Jager Burton didn’t just get his first NFL start at left guard in Week 3, he got the full 63 snaps alongside Sean Rhyan, Jordan Morgan, and Anthony Belton. It was a move that screams desperation from a Green Bay Packers team still scrambling for their first win in regulation since way back in Week 14 last year against the Chicago Bears. After that gross loss to the Atlanta Falcons, these guys are clearly trying *anything* to turn it around.
Backfield Blues and a Receiver Shuffle
The snap count breakdown shows Green Bay is shaking things up. In the backfield, Chris Brooks still leads with 26 snaps, but Kaleb Johnson (22 snaps) officially leapfrogged MarShawn Lloyd, who only got 15. Lloyd is the RB3 now, backing up Johnson as a ball-carrier, especially since Johnson played zero offensive snaps in Week 1. Brooks has 85 offensive snaps on the season, Lloyd has 59, and Johnson is rapidly closing that gap at 36.
Out wide, with Jayden Reed likely heading to injured reserve for a neck/back injury, Skyy Moore stepped right into that backup slot role as expected, snagging 32 snaps. Matthew Golden and Christian Watson both played 51 snaps, but it’s Bo Melton (21 snaps) and J. Michael Sturdivant (20 snaps) who really saw their workload jump, playing a combined eight snaps just last week. The Packers’ offense dropped back nearly 60 times against the Falcons, so they definitely needed those fresh route-runners. Plus, all those passes meant more three-receiver looks than in Weeks 1 and 2, leaving blocking tight end Mark Redman with little to do, seeing only seven snaps. Josh Whyle is practically a ghost, with just one snap in the last two weeks after his 11-snap Week 1.
O-Line Chaos and Defensive Tweaks
The offensive line was a complete mess of changes. Jager Burton replaced both injured left guard Aaron Banks and Donovan Jennings, who apparently got benched despite the staff talking about wanting continuity. Talk about mixed messages! Jennings did eventually come back in, though, taking seven snaps when right guard Jacob Monk left with an undisclosed injury right at the two-minute warning. This unit is fighting for its life, trying to protect Jordan Love for all 63 snaps.
On defense, we saw a few adjustments too. The defensive line was led by Karl Brooks with 40 snaps, followed by Javon Hargrave (32), Devonte Wyatt (31), Chris McClellan (27), and Jonathan Ford (26). At edge defender, Lukas Van Ness got 46 snaps, and rookie fourth-round pick Dani Dennis-Sutton, who has been the team’s fourth edge defender all season, actually leapfrogged both Barryn Sorrell (26 snaps) and Brenton Cox Jr. (23 snaps) in the pecking order with 36 snaps of his own. These aren’t minor tweaks; they’re full-on experiments in real time.
This team is clearly throwing darts at the board, desperately trying to find anything that sticks and gets them that first W in regulation. They were only down three points at halftime, but went into full point-chasing mode, which led to all these snap count shifts. Will these new lineups finally click and give Green Bay the spark they need, or are we just going to see more shuffling next week as the search for answers continues?
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Originally reported by Acme Packing Company.
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