You're Mike McCarthy. Which running back do you start against the 49ers?
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With one preseason game under their belts the Packers prepare to build on their historic 15-1 season of 2011. Injuries to key contributors, however, will serve as a barrier to Mike McCarthy’s group. As is the tradition, Packer Nation’s experts weigh in on the outcomes of all sixteen regular season games plus the postseason.
With the prospects of Desmond Bishop being out for several months, or even the entire 2012 season, the Green Bay Packers could be in a pinch at inside linebacker. Second-year man D.J. Smith is the logical choice to line up next to A.J. Hawk in the Green Bay 3-4 alignment, but there’s another guy on the roster who I feel could make an impact in Bishop’s place.
That player is Erik Walden.
With rookie Nick Perry replacing Walden on the outside, the former starter actually has better size for an inside ‘backer in a 3-4 and his athleticism would be a good change-up from that of Hawk.
We probably won’t find out about the severity of Desmond Bishop’s hamstring injury until Wednesday. Regardless, it’s pretty obvious we’ll be doing without him for a while. How does that impact the Packers’ defensive unit? Continue reading
The race to the Super Bowl begins with a great start. Get the season rolling your way early and you have a big advantage. Sputter out of the gates and you’re in for a long uphill climb to get back into the race.
Coming off a 15-1 season and returning nearly all starters to the high-powered Packer offense, it’s easy to think the Packers will be hitting on all cylinders from the first whistle. But, this is a new season. So, let’s take a look at those first five games. Continue reading
Dom Capers’ defense finished the 2011 season 32nd in total defense and 32nd versus the pass. Perhaps it’s not surprising that – despite the six defensive players added in the draft – the unit enters training camp with questions all over the place. The Packers have responded well from defensively challenging seasons in the past (2009) and must do so in 2012 to have a shot at returning to the big game.
The Packers will have to do without Anthony Hargrove for the first eight games of the season this year. While there’s little doubt the defensive line could really use his contribution in the first half of the season, I’m wondering if there is a surprise benefit to Hargrove not hitting the field until the Arizona game on November 4th. Continue reading
Johnny Jolly is still waiting to find out if he’s going to be reinstated into the NFL. While it’s kind of a “counting your chickens before they’re hatched” issue, the question everyone wants the answer to is, “Which team will he be playing for?” Continue reading
For the first time since 2008, the Packers will enter training camp with a different set of faces throwing beside reigning league MVP Aaron Rodgers. While not as thrilling as the battle at safety, the situation at backup quarterback is still very relevant. To see why, let’s briefly recap the Aaron Rodgers era in terms of who was sitting behind him on the depth chart.
Four years ago, it was Louisville product Brian Brohm who was viewed as “insurance” behind Rodgers, as No.12 entered his first season as a starter. However, as early as the preseason, it was clear that rookie seventh round pick Matt Flynn was the more serviceable of the two backup quarterbacks. Brohm quickly amounted to nothing and the Packers had no choice but to trust the inexperienced Flynn as their only option after Rodgers.
There’s a great deal of question how many receivers the Packers will keep in 2012. It’s a good thing to have so many good receivers to choose from and Rob Demovsky of the Green Bay Press Gazette thinks we’ll actually keep seven receivers this season.
What do you think? Which receivers will NOT be a part of the Packers’ bid for a 14th title?
Which Packer receivers WON'T have a roster spot on opening day?
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