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Robert Zeglinski

Packers’ rookie Christian Watson dropped an easy 75-yard TD, and NFL fans had jokes about Aaron Rodgers

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A lot of the talk around the Packers this offseason surrounded their receiving corps with the departure of Davante Adams. At 38 years old, Aaron Rodgers would again have to lift a young, unproven group without a bona fide superstar. Though, even with that group, some thought the Packers would still be OK.

On Sunday against the division rival Vikings (-2) in Minnesota, this group saw some early, if brutal, growing pains in Green Bay’s grand plan. Early in the first quarter, rookie second-round pick Christian Watson streaked past the Minnesota secondary to see himself wide open for a potential touchdown.

The good news is Watson got open. The bad news is he dropped a perfect pass from Rodgers:

Whoa! That’s not a great look. Touchdowns don’t come any easier than that in the NFL. Rookie or not, Watson has to make that play if the Packers’ offense and Rodgers are going to survive this season.

NFL fans had so many jokes about Rodgers' after Watson's brutal drop

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