Postgame Week 5: Injury Update Page 4

[Wilford Brimley]

Jumping off the bridge after this game is dumb though. Makes you look like a realistic and knowledgable fan.

Fixed.

[crkone]

I can't believe we would have won if we would have just kicked that field goal on the 1 instead of going for it on 4th down.

[MickeyDavis]

QB Aaron Rodgers suffered a concussion in overtime and coach Mike McCarthy had no further update. Rodgers didn't speak after the game, so it's impossible to know how bad it is. He will have to go through the usual battery of tests to play against the Miami Dolphins.

TE Jermichael Finley suffered a hamstring ligament injury. Finley said he's done it before. It just kind of popped out of place a little bit. Depends when it relaxes and goes back to normal. Could be a one day injury, or a couple weeks. He will have tests on Monday. Likely out at least a week.

TE Donald Lee, I'm told, had some sort of stinger injury to his shoulder but should be fine in the short term. Could be ready for Miami.

LB Clay Matthews did not have problems with cramps or anything, his hamstring got tight on him and he may have had a slight pull. He does not think it's as bad as the previous injury from Family Night when he missed a month. It is the same hamstring that keeps giving him problems (left). Likely out at least a week to be on the safe side.

DE Ryan Pickett said the x-rays were negative on his ankle but he's not sure what is wrong and the ankle is a problem. He could not have gone back into the game. May be a few weeks for him.
S Derrick Martin is again battling the same ankle he had off-season surgery on. He was on crutches and obvious pain. His might be the most serious.

LB Frank Zombo had his knee looked at during the game. Not sure whether it will linger.

[Siefer]

QB Aaron Rodgers suffered a concussion in overtime and coach Mike McCarthy had no further update. Rodgers didn't speak after the game, so it's impossible to know how bad it is. He will have to go through the usual battery of tests to play against the Miami Dolphins.

TE Jermichael Finley suffered a hamstring ligament injury. Finley said he's done it before. It just kind of popped out of place a little bit. Depends when it relaxes and goes back to normal. Could be a one day injury, or a couple weeks. He will have tests on Monday. Likely out at least a week.

TE Donald Lee, I'm told, had some sort of stinger injury to his shoulder but should be fine in the short term. Could be ready for Miami.

LB Clay Matthews did not have problems with cramps or anything, his hamstring got tight on him and he may have had a slight pull. He does not think it's as bad as the previous injury from Family Night when he missed a month. It is the same hamstring that keeps giving him problems (left). Likely out at least a week to be on the safe side.

DE Ryan Pickett said the x-rays were negative on his ankle but he's not sure what is wrong and the ankle is a problem. He could not have gone back into the game. May be a few weeks for him.
S Derrick Martin is again battling the same ankle he had off-season surgery on. He was on crutches and obvious pain. His might be the most serious.

LB Frank Zombo had his knee looked at during the game. Not sure whether it will linger.

Unreal. So let's go down the list of starters hurt:

Grant, Finley, Tauscher, Rodgers, Matthews, Barnett, Chillar, Pickett, and Burnett with Shields, Lee, Zombo, Martin, and Harrell hurt for reserves (some of which are/would be starters at this point), and guys like Clifton, Collins, and Jenkins banged up.

Wow.

[Buck You]

Jumping off the bridge after this game is dumb though. Makes you look like a realistic and knowledgable fan.

Fixed.

No. Losing hope in your team after them being 3-2 after 5 weeks with all the injuries we had isn't knowledgeable, it's being unnecessarily fickle. I expect it from Grendon because that's his nature but not from everybody.

[TurdFerguson3]

exactly how last year was

major difference: injuries

second half might not have same magic like last year's did

[rilamann]

Jumping off the bridge after this game is dumb though. Makes you look like a realistic and knowledgable fan.

Fixed.

No. Losing hope in your team after them being 3-2 after 5 weeks with all the injuries we had isn't knowledgeable, it's being unnecessarily fickle. I expect it from Grendon because that's his nature but not from everybody.

I guess it all depends on your expectations,if you still think we are SB material based on how we have looked these first 5 games combined with the injuries,you're delusional.

[Newz]

I guess it all depends on your expectations,if you still think we are SB material based on how we have looked these first 5 games combined with the injuries,you're delusional.

Are the Saints Super Bowl material? What about Dallas? Chicago? Minnesota? Atlanta?

Who in the NFC is playing better than us?

[zmanishere11]

Really frustrating loss.

I, like everyone here have been trying ti figure out what's up with our offense, and it comes down to playcaalling. There's absolutely no creativity whatsoever on that side of the ball. I saw moss run about ten misdirection routes (where he faked running an out, to a slant fore instance) - i don't think vie ever seen one of our wr's run a route like that. Took us until ot to run a freaking screen. Oh, and the wr s need to hang onto the ball.

We need kick returner bad.

On the positive side, or dine looks dominant. Bishop looked good. Coverage is not bad. The running game looked reasonable.

[rilamann]

I guess it all depends on your expectations,if you still think we are SB material based on how we have looked these first 5 games combined with the injuries,you're delusional.

Are the Saints Super Bowl material? What about Dallas? Chicago? Minnesota? Atlanta?

Who in the NFC is playing better than us?

We play all those teams in the coming weeks with the exception of the Saints so I guess we'll find out if we are better than any of them.

[Newz]

I guess it all depends on your expectations,if you still think we are SB material based on how we have looked these first 5 games combined with the injuries,you're delusional.

