Pre-Game Injury Report: Giants at Packers

by Brandon on Jan 14, 2012 2:00 AM CST in Green Bay Packers News

The Green Bay Packers injury report is as light as it will ever be. From Packers.com:

Player	Pos.	Injury	Fri. Participation	Fri. Status
Bryan Bulaga	T	Knee	Full participation	Probable
Chad Clifton	T	Hamstring/Back	Did not participate	Probable
Randall Cobb	WR	Groin	Limited participation	Probable
Evan Dietrich-Smith	C/G	Illness	Did not participate	Probable
Robert Francois	LB	Hamstring	Did not participate	Doubtful
Greg Jennings	WR	Knee	Full participation	Probable
James Starks	RB	Ankle	Full participation	Probable

All the guys listed as probable will be playing barring some significant aggravation. Clifton hasn't practiced on a Friday in a couple of years, his veteran knees and ankles play better on Sunday with the rest, so there's nothing to see there. It looks like Dietrich-Smith came down with something, but I'd be shocked if he wasn't available for backup duty on Sunday. Francois hasn't practiced in a couple days since injuring his hamstring, but he hasn't played on defense in a few weeks and the special teams will have had a couple days of practice to adjust for his absence.

The Giants have almost an identical injury report. Several players are listed as probable, and all of them are expected to play. They should only be without one player, Mark Herzlich, who like Francois, is a backup inside linebacker. Both teams will be as healthy as they can get.

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i think this is an under-discussed aspect of this game in favor of the Packers

look at what the Packers get back for this game – #1 WR, #1 RB (or at least he was before he got hurt), and #1 LT. Not to mention that Bulaga should be back healthy. That’s a heck of a boost for an offense that was already fine. The reaosn JPP got after Rodgers so much in the last matchup was that Clifton was out and Newhouse wasn’t ready for that. Not to mention, Rodgers now has all of his weapons back – Jennings has 7 catches for 94yds and a TD against them when they played in Week 13

by rip_city_swagger on Jan 14, 2012 3:28 AM CST reply actions

Under discussion

There seems to be a lot about the Packers that’s being under-discussed in this game. Those are all big additions for an offense that didn’t play that great against the Giants back in December. Rodgers played great, but he could have gotten better from his receivers and his pass protection.

by Brandon on Jan 15, 2012 2:21 AM CST up reply actions