in the season. The first five weeks are Taysom Hill/Jameis Winston, Jared Goff, Jimmy G/Trey Lance, Big Ben, and Joe Burrow. That’s not too bad. The first real test might be Kyler Murray then a guy by the name of Patrick Mahomes. It gets much harder as the season goes on for Green Bay, but Stokes might be the guy for the job.

Charlie.