Rodgers Won't Practice This Week
Mike McCarthy told reporters this afternoon that a decision on Aaron Rodgers would not be made until Saturday at the earliest.
By PackerAaron
Mike McCarthy spoke to reporters this afternoon and indicated that Aaron Rodgers had not participated in practice today and would not tomorrow. McCarthy said Dr. John Gray indicated it was "out of the question" for Rodgers to practice on Wednesday and Thursday and that his chances for Friday are "slim to none."
McCarthy also indicated that Rodgers was not in meetings and would not be all week.
Get ready for the Matt Flynn show on Sunday night.
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Comments (46)
December 15, 2010 at 02:42 pm
Let's hope the defense is ready to go...
December 15, 2010 at 07:59 pm
The defense always shows up. Not so for the offense, even with Rodgers in there.
December 16, 2010 at 12:18 am
That's the story of the year pretty much. EVERY SINGLE GAME. PERIOD.
December 16, 2010 at 09:31 am
The D will likely have to play twice the number of snaps. I fear the season is over. Looking forward to the draft.
December 15, 2010 at 02:45 pm
If we ever needed some big turnovers and points off them,this is the week.
C'mom Brady,show us you are human and have that God awful game.
December 15, 2010 at 02:49 pm
next year is our year. 2011- PACKERS SUPERBOWL OF BUST!!!!
December 15, 2010 at 02:49 pm
hahaha! i meant OR. can we get an edit function on this blog please?
December 16, 2010 at 09:24 am
Maybe a superbowl of bust would be a better product!
December 16, 2010 at 12:11 pm
hmmmm.... you're on to something.
a superbowl of busts!
1st quarter: jenn sterger vs. sofia vergara
2nd quarter: salma hayek vs. jessica alba
3rd quarter: megan fox vs. beyonce 4th quarter: jennifer connely vs. scarlett johansson
brilliant i say!
December 16, 2010 at 10:39 pm
+1
December 16, 2010 at 10:39 pm
or should I say, +DD
December 15, 2010 at 03:05 pm
IMO Matt Flynn (who I like as a QB) actually has some pluses working for him going into this game.
Theres no tape on this guy and BB is left wondering what type of game plan MM will use with Flynn, unlike A-rod.
Bottom line GB is a defensive team, the defense is the only reason the Packers even have a hope to make the playoffs this year.
IMO the offense has been inconsistent, where as the defense has done enough every game to put the Pack in a position to win, usually keeping our opponents under 14 points.
Flynn is good enough to beat NE, as long as Players like Jennings are playing their A game and not shutting it down (Moss like) and play till the whistle blows on every play.
December 16, 2010 at 12:12 pm
Have you been folowing the NFL at all? The Pats have destoyed the best defenses in the league.
December 16, 2010 at 12:14 pm
Put that notion behind you. the Pats are on a mission!
PackerAaron
December 16, 2010 at 12:19 pm
"Have you been folowing the NFL at all?" Only since the Browns beat the Pats. ;)
December 17, 2010 at 08:22 am
I certainly hope Matt Flynn has something that sure wasn't there last week in Detroit. Granted the Detroit loss was a total team failure on offense, but Flynn contributed his share to that.
December 15, 2010 at 03:08 pm
Can you imagine the legend of Matt Flynn around GB if they pull this game out and he plays well, not great, but well? My goodness. Would instantly up his trade value. People would talk about it for years. Then Rodgers comes back to lead the Packers to wins the final two weeks. Boom! Division title.
December 15, 2010 at 06:13 pm
Just on the funny side of this issue...I was think of the Magicman and Favre. Won't we all laugh if Flynn started another record for games started and out do Farve's record.
Now I know it is far fetched, but did anyone besides Wolf believe that Farve would become what he was (notice past tense).
December 17, 2010 at 03:38 pm
It will be the opportunity of a life time for Flynn.
December 15, 2010 at 03:10 pm
Since the Pat's have the AFL locked up they will not be going all out (think preseason). I like the Packers odds in this game.
December 15, 2010 at 04:39 pm
Sorry to be a bummer, I thought I had read even though NE has clinched a playoff spot, a win would guarantee the #1 seed and homefield advantage throughout the playoffs. I wish that weren't the case...
PackerAaron
December 15, 2010 at 04:45 pm
New England clinches AFC East division and a first-round bye with:
1) NE win + NYJ loss or tie OR
2) NE tie + NYJ loss
December 15, 2010 at 04:58 pm
yea... they are going to be fired up. They will want the win.Sucks for Flynn and us. Come on Defense! C-Wood and company you are our only hope!
December 15, 2010 at 03:13 pm
This is going to be a game where we need to score a defensive or special teams TD. Sammy Shields to the house!
December 15, 2010 at 03:19 pm
This game GB vs NE has the same feel and I equate it to last season when Dallas had to go into New Orleans to play the 13-0 Saints. Cowboys had lost a couple in a row were 8-5, playoff hopes almost dashed and no one gave them a chance. Hmm, sounds pretty familiar.
