Broken-But-Not-Dead-Yet

[Fritz]

Injuries will challenge depth on the best of receiving corps, but as it's turning out Jordy's injury is causing a chain reaction to the production that would normally be seen from the other receivers. They are all more open when the defense is forced to commit a safety over the top. Also, the way the team is built really commits them to relying on first and second year guys for depth, which as it's turning out can be a mixed bag. We can all agree that there are too many injuries and that's tough. The litany of injuries just sucks, including receivers. I'm not saying they'd be awesome all their guys, save for Jordy's pre-season injury, but I would like to see a full, injury-free season of Cobb (AC Joint out of camp), Adams (ankle for several weeks), Montgomery (ankle for several weeks), Quarless (IR-DTR), Abbrederis (this kid is snake-bitten, but a promising route runner). I wish they would open up opportunities for Janis down the field to try and take the top off the defense and at least threaten to use him, and Jones is just going to be week to week good and possibly Houdini. That's not just Jordy going down for the season. That's a lot to overcome. This is probably worst-case scenario for the receiving corps. Hypothetically, if all those guys, aside from Jordy, had been able to stay healthy and be in a solid rotation and develop a rhythm, they might not have the passing game woes they are experiencing. As for TE, I still think TT and company put too much faith in Richard Rodgers, but chain reaction-wise, I guess Quarless going down might have put too much pressure on Rodgers to be the #1 option and he's just a second year guy. Draft and develop giveth and draft and develop taketh away. Injuries suck!

Good post. You're right: had Adams and Montgomery not had those bad ankle sprains, Nelson's injury would've been less noticeable, though it would still have been an issue.

But I'm disappointed in Adams's shitty hands and what sounds like, if Arod is to be believed, a lack of preparation. All we heard about before was what a professional, dedicated kid Adams was. But no, apparently.

But now when I watch DickRod play, and I think that he was the same third round draft pick as Finley was, I see a guy who seems to have been way overdrafted. He's slow, slow, slow, and gets knocked down so easily that my mom could tackle him. And he's not even a good blocker, apparently. So what the heck?

Now it looks like Montgomery's going to be out possibly for the year. That's some serious bad news. He had a knack for getting open short - more than you can say about any other Packer receiver at this point.

Crazy shit, man. Crazy.

[mraynrand]

In the most underreported story of the last two years, Matthews seems willing and able to be an ILB. He should win a Wilkerson for that alone. Seriously, he is wealthy and famous, he could have thrown a diva. But he instead just glared for awhile so everyone knew he wasn't happy, and played lights out.

I almost totally agree with this. We were talking about this during the Bears game and I said that the one thing that is keeping him from being an all-pro kinda ILB is the pass coverage. My view is that he doesn't have the knack for where to go and who to cover -yet. And wouldn'tcha know it on the very next play, he got suckered outside and let the RB go free inside. Maybe it's just a matter of time, because he certainly made that critical INT in the first game. Maybe I'm asking too much too soon, or just looking at him with narrow Packer goggles. The great ILBs also miss a few I guess.

[Maxie the Taxi]

I almost totally agree with this. We were talking about this during the Bears game and I said that the one thing that is keeping him from being an all-pro kinda ILB is the pass coverage. My view is that he doesn't have the knack for where to go and who to cover -yet. And wouldn'tcha know it on the very next play, he got suckered outside and let the RB go free inside. Maybe it's just a matter of time, because he certainly made that critical INT in the first game. Maybe I'm asking too much too soon, or just looking at him with narrow Packer goggles. The great ILBs also miss a few I guess.

I'd rather have sacks.

[Harlan Huckleby]

I'd rather have sacks.

"Balls, balls!" cried the queen
"If I had two I'd be the king."


ZING!

[Fritz]

"Balls, balls!" cried the queen
"If I had two I'd be the king."


ZING!

It's still a little early to be reduced to jokering around. It ain't over yet. We'll just see Abby rise up from the injured rib pile and be a star on Thursday.

Or something. I'm going to the game, so I gotta hope for something good.

[mraynrand]

"Balls, balls!" cried the queen
"If I had two I'd be the king."


ZING!

It's one sack and two balls, Harlan. You must be out of practice.

[hoosier]

Speaking of the injured rib pile, did anyone see that the official who had the inadvertent whistle in the NE-Buffalo game was the same one who got run over and broke nine ribs earlier this season? I'm amazed he came back at all but his skittishness is probably a good indicator that he should have stayed home or tried out for the Packers.

[pbmax]

Speaking of the injured rib pile, did anyone see that the official who had the inadvertent whistle in the NE-Buffalo game was the same one who got run over and broke nine ribs earlier this season? I'm amazed he came back at all but his skittishness is probably a good indicator that he should have stayed home or tried out for the Packers.

Yeah, he overreacted a tad. He wasn't even in danger (ref saw Rex well before they would have made contact and the play was not near him on the sideline) but was obviously eager to make the call.