Green Bay Packers are probably going to be without Davante Adams on Sunday. Adams is dealing with a toe injury, and while we haven’t seen a designation for him, they’ll likely call him ‘doubtful’ or ‘out.’ Packers will be dealing with a young core of receivers. They can still win with them. SnoTapWI covered that earlier this week. But there are going to be a couple of intriguing talents available to the Packers and the rest of the National Football League.

Emmanuel Sanders is a name that is being thrown around in recent weeks. Sanders is coming off an Achilles tear, but he showed no sign of slowing down. In three of the four games this season, Sanders has 80 or more yards with touchdowns in two of those games. The only blip on the radar is against the Packers when Jaire Alexander put the clamps on him. Sanders is a prototypical slot receiver. Green Bay struggled with their slot receivers this year. Geronimo Allison is not a slot receiver. Sanders could fill a void for the Packers.

Some might wonder why they didn’t re-sign Randall Cobb. That’s a fair ponderance, but Cobb is not that much of an upgrade from how Allison is playing for the team. Cobb has less than 50 receiving yards in the last three games and does not have a touchdown. He’s a great Packer and will be one of those guys that comes back for alumni weekend yet Green Bay should have no regrets about him. The same goes for Trevor Davis. He made one impactful play with Oakland last week, but it took him until Week 4 to get on the field.

Another name that could pick up speed in the coming weeks is A.J. Green. Cincinnati Bengals are struggling and on the verge of a rebuild, Green might be dealt. Part of me highly doubts it though. Green would be a great addition to any team, but he has to be healthy first with his ankle injury. Additionally, Bengals are one of the worst run franchises in all of sports and the thought of them handling a trade for a franchise player seems unlikely. Green feels like Larry Fitzgerald to me. Arizona had some bad teams post their Super Bowl appearance, and in multiple years, Fitz had his name in trade talks. It never actually happened. Green feels very unlikely to me.

Packers might trust the process though and wait out the Adams’ injury. Brian Gutekunst will probably have a difference of opinion after they play the Cowboys.

Charlie.