December 15, 2010 at 03:27 pm
Good QBs struggle w NE schemes, they give up tons of points and yards but it is BB and our line was shown plenty of holes during the Lions game. Flynn v BB? Hahah yeah that's not happening unless Brady's arm falls off and Bill takes snaps under center himself. BB will put together a nasty scheme for a first timer on the road and we'll get squashed I'm afraid to say. Start wishing for the NYG game and a loss by the Bears this week...gonna be a loooong Sunday night
December 15, 2010 at 04:09 pm
Can't wait until next year.
December 15, 2010 at 04:57 pm
Yep, hate to say it but I think we get dominated in this one, not even going to be close.
December 16, 2010 at 05:14 am
Wow, that's a bold prediction.
You're picking the best-performing team in the NFL to blow out a team that not only is the most injury-plagued team in the league but also will most likely be playing without its starting QB?
Man, you are a brave renegade swami of football.
I'm not saying you have to be a freakin' homer, but if you feel the need to go out of your way and vocalize that the beat-up Packers are going to get owned by the powerhouse Patriots, that just makes you seem like less of a Packers fan and more of a hater/band-wagoner.
I don't think there's anyone who needs to be told that this game is going to be an uphill battle, but for the love of god, man, temper yourself and hope for the best.
December 16, 2010 at 01:49 pm
Its not that I am going out of my way to point out to obvious, but the Pats are the best in the NFL right now and Brady could turn water into wine. Its not that I am a hater, but at this point can you even blame our struggles on our injuries? We have been super injured on the defensive side of the ball and have over come that, but really even with the services of Finley and Grant, do you really think with a first timer on the road in Flynn, we would fare that much better? I dont really think so. I would love to be the first one to eat my words if we win this game, I am just not thinking it will go that way. I dont think the season is over, its just that this weeks test is almost overwhelming, also the fact that the Bears are playing against the Queens' with a 3rd stringer. I hope the Pack win, then everyone can hate on what I said, but it is the obvious thing that everyone is honestly thinking and I am just saying it...
December 17, 2010 at 08:33 am
Hope is a good thing to have, but maybe not to bet on. Its hard to see this beat-up Packer team having much chance vs. the currently performing Pats, but the Jets game had the same feel too. This Packer team has moxie, and more quality depth than they are credited with. That all said, this is a big hill to climb!
December 17, 2010 at 03:44 pm
Actually, the key game for the Packers' playoff hopes was last week, with a divisional opponent, as was Atl. This one doesn't matter as much since NE is an AFC team. Of course at this point, every game will matter since GB threw away earlier opportunities. Hope is a flickering flame.
I wonder about the players' attitude.
December 15, 2010 at 06:19 pm
The problem with the Pats is they don't panic when they fall behind ..... Even if GB can stay close or even lead at half, GB's effort has to be 60 minutes .... Face it, NE is everything GB aspires to be .... The only thing that will save GB from a thrashing are NE turnovers & Flynn playing lights out ....
Two concussions in 2 months ..... There's a good chance we won't see AR again until 2011.
December 15, 2010 at 06:54 pm
....."GB’s effort has to be 60 minutes".....
true. the thing that worries me is that this team has NOT played a solid 60 minute game all year.
December 15, 2010 at 11:18 pm
If ever there was a time to start, it would be now. Backs against the wall, facing arguably the best team in the NFL. It starts with not looking past this week as being 8-6. Let's see 'em fight for that 9-5. Believe in yourselves like we believe in you. Packer pride!
December 15, 2010 at 06:38 pm
fuck flynn i want graham harrell...
December 15, 2010 at 10:20 pm
Fuck Harrell sign Jeff Garcia
December 16, 2010 at 05:08 am
screw garcia sign jamarcus russell...
December 16, 2010 at 01:56 pm
maybe the queens can lend us brent faver for a day :D
December 17, 2010 at 08:36 am
#4 4ever, 4get-about-it.
December 15, 2010 at 07:11 pm
This is the first time in 20 years or so that the #1 QB will not be starting for the team. It's fascinating that one week after Favre's streak ends, so does Rodgers'.
December 15, 2010 at 07:20 pm
Great point Briand. We have been spoiled. Guess were due.
Should be fun to watch Flynn give it his all, even though it feels like this season has finally run out of hope. Any given Sunday!!
December 15, 2010 at 11:15 pm
I wish Flynn all the best. Look forward to seeing what he has?
December 15, 2010 at 11:21 pm
Absolutely. I never gave up on this team during the Lindy Infante years, I won't start now. I have a 1992 team photo, the actual photo, autographed by Mike Holmgren, because I wrote a letter as a boy wishing him all the best of luck, that the Packers were my favorite team, and I'd be a fan no matter how they do. Until I have no left in me, I'll believe in them boys each and every week. Go Flynn, GO!
December 17, 2010 at 08:47 am
I love that bleed green and gold commercial. Hell, this is the Packers. Each season we don't win the Superbowl, the world is somehow not quite right, but at least we can be 1 & 1 with da Bears, and we swept the Farve Queens. Pats are due for a letdown. Matt has a lot of upside - another Jerry Krammer epic in the making. Go Pack!
December 17, 2010 at 03:48 pm
It will be interesting to see what Flynn does. Maybe GH, too. Good QBs in the draft next year.