Is it a big decision for coach Mike McCarthy? Sure. Do you heed to your player’s wishes and let him play or do you make him sit to protect him from himself? What McCarthy needs to wrestle with is opportunity. Rookie third-stringer Aaron Jones looked good vs. Chicago and will be up to the challenge of going up against a Dallas defense that has allowed 4.2 yards an attempt this season — which is exactly what the Packers have allowed as well.
In Thursday’s 35-14 dismantling of the Bears, Damarious Randall was benched for ineffective play after the 2015 first rounder showed more coverage warts. The NFL Network reported there was an argument between Randall and a coach and before long, Randall left the entire stadium.
Through four games, Bennett looks nothing his 2016 self. He has lacked explosion, has appeared sluggish and has displayed butterfingers with four drops.
It was a year ago when the Packers entered the season with so much promise on defense.
But then Sam Shields’ head collided with Jacksonville running back T.J. Yeldon early in the second quarter and everything changed.
The Packers are still very good that is the best team on paper in the NFC North. But at some point, something has to change if the Packers want to play into February.
Training camp started July 27 and since then Thompson has added long snapper Brett Goode, linebacker Ahmad Brooks, linebacker Chris Odom and defensive tackle Quinton Dial. The reason that these additions are interesting is because it has gone against his modus operandi by bringing in veterans to take jobs from draft picks.
With the Colin Kaepernick chatter not going away and with the protests continuing to swirl around NFL headquarters, are more and more people getting tired of the non-football talk?
If Christian Watson truly has a handle on his hamstring issues, you can bet the Packers will look to get back to stretching the field vertically with the talented wide out.
