Packers’ G TJ Lang, LB Jake Ryan to miss Redskins game
Defensively, they have had to play rookie free agents (Josh Hawkins, Kentrell Brice) extensively in the secondary and they have gone the last three games without outside linebacker Clay Matthews, the team’s best defensive player, the engine and energy of that unit. The Packers have lost four of five and are dealing with a number of injuries. He does have an over powering winning record at 108-60-1.
This is the 47th class of the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame.
Washington is hot again. Washington, which is counting on RT Morgan Moses (ankle) to stay healthy and handle Packers OLB Nick Perry, has allowed only 12 sacks in nine games.
Matthews has missed the Packers’ last three games.
Multiple Redskins acknowledged that they have looked back at that playoff loss in this week’s film study.
The phrase “we are no one’s underdog” is farther from the truth at this point.
“We’re definitely facing a cerebral assassin in that guy”, Norman said of Rodgers.
“No one walks through the National Football League unscathed”, said Packers head coach Mike McCarthy. Green Bay’s four drives in the first quarter went as follows: punt, safety, punt, punt.
The Packers coaching staff know a ground game is key if they want to contend for an NFC North title this season, and now sit 19th in the league in terms of rushing yards per game and have scored just three rushing touchdowns all year. I think I can do it this week. “To me, that’s part of developing your awareness and your instincts and how you move forward”. He has every incentive to make sure he can find a contract in the offseason.
“Unfortunate”, McCarthy said of Jackson’s injury. Davis had just five rushes for 5 yards in the two games for Green Bay.
Doing that will be a major challenge.
That led to the first and only meeting between Cousins and Rodgers. His 63.1 completion percentage and 93.9 passer rating are not down significantly from his career averages. He arrived in Green Bay on Thursday, passed his physical and immediately hit the practice field. Coach Mike McCarthy, however, wants to build a more balanced attack after Aaron Rodgers dropped back 59 times and handed off only 10 times in last week’s blowout loss at Tennessee.
“You realize you’ve got to come ready to go because they’re going to be hungry and they’re going to be ready”. “He’s running it. There’s no ifs and buts”.
“Everything starts with running the football”, he added. One of them would be that the Green Bay Packers’ wide receivers are not gaining separation, causing quarterback Aaron Rodgers to force the football into tight areas. Tom Brady is Gandalf the Grey and he’s just an upper class of that. Ask more questions, get myself more involved, take my job more seriously. “So yeah, I’m not really looking, I’m not going to rely on information from comments or scouting reports from his college days, or a pro report from his days in Seattle”. “I think he’s a good fit for us”. I think he brings the screen game into it as well, like he did last week when he scored a touchdown on a screen.
The Green Bay Packers have also some shuffled through running backs with injuries to Starks and Eddie Lacy.