Green Bay just dropped their final injury report on Friday, and if you’re a Packers fan, you gotta be sweating a few key spots before they face the Jets. There are some real pressure points emerging, especially after how they rolled into Week 1. Last week, we were trying to figure out what their game-day roster would look like, and while we were pretty close on a few things, one massive surprise threw a wrench into all our predictions: those four tight ends they kept active. Seriously, four!
That Week 1 Tight End Curveball & What It Means
Look, going into Week 1, most of us figured they’d bench one tight end. WRONG. Every single one of them was active. We nailed the two offensive linemen being inactive, with Aaron Banks out injured and Travis Glover a healthy scratch. We also got the defensive line right, seeing Warren Brinson sidelined with a calf injury and Anthony Campbell sitting as a healthy scratch. But that “choose-your-own-adventure” spot? We thought it’d be one player, turns out it was two because of that wild four-tight-end strategy. It’s not totally clear if that was just a specific game plan for the Minnesota Vikings, but let’s be real, the Jets love to blitz, so maybe it’s not a one-off. It’s gonna be tough to keep that many tight ends active once injuries start piling up elsewhere.
Injury Report Hits Hard on the Edges and Corners
Now for the real talk: the Week 2 injury report. Green Bay’s got some concerns heading into the Jets game. Defensive linemen Warren Brinson is officially out with a calf issue, and Javon Hargrave is doubtful with both a concussion and knee trouble. On the offensive line, Zach Bako-Bewele and Aaron Banks are both questionable with knee injuries. But the spots that really make you wonder are edge rusher Lukas Van Ness, who’s questionable with a concussion, and cornerback Benjamin St-Juste, questionable with a hamstring problem.
The good news? From a numbers perspective, they’ve got some breathing room on the offensive and defensive lines. They have seven defensive linemen on the roster (used five last week) and ten offensive linemen (used eight last week). They can probably handle those O-line and D-line hits even if Brinson, Hargrave, Bako-Bewele, and Banks all can’t go. But edge rusher and cornerback? That’s where it gets dicey. They only have four total edge players including Van Ness, which is historically low for them. If Van Ness is out, they almost certainly have to call up either Arron Mosby or rookie Nyjalik Kelly from the practice squad. Kelly feels like the guy because Mosby is more of a special teams player, not a true defender. If they call someone up on Saturday, you know Van Ness is probably sitting. And at cornerback, St-Juste’s hamstring could leave them with just four true corners, even though Kamal Hadden, listed as a corner, was a full-time… well, the report cuts off there, but you get the picture: it’s thin.
This Week 2 clash against the Jets is going to be a real test of Green Bay’s depth, especially if those key players like Van Ness and St-Juste can’t suit up. Keep an eye on Saturday for any practice squad moves that’ll tell us exactly what kind of lineup they’re throwing out there.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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