Figured this should get its own thread.
Bulaga and Murphy (foot) would both be listed as "Did not participate" if Packers would have had practice today. Bak would be listed as limited. Spriggs already on IR.
The Packers may be lining up their 5th and 6th OT to start the game on Thursday.
By the way, who is the back up longsnapper?
They should go for two every chance on Thursday.
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#Packers have a big problem with LS Brett Goode hurt, so they put Goode on IR and signed Taybor Pepper, who was with team in the off-season.
â Tom Silverstein (@TomSilverstein) September 25, 2017
When it rains, it pours....
Martellus Bennett may be lining up at LT at this rate.
Let's hear it for Thursday Night Football!!!!
It's like an extended preseason game.
Packers are signing offensive lineman Ulrick John off the Cardinals practice squad, his agent told ESPN. John is flying to Green Bay tonight and could be active for Thursday's game because of all the O-line injuries.
GB could potentially have to use their 6th and 7th O-lineman on the depth chart at R&L starting T Thursday night.
Bulaga, Bak, Murphy may not be available. Spriggs and Barclay on IR. Could be McCray and Pankey and then who knows after that if anyone gets hurt. Packers might have to add Amichia to the 53. There's literally no one left.
Keep Rodgers up right, and they have a punchers chance.
Just a week ago some Vikes fan was lamenting:
"...Meanwhile our window is slowly closing while we deal with the stupidest injuries to the most vital players on our team. This **** doesn't continually happen to other teams man."
All these injuries have the Packers aploshed.
1. I think you go for 2 every chance you get. If it was the old extra point distance I think you kick the PAT, but the 32 yard XP is not as much of a gimme, and the LS and holder will have had 2 days of practice.
2. How do you possibly prepare a game plan on offense? I think you have to assume you go 2 TEs a lot and max protect. At least Bennett is a good blocking TE. If you still had Lang and Sitton as your OGs, I guess you could try to go smash mouth to protect the tackles, but Taylor and Evans are not the run blockers Sitton and Lang were. I bet we see a lot of max protect and one man routes?
3. This is bad enough, but can you imagine how much worse this would be if they hadn't signed Evans?
4. This takes the screen game out of play. How can you run timing plays like that with guys that haven't practiced it together?
5. They will be potentially be starting a 5th round pick (Linsley), a street free agent (Evans), and 3 UDFAs on the line.
6. I will pledge right now not to complain in any manner about any of the play calls on Thursday evening by MM. I really don't know what they can do to scheme away from this.
7. All of the guys that are going to be out on the OL are less than 26 years old except for Bulaga. They let Sitton and Lang go a year or two early so they didn't run into these types of problems with an aging OL.
May see a little more of Rip to help block? But, surprised he hasn't played much already. Monty has wiffed on a few. Long snapper may be o.k. It's not like he's never done it before. It always seems like we get hit hard by injuries to the same position(s).
1st down - flea flicker
2nd down - run up the middle
3rd down - quick kick
rinse and repeat.
Years from now. We will tell our children, grandchildren, and yet unborn grandchildren of the day GB took over the all time head to head series with Chicago with an OL quilt patched together with dryer lint, corn flakes, and drywall spackle.
Eight starters out? Whatever. 5 O lineman that will most likely have never played a snap together? With two days to prepare? Pfffffffffffft.
If this same story hadn't played out so many times over the last decade I'd be worried. That and it's Chicago at Lambeau.
The Packers are already in midseason form in terms of injuries.
Be nice not to be down by double digits at the half.
Monty has wiffed on a few.
I noticed Romo commenting on that quite a bit on Sunday.
Romo whiffed on a few in his playing days. So he's speaking from a place of knowledge.
What a cluster but Michigan Packer summed it up for me
Just win the ****ing game. Survive another week.
And root for Arizona to kick the **** out of Dallass so catts can go away forever
"We do what we do."
Really don't expect McCarthy to change much.
Hungry5 posted:"We do what we do."
Really don't expect McCarthy to change much.
