The Packers Deal With Bad Weather, And Injuries

by Brandon on Dec 10, 2009 7:00 AM CST in Green Bay Packers News Comment 7 comments

For the Green Bay Packers, the biggest problem this week might be the foot of snow and the wind advisory. Mike McCarthy said the team will practice inside this week. The Packers have been able to practice outside this season due to a new heated outdoor practice facility, but not this week due to the cold wind and that 35% of the outdoor practice field is frozen. The Bears will get at least one day of practice outside. That advantage helped the Bears over last two seasons, when they beat the Packers at Solider Field in cold conditions.

Another problem this week are the Injuries on the defensive line. The Packers' injury list isn't very long, but the top 4 defensive lineman are all on it. From Mike McCarthy:

(Do you have a better feel for Pickett's hamstring injury?)
It's going to take the week. He'll probably be a game-time decision. Really you could put all four of those guys, the d-lineman, I'm concerned about it obviously having all four of those guys miss practice, but it's probably going to take the week to really sort that out.

The Tuesday injury report said NT Ryan Pickett was out, while NT B.J. Raji, DE Cullen Jenkins, and DE Johnny Jolly were all limited. This will be something to watch this week.

Also, LB Jeremy Thompson spoke about the serious neck injury he suffered last week in practice. From the Press-Gazette:

"Hopefully there are none," Thompson said of the risks of continuing playing. "That’s what I’m going to find out, I’m seeking some second opinions. If there is something lingering then I probably won’t be able to play anymore, but if everything clears out fine then there won’t be any more risk."

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At the end of the game Monday I made the comment to myself

that the best part of the win was how the Packers seemingly exited Lambo without any injuries. Boy, was I wrong sounds like they are pretty mangled this week.

Green and Gold / Black and White

by OznCoop on Dec 10, 2009 8:32 AM CST reply actions

Depth chart

I just looked at the depth chart on the NFL/Packers web site (looking at the D-line…kind of thin all of a sudden) and I noticed that no one is listed as the holder on special teams.

Significant?

http://www.nfl.com/teams/greenbaypackers/depthchart?team=GB

by RichBeckman on Dec 10, 2009 10:10 AM CST reply actions

The way Crosby's kicking

does it matter if there is a holder?

Frye is honestly gotta be one of the top 10 3rd Stringers in all of the NFL right now--colbyb

by verno329 on Dec 10, 2009 10:43 AM CST up reply actions

Absolutely

A lot of problems with bad kicks has to do with who’s holding.

See: Romo, Tony in the 2006 postseason.

by vitaminx on Dec 10, 2009 6:08 PM CST up reply actions

Tony Romo just got his holding job back actually…not even joking.

Romo wasn’t a bad holder just had one bad day in the playoffs.

by TrevorR on Dec 10, 2009 8:26 PM CST up reply actions

I always

get a little worried when they don’t practice outside before a bears game. I remember thinking what a joke it was about the whole frozen football thing inside the Hudson center. The whole tough guy no sleeves thing didn’t work so well the last time they play Chicago in single digits. Hopefully, they are smart in preparation for chicago

by GBfan73 on Dec 10, 2009 1:21 PM CST reply actions

I'd be a little more worried...

…if they didn’t just play a game in sub-20 temps. Granted, I thought the cold was definitely affecting both teams (especially receivers dropping balls they should catch), but that experience should be pretty familiar to what they’ll deal with on Sunday.

Hopefully it won’t affect them too much.

by Archibaldcrane on Dec 10, 2009 4:12 PM CST up reply actions