Are the Saints Super Bowl material? What about Dallas? Chicago? Minnesota? Atlanta?

Who in the NFC is playing better than us?

We play all those teams in the coming weeks so I guess we'll find out.

We will.

But I guess since Chicago is beating everyone, them and Atlanta are about the only teams who have a chance to win the Super Bowl.

[PkrsBcksGphsMqt]

Chicago has zero chance of winning the Super Bowl. Cutler is turns it over too much. NFC is wide open though. If we can avoid getting 4+ injuries a game, I think we still have about as good of a shot as anyone else.

[BucksRuleAll22]

QB Aaron Rodgers suffered a concussion in overtime and coach Mike McCarthy had no further update. Rodgers didn't speak after the game, so it's impossible to know how bad it is. He will have to go through the usual battery of tests to play against the Miami Dolphins.

TE Jermichael Finley suffered a hamstring ligament injury. Finley said he's done it before. It just kind of popped out of place a little bit. Depends when it relaxes and goes back to normal. Could be a one day injury, or a couple weeks. He will have tests on Monday. Likely out at least a week.

TE Donald Lee, I'm told, had some sort of stinger injury to his shoulder but should be fine in the short term. Could be ready for Miami.

LB Clay Matthews did not have problems with cramps or anything, his hamstring got tight on him and he may have had a slight pull. He does not think it's as bad as the previous injury from Family Night when he missed a month. It is the same hamstring that keeps giving him problems (left). Likely out at least a week to be on the safe side.

DE Ryan Pickett said the x-rays were negative on his ankle but he's not sure what is wrong and the ankle is a problem. He could not have gone back into the game. May be a few weeks for him.
S Derrick Martin is again battling the same ankle he had off-season surgery on. He was on crutches and obvious pain. His might be the most serious.

LB Frank Zombo had his knee looked at during the game. Not sure whether it will linger.

What a bunch of pansys. Team is as soft as it gets.

[RiotPunch]

I tolerate McCarthy when the Packers win games, but when the going gets tough I find myself questioning his every move. He was terrible today. I agree with the playcalling criticisms, just because you have talent doesn't mean you don't have to add some creativity. Common sense is a good quality in a head coach as well, you know, like kicking a field goal on 4th and 1 early in the ball game. Discipline is an issue every year, which points to leadership. McCarthy needs to be held accountable. Dropped passes drove me insane this afternoon as well, I guess I won't blame Mike for that...

That said, I don't think he will get canned... even if we don't make the playoffs he will still be here. Easy to chalk up a lost season to injuries.



Tomorrow I will be more optimistic.

[rilamann]

But I guess since Chicago is beating everyone, them and Atlanta are about the only teams who have a chance to win the Super Bowl.

Like I said earlier in the week,I can see some of those teams improving as the season goes along unlike the Packers

And I say unlike the Packers because we lost today and lost the Bears game because of penalties (undisciplined) and bad coaching and simply not executing.

And those are things that have been bad trends with this team the last couple seasons.

I don't expect those trends to suddenly go away at any point this season.

If we were 3-2 but had played good clean football and simply got outplayed I wouldn't say that.If we got outplayed and got beat by the better team I would have more confidence in maybe getting better as a football team later in the season.


But we are beating ourselves and this has been a trend now.Trends don't just go away,you have to make changes (MM).

[Buck You]

I guess it all depends on your expectations,if you still think we are SB material based on how we have looked these first 5 games combined with the injuries,you're delusional.

At this point in the season no team in the NFC is playing well. We are not playing like we are super bowl material but to totally write it off(and especially write off the playoffs like the previous title was) is dumb. Yes, we are playing like ass with no discipline and we have a lot of injuries. But I would not write off the Packers just yet. Especially with how many other NFC teams are playing. I do think though that McCarthy should be fired. The team doesn't play disciplined at times and there's no excuse for that at this level. That falls on nobody else but the coach.

[BucksRuleAll22]

I don't even think MM is a real coach.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4wykeJBHdE

[rilamann]

I guess it all depends on your expectations,if you still think we are SB material based on how we have looked these first 5 games combined with the injuries,you're delusional.

At this point in the season no team in the NFC is playing well. We are not playing like we are super bowl material but to totally write it off(and especially write off the playoffs like the previous title was) is dumb. Yes, we are playing like ass with no discipline and we have a lot of injuries. But I would not write off the Packers just yet. Especially with how many other NFC teams are playing. I do think though that McCarthy should be fired. The team doesn't play disciplined at times and there's no excuse for that at this level. That falls on nobody else but the coach.

Some of you guys need to stop justifying the Packers beating themselves because no one else in the NFC has played that well.

The fact no one else in the NFC has looked all that good,it should piss you off even more the Packers continue to beat themselves.

We should and could be taking advantage of that fact.

We should be 5-0 right now in season in which 11-5 will probably get you HF and the #1 seed in the NFC.

We're blowing it.

[Be Here Now]

I can't believe we would have won if we would have just kicked that field goal on the 1 instead of going for it on 4th down.

It's not that simple. If we were up 13 - 10, the Skins would of went for it on that 4th and 1 instead of kicking a field goal.

Going for it on 4th and goal from the 1 there is the right play, especially the way the d was playing with Matthews on the field.

[trwi7]

Some of you guys need to stop justifying the Packers beating themselves because no one else in the NFC has played that well.

Seriously. So because the Packers get a ton of penalties, still have awful special teams and vanilla play calling it's somehow okay because nobody else in the NFC is looking very good? Wut?