The Green Bay Packers are making moves, alright, but not the kind you want to see just before a huge Sunday Night Football showdown. Ahead of their Week 6 battle with the Dallas Cowboys, Green Bay just dropped three players onto injured reserve, signaling some serious depth issues for what is shaping up to be a brutal matchup.
Who’s Out, Who’s In, and Who’s Questionable
Okay, so here’s the deal: Defensive linemen Jonathan Ford and Javon Hargrave, plus wide receiver Skyy Moore, all got moved to IR on Saturday. These guys were already ruled out for the Cowboys game, but sticking ’em on IR tells you it’s not a quick fix. Cornerback Benjamin St-Juste is also out for Sunday, making it four key players sidelined. To try and fill the holes, the Packers activated receiver Savion Williams off injured reserve and called up edge rusher Arron Mosby and wide receiver Coleman Owen from the practice squad. Savion Williams is also listed as questionable for the game, along with offensive linemen Aaron Banks and Jacob Monk, defensive lineman Anthony Campbell, and rookie cornerback Brandon Cisse. They’re gonna need all the help they can get.
Defense Is Rocking a Skeleton Crew
This is where things get gnarly. Even if all their “questionable” guys can suit up, the Packers are looking seriously thin, especially on defense. We’re talking just one backup defensive lineman for their 3-4 front, and that’s only if Anthony Campbell, who’s questionable, can actually play. In the secondary, it’s not much better. They’ve got a grand total of eight players at cornerback and safety combined, and that number only holds if rookie Brandon Cisse, also questionable, gets the green light. You don’t want to go into a fight against the best offense you’ve seen all season with your defense running on fumes, do you? Because that’s exactly what’s happening.
This Sunday Night Football game against the Cowboys is already a tough ask, but with the roster moves and the defensive depth chart looking this depleted, Green Bay is in for an absolute grinder. They’ll likely scratch three of their eleven offensive linemen just to get to their 48-man game-day roster, which tells you how tight things are. Can the reinforcements step up, or is this going to be a long night for a short-handed defense? We’ll find out when the final whistle blows.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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