Skyy Moore’s arrival in Green Bay may not have lit up the offseason headlines, but it could wind up giving the Packers a quiet edge in a place fans don’t always notice right away.
Moore stepped into a full-time return role last season with the San Francisco 49ers and looked comfortable doing it. He averaged 27.5 yards on kickoffs and 11.6 on punt returns, numbers that give the Packers a real option to take those duties off someone else’s plate.
That someone is Savion Williams. Last year, Green Bay leaned on a mix of Keisean Nixon and whichever receiver was available - Jayden Reed, Romeo Doubs, and, as a rookie, Williams - to handle return work.
It got the job done. But with Moore now in the mix, the Packers can shift Williams away from special teams and keep him focused on becoming a bigger part of the offense.
That matters because Green Bay needs Williams to grow into more than a gadget piece. The Packers would love to have him spend more time learning the playbook and the finer points of Matt LaFleur’s offense instead of splitting attention between receiver development and return duties.
There is still a case for keeping Williams involved on special teams. As a rookie, when he didn’t contribute much as a pass-catcher, part of his value came from the 28 kickoffs he returned. So there’s a balance here: his roster case gets helped by versatility, but his offensive development benefits from fewer distractions.
And the Packers need that development. There is no Doubs this season.
No Dontayvion Wicks. Behind Christian Watson, Reed, and Matthew Golden, somebody has to emerge, and Williams looks like the best candidate.
He’s still got plenty to prove after finishing last season with 10 catches for 78 yards.
If Green Bay can unlock him as a big-bodied, jitterbug-style receiver with some downfield juice, that would go a long way toward strengthening the depth chart. The more reps he gets, the better. Moore handling kickoffs - and punts too, now that Doubs is gone from that role - gives Williams one less job to juggle and one more chance to grow into what the Packers need him to be.
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