The Green Bay Packers have cut Ingle Martin as they will likely only go with two QBs this season. Martin completed 3 of 5 passes (60%) for 14 yards with 1 interception (25.0 QB Rating). He also carried the football 1 time for 5 yards. The Packers must feel much more confident in Aaron Rodgers after his great pre-season performance plus Brett Favre never misses any playing time making a third QB a luxury the Packers don’t need on their roster.
The Packers could be without their top two running backs for week #1 of the regular season. Vernand Morency’s knee has been bothering him and he hasn’t played yet in the pre-season. He’s highly unlikely to be ready for the Packers’ opener. Brandon Jackson has been somewhat impressive in the pre-season as he has carried the ball 40 times for 131 yards (3.3 ypc) with 2 TD runs and he also caught 6 passes for 35 yards (5.8 avg). But, Jackson has suffered a mild concussion that could also keep him out of the home opener. If neither Jackson or Morency is ready to play on September 9th against the Eagles the Packers will likely go with Corey White, Noah Herron and rookie DeShawn Wynn. Corey White has played decent in the pre-season as he has carried the ball 32 times for 107 yards (3.3 ypc) but he has no NFL experience. Noah Herron has carried the football 7 times for 24 yards (3.4 ypc) and he has also caught 2 passes for 24 yards in the pre-season. DeShawn Wynn has not even carried the ball in the pre-season. It also is possible that the Packers would scour the waiver wire in the week leading up to the regular season to see if they could find some help.
The Packers have lost 2nd year linebacker Abdul Hodge for the season as he will undergo season-ending knee surgery soon and he will be placed on Injured Reserve. This is a shame as Hodge was playing his butt off this pre-season as he has made 10 tackles and had a sack already. Rookie Desmond Bishop will replace Hodge as the top backup at inside linebacker. Bishop has made 10 tackles and he also had the hit of the pre-season for the Packers when he drilled Jags’ receiver Reggie Williams taking off his helmet with the impact of the hit.
The Packers looked good for the most part last night despite the loss. Brett Favre looked sharp completing 14 of 20 passes for 130 yards. Aaron Rodgers also was sharp completing 6 of 9 passes for 82 yards. Third stringer Ingle Martin has his troubles as he completed 2 of 3 passes for 6 yards but he threw an interception in the 4th quarter that Jaguars’ linebacker Brian Iwuh returned 24 yards for a TD. Corey White ran the football real well as he continues to make a bid to make the opening day roster of the Packers. He carried the ball 11 times for 60 yards (5.5 ypc). Rookie halfback Brandon Jackson found the yards tough to get against the Jaguars’ starting defenders as he carried the football 11 times for 20 yards (1.8 ypc) with 1 TD run and he also caught 4 passes for 23 yards (5.8 avg). Rookie James Jones continued his fine pre-season with 6 more catches for 80 yards (13.3 avg). Donald Driver pitched in with 3 catches for 27 yards (9.0 avg) but he left the field on a cart due to a ankle injury. The Packers finished the game rushing for 84 yards on 25 carries (3.4 ypc) and they completed 22 of 32 passes for 177 yards.
The defense was physical as evidenced by the vicious hit that rookie linebacker Desmond Bishop leveled WR Reggie Williams with that took his helmet off. The Jaguars rushed for 104 yards on 26 carries (4.0 ypc) and they completed 15 of 28 passes for 208 yards.
The Packers will be without WR Shaun Bodiford for 4-6 weeks with a MCL sprain. He could land on IR which would end his season if the Packers aren’t willing to wait for him. This is a shame for Bodiford as he was closing in on making the Packers opening day roster. He finished the pre-season with 2 grabs for 26 yards (13.0 avg).
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