Rodgers has a consistent option at the tight end position

Since Rodgers took over for the Green Bay Packers, a Packer’s tight end has only topped 50 receptions four times. Three of those seasons came from Jermichael Finley. In those four seasons, Green Bay’s win total was 10, 11, 15, and 11.

The addition of Martellus Bennett last season was supposed to fix this. It was supposed to provide that receiving tight end that Rodgers would love to have. For a variety of reasons, that buzz died down quickly.

In the last 10 years, no Packers tight end has caught more than 61 receptions. No tight end has accumulated more than 780 yards. Lastly, no tight end has scored more than 9 touchdowns, and that only happened once.

Fortunately for Green Bay fans, the two newest additions to the tight end room have a history of high production. In eight seasons with the Saints and Seahawks, Jimmy Graham topped 61 receptions five times, surpassed 780 yards five times, and scored nine or more touchdowns five times.

Marcedes Lewis is no slouch either. Although he has spent his entire 12-year career with Jacksonville, Lewis developed a reputation for being a consistent playmaker. Over the last 10 years, Lewis averaged 33 catches, 400 yards receiving, and three touchdowns while playing with a laundry list of bad quarterbacks who struggled to get him the ball.

Having one good tight end is a big advantage in today’s NFL, but having two is a difference maker for an offense with a future Hall of Fame quarterback. The best example of this is last year’s Philadelphia Eagles with Zach Ertz and Trey Burton or those Patriots teams with Gronk and the late Aaron Hernandez. With returning offensive coordinator Joe Philbin calling the shots, the Packers can return to being a top-ranked offense.