He may have to for this game. They get Bak, Bulaga, and Cobb back in a few weeks. As long as Rodgers is upright at that point, they are still a threat to get to the post-season and do some damage. He can't expose Rodgers too much. Usually you could cover up some weaknesses by rolling Rodgers out to one side or the other, but you don't even have that option.
How in the world does one team have so many injuries? it happens so consistently it is baffling to me. And I honestly am starting to get concerned for Rodgers he is getting hit a lot and is taking sacks at the rate of what 5-6 a game? No matter how good you are that is going to start to add up.
This article says that last year we were the 15th healthiest team in the league, & the year before we were the 9th.
The Heckler posted:How in the world does one team have so many injuries? it happens so consistently it is baffling to me. And I honestly am starting to get concerned for Rodgers he is getting hit a lot and is taking sacks at the rate of what 5-6 a game? No matter how good you are that is going to start to add up.
I think it is not (just) the amount of injuries but the way the fall at particular positions. Last year they were down 3 CBs much of the season. No running backs until they converted Montgomery. The 2010 team had a ton of injuries but they were more evenly distributed among positions. TT builds fairly deep rosters (a benefit of a draft and develop strategy), but it is extremely difficult to play effectively as a team when one or two positions get hit so hard that you are down to 3rd string players and guys you are signing off the street or other team's practice squads. It is an extremely difficult task and I don't have high expectations for the Bears game, but this is where a good coach will make a difference. (Remember Edelman playing defensive back for the Patriots).
The Heckler posted:How in the world does one team have so many injuries? it happens so consistently it is baffling to me. And I honestly am starting to get concerned for Rodgers he is getting hit a lot and is taking sacks at the rate of what 5-6 a game? No matter how good you are that is going to start to add up.
Those who have watched "the 22" aka actual game film of AR have pointed out, like last year and years before that, Aaron is at times responsible for some of these sacks. I believe in week 1 against the Hags, 1/2 the sacks Rodgers had were on him.
Some of this is just him waiting for a WR he's locked on to get open (they didn't). Other times he has ample time to throw but instead of throwing the ball away to live another day, he's taking an unnecessary hit. So while his OL has hardly been ideal through 3 games, at times Rodgers is every bit responsible for the abuse he's getting via sacks.
if Ulrick was any good you would think he would be on the roster with the Cardinals. Their line looked horrible last night against the Cowboys so the fact he could not help them does not bode well that he will plug any holes in the Packers line.
He will be on IR by halftime.
Can't Ulrick not pass go and just go directly to the IR list?
Has to pass his physical first, no?
AR prefers to wait for his second windows to come open deep but he has shown the ability to take what is there at the top of his progressions as a last resort. He had to start doing that at the beginning of running the table last year and I think he started doing it in the second half vs. CIN. He's smart enough to know that with an OL of squaders he's going to have to get the ball out faster.
I fully anticipate MM to develop a game plan that accounts for the injuries. It will call for Rodgers to get the ball out quick.
Given their injury situation, I hate that the team is being forced to play on short rest. But if there is a silver lining, it is that we'll have the benefit of a mini-bye after this.
We still have Aaron Rodgers. They still have Mike Glennon. It's going to be tough, but I still like our chances.
I like how some of you guys are already on a first name basis with Ulrick John.
2nd half v CIN Rodgers mentioned he/they adjusted to have him slide up and out instead of back and trying to get outside. The OT's were getting an okay initial push sending their guys deep, which often put them in ARs lap in the 1st half when he tried to slide outside.
| Season | Week | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 15 | Shoulder | Injured Reserve |
| 2014 | Preseason | Broken Right Ankle | Injured Reserve |
Brak posted:
Season Week Description Status 2016 15 Shoulder Injured Reserve 2014 Preseason Broken Right Ankle Injured Reserve
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That's our man Ulrick John's IR history since 2014.
For a minute there I thought that was Nick Perry's injury history.
Ulrick Tremayne John Jr. is going to injure himself during his physical.
#Packers sign T Ulrick John off of Cardinalsâ practice squad & place T Kyle Murphy on injured reserve.
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What is...the last time BRAK was seen on X4. Where you been hiding?
