Packers Host Broncos: Pre-Game Injury Report

by Brandon on Oct 1, 2011 3:00 PM CDT in Green Bay Packers Preview

The big news for the Green Bay Packers were the injuries that will keep RB Ryan Grant and RT Bryan Bulaga out this week. Grant will be replaced by James Starks, and FB John Kuhn will be given an expanded role. The Packers should be fine without Grant for one week. I'd have been worried about the loss of Bulaga, but RT Marshall Newhouse played well as his replacement last week.

They were also without four linebackers in practice on Friday. While Matthews was one of them, he did practice on Thursday and is expected to start. Zombo has been out for several weeks, and backups Jones and Lattimore haven't contributed much except on special teams. I'm not surprised Mike McCarthy isn't concerned about it.

Collins and Neal are out again, but everyone else should play. Lattimore, Jones, and Lee are probably game time decisions, but the Packers have enough depth to weather their absence.

The injury report is looking better for the Broncos. It's been expected all week that CB Champ Bailey and DE Elvis Dumervil would play, but the official injury report has them listed as questionable (which would indicate they're a game time decision). Eddie Royal and Demaryius Thomas are both out, which doesn't give them a lot of depth at wide receiver. It was so thin a couple weeks ago that Tim Tebow had to make a cameo as a receiver.

The complete injury report from Packers.com. The Packers complete injury report is after the jump.

Player	Pos.	Injury	Friday Participation	Status
Bryan Bulaga	T	Knee	Did not participate	Out
Chad Clifton	T	Knee	Did not participate	Probable
Nick Collins	S	Neck	Out	Out
Jermichael Finley	TE	Ankle	Limited participation	Probable
Ryan Grant	RB	Kidney	Did not participate	Out
Brad Jones	LB	Hamstring	Limited participation	Questionable
Jamari Lattimore	LB	Shoulder	Did not participate	Questionable
Pat Lee	CB	Back	Full participation	Questionable
Clay Matthews	LB	Quadricep	Did not participate	Probable
Mike Neal	DE	Knee	Out	Out
Ryan Pickett	DE	Foot	Full participation	Probable
Vic So'oto	LB	Back	Full participation	Probable
Tramon Williams	CB	Shoulder	Limited participation	Probable
Charles Woodson	CB	Foot/Knee	Limited participation	Probable
Frank Zombo	LB	Shoulder	Out	Out

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Hey guys.

I’d like to get a 3rd party opinion on a little debate going on at POD. Cowboys fans love to live in the past and bring up how they were good 18 years ago constantly. I’m so sick of the ’America’s Team’ being shoved down our throats. Anyway, some Cowgirls fans were saying how Emmitt Fucking Smith is better than Barry “the quitter” Sanders. Barry lost his passion for the game and didn’t want to play just to break records (like Emmitt did). So the quitter title is moot. I dug up some stats…

avg yards/carry: Emmitt 4.2, Barry 5.0
avg yards/game: Emmitt 81.2, Barry 99.8

Emmitt’s top 3 avg yards/carry seasons: 5.3, 4.7, 4.6
Barry’s top 3 avg yards/carry seasons: 6.1, 5.7, 5.3

Barry also had a 2000 yard season. Emmitt? nope…. never.

Barry played 5 less seasons than Emmitt.

I’m wondering, what do you guys think? Is Emmitt better than Barry?

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by Amendola dolla billz y'all on Oct 1, 2011 3:47 PM CDT reply actions

Ummm No Barry Is Better

Emmitt was blessed with an amazing offensive linemen that allowed him to run the “North-South” style. Its easy to get those yards when your running from goal line to goal line.

Barry had to cut alot, so he did more running side to side than Emmitt did. Barry was also one year away from breaking the record in 1999 in his 11th year of the season where it took Emmitt 12 years.

Taking it into account, in 15 years Emmitt Smith rushed for 18,355 yards. IF Barry Sanders would of played for 15 years, and using his average, he would of finished with 23,253 yards. Over 4,800 more yards.

by king.nothing on Oct 1, 2011 4:17 PM CDT up reply actions 3 recs

Barry no question

by tmoneyttime1 on Oct 1, 2011 6:46 PM CDT up reply actions

Barry Sanders. Easily.

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by packallday555 on Oct 1, 2011 9:21 PM CDT up reply actions

Barry by far.

People can intelligently argue that Brown, Simpson and Payton were better running backs. Beyond that, any “debate” is silly. Maybe Sayers or Dickerson? Eh, no. Smith is a top 20 RB of all time. Barry is a top 3

by Jeffersap on Oct 1, 2011 11:10 PM CDT up reply actions

no but I like

Smith as he named all his offensive linemen at his HOF induction. Classy guy…but Id take Jim Taylor over both of them..

by PacerBacker on Oct 1, 2011 4:03 PM CDT reply actions

hope

i hope this means we finally get to see vic so’oto. i’ve been anxious to see how he looks opposite clay matthews. i like walden, but so’oto has excited about the possibilities.

by rrsmith on Oct 1, 2011 7:58 PM CDT reply actions

What has So'oto done in the NFL?

This is more out of curiosity than sarcasm; I had never heard of the guy before the Packers signed him.

by mike_o on Oct 1, 2011 8:04 PM CDT up reply actions

Nothing yet...

he’s a rookie.

He was a beast at BYU though. He played all defensive sections at some point in his career. (Dline, Linebacker, Dback) which is why he is so athletic as a LB.

In Every Climb and Place....

by PhoenicianPakFan on Oct 1, 2011 8:19 PM CDT up reply actions

Well, he sounds good from what I've read and what you guys say about him.

I hope it translates onto the field.

by mike_o on Oct 1, 2011 8:49 PM CDT up reply actions

I think, in time, he could be more athletic than Walden or Zombo or Jones even...

but I wouldn’t expect him to do too much yet. Would love to see him though

In Every Climb and Place....

by PhoenicianPakFan on Oct 1, 2011 8:52 PM CDT up reply actions

So'oto

I would say he’s more athletic than Zombo.. Easily. Probably about the same athletically as Walden, but more physical. In the long run, the better player is probably So’oto, but this year, more likely Walden.

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by Strohman on Oct 1, 2011 10:55 PM CDT up reply actions

I don't care what your injury report says

my Broncos have to bring their A game to beat you, we’ll see what happens!

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by the new Bradfather on Oct 1, 2011 11:24 PM CDT reply actions