I spend so much time focused on the Minnesota Vikings and their preparations for a football game. How about a look at the Green Bay Packers? It's Packers Week! Here are Green Bay's projected starters according to their website.
WR Randall Cobb
TE Richard Rodgers
RT Bryan Bulaga
RG T.J. Lang
C JC Tretter
LG Lane Taylor
LT David Bakhtiari
WR Jordy Nelson
QB Aaron Rodgers
RB Eddie Lacy
FB Aaron Ripkowski
DE Dean Lowry
NT Letroy Guion
DT Mike Daniels
LB Nick Perry
LB Jake Ryan
LB Blake Martinez
LB Clay Matthews
CB Damarious Randall
CB Sam Shields
S Morgan Burnett
S Ha Ha Clinton-Dix
K Mason Crosby
P Jacob Shum
H Jacob Shum
LS Brett Goode
PR Micah Hyde
KR Ty Montgomery
It's a little strange to see a Packers offense without fullback John Kuhn and guard Josh Sitton. Especially Kuhn. Things change. As long as Aaron Rodgers is leading the offense the Packers will be potent. The quarterback run in Green Bay is ridiculous and should be illegal.
This is an interesting defense. I was a little surprised to see rookie Dean Lowry starting over Kenny Clark at defensive end. Mike Daniels is a beast. Nose tackle Letroy Guion is a Vikings castoff! The Packers linebackers and secondary have the potential to be great. Especially if Nick Perry becomes the pass rusher that he was drafted to be. The Packers have a second defensive rookie starter in Blake Martinez. He thrashed Cal so thoroughly the last three years that it felt like he played at Stanford for a decade. Now, he's set to be a Vikings nemesis. He's a solid and smart football player and it should come as no surprise that he emerged from his first training camp as a starter.
It really isn't shocking that many talking heads consider the Green Bay Packers a Super Bowl contender. That will probably be the case as long as Rodgers is playing. The play and development of their offensive and defensive lines will be key. Outside of their lines, the Packers are as talented as any team in the league.
The Vikings must crush them.
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