The Green Bay Packers return from their bye week this Sunday
to host the Detroit Lions, who are in first place in the NFC North. Yep, that’s
right, the first place Lions. So what are the Packers chances in this game?
Who will be ready to play and who will still be out due to
injury? In case you didn’t notice, the Packers suffered a few injuries the
first few weeks of the season, most notably in week three against the Bengals.
By the end of the Cincinnati
game, the Packers were without Morgan Burnett, Casey Heyward, Clay Matthews,
Jermichael Finley, Eddie Lacy, and James Starks. That is a good portion of the
roster out with injuries. There is some good news though, looks like Matthews
will play and both Lacy and Burnett returned to practice this week. No word on
the rest of them though.
Can Aaron Rodgers rebound from his poor week three
performance? Here we have a very unlikely situation; Aaron Rodgers is looking
for a rebound performance. Indeed Rodgers perhaps played the worst game of his
NFL career in week three against Cincinnati ,
missing receivers and throwing two interceptions is a game for the first time
in three years. I fully expect him to.
Morgan Burnett Returns To Field
How much will the presence of Morgan Burnett affect the
secondary? The Packers played the first three weeks of the season without their
leader in the secondary, safety Morgan Burnett. It appears as if Burnett will
be ready to go this week, and that bodes well for a Packers secondary that has
been lit up through three weeks of the season like the Time Square on New Years
Eve. I have almost fully contributed the Packers secondary issues to the
absences of Burnett and Casey Heyward. Burnett returns, so I one half of what I
believe to be the problem with the Packers secondary can now be judged.
Will the offensive line hold up? One of the bright spots
through three weeks has been the offensive line. A question mark in the
preseason, the offensive line has played very, very well. They face another
tough defensive line this weekend with Detroit
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