Packers Inury update Thread ! (Merged ! )

[CarMike]

http://www.packers.com/news/stories/2004/10/24/4/

Although the Packers were victorious Sunday, claiming a 41-20 win over the visiting Dallas Cowboys, not all the news was great coming out of the home team's locker room at Lambeau Field after the game.

GM/Head Coach Mike Sherman, as is his custom, opened his post-game press conference by reading off the list of players injured during the contest. While the list was not necessarily lengthy, it was definitely highlighted by some of the bigger names on the team.

The four players named, Brett Favre, Bubba Franks, Marco Rivera and Darren Sharper, make up four of the club's eight players who have been named Pro Bowlers during their Packer careers. Add in the fact that All-Pro center Mike Flanagan is already out for the season after undergoing knee surgery earlier this month, that's quite a talented list on the injury report.

Franks returned to action after suffering a stinger during Sunday's contest, but Rivera and Sharper both were forced to the locker room after going down.

Sherman said after the game that Sharper had sprained the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) in his left knee and would undergo an MRI Monday morning to determine the severity of the injury. Sherman said the safety, who left the game in the first quarter, could be available for next Sunday's game at Washington.

Sherman is expected to give a full update on the players' health status in his Monday press conference. Check back with Packers.com for all the latest injury information.

[NamVet4]

I want to beat the Packers, staright up, no excuses!!!

just my 2cents . . .

[Spence]

Interesting. If Sharper isn't around it could REALLY help the Skins. The running game would be stronger because the Packers rely on Sharper to play the run like a linebacker. However, it could help our passing game, too, since the Packers also rely on Sharper to clean up a lot of mistakes by their awful cornerbacks. [How did Al Harris get a fat new contract out of the Packers? I'll never understand that. He stinks.] Sharper's absence would help the Redskins, but sooner or later our passing offense is going to have to help itself.

[joethefan]

Interesting. If Sharper isn't around it could REALLY help the Skins. The running game would be stronger because the Packers rely on Sharper to play the run like a linebacker. However, it could help our passing game, too, since the Packers also rely on Sharper to clean up a lot of mistakes by their awful cornerbacks. [How did Al Harris get a fat new contract out of the Packers? I'll never understand that. He stinks.] Sharper's absence would help the Redskins, but sooner or later our passing offense is going to have to help itself.

Very good points..Hopefully we can make some noise and beat them..with the pass and the run.

[CarMike]

Marco Rivera is another big loss for them if he can't go. They are having problems with health on their OL...

[LATrueRedskin]

Marco Rivera is another big loss for them if he can't go. They are having problems with health on their OL...

And their OL is usually very, very solid. This will affect their running game, which in turn will hurt the passing game. Sharper being out for them is like Marcus Washington being out for us, they lose their very dependable guy who they can count on to perform well.

[skinswin]

Is Brunell still QB for us? Oh. never mind then. :sleeping:

[dj_stouty]

Marco Rivera is another big loss for them if he can't go. They are having problems with health on their OL...

HUGE loss. Rivera is one of the league's best (if not the best) opffensive guards.

Ahman will have to think twice before running between Center and the Right Guard gap...

[LadyNRedskinsfan]

even with rivera out for part of the game, the packers OL was holding up pretty well. that could have something to do with the fact that the cowboys DL isnt all the great and they didnt blitz much.

[Skins57]

I want to beat the Packers, staright up, no excuses!!!

just my 2cents . . .


I do too but the way we have played I would take a win over my local high school team. I think thier defense could stop our offense through the air anyway :D

And they have only won 2 games I believe :lol1:

You know Favre will play if he has to sit in a wheel chair to drop back
Sharper isn't needed as we won't go deep anyway.. ok I will stop now

[Redskinmayhem]

I don't care how we win, a W is a W. I'd love to win big though. In Marty's 2nd or 3rd game they beat us BIG at home. It's time to return the favor.

[Spence]

In Marty's 2nd or 3rd game they beat us BIG at home.Jeff George's final game with the Redskins, I believe.

[Patrick]

I want to beat the Packers, staright up, no excuses!!!

just my 2cents . . .

I'm standing with you my friend - IF we are going to beat them I want to be the first team - not some make shift lineup. ..... On the flip side of that, injuries are part of the game and that's why you develop "GOOD" backups so beating them there should be NO excuses. .... We still need to have good execution and play smart football otherwise the only excuses will be ours.

[Gump84]

Well, we haven't played the Packers at home since 1979, so that one is probably wrong. The last few times we've played the Packers:

1979 - week 14 @ Was - we won 38-21
1983 - week 7 @ GB - we lost 48-47
1986 - week 10 @ GB - we won 16-7
1988 week 8 - @ GB - we won 20-17
2001 week 2 - @ GB - we lost 37-0
2002 week 7 - @ GB - we lost 30-9

Wow....not a very good record as of late. Lifetime we are 13-15-1 against the Packers

[Patrick]

Well, we haven't played the Packers at home since 1979, so that one is probably wrong. The last few times we've played the Packers:

1979 - week 14 @ Was - we won 38-21
1983 - week 7 @ GB - we lost 48-47
1986 - week 10 @ GB - we lost 16-7
1988 week 8 - @ GB - we lost 20-17
2001 week 2 - @ GB - we lost 37-0
2002 week 7 - @ GB - we lost 30-9

Wow....not a very good record as of late. Lifetime we are 13-15-1 against the Packers

That 1983 game was one of the best Monday Night games I ever saw. I was at a bar were it was "Get A Round Free for every TD the Skins Scored". Needless to say, didn't cost much that night! :stout:

[The Skinsinator]

Is Brunell still QB for us? Oh. never mind then. :sleeping:

Highly accurate post. LOL

[Spence]

That 1983 game was one of the best Monday Night games I ever saw.I remember that, too, though I was a kid watching the game with my dad. Incredible shootout. Joe Theismann v. Lynn Dickey. The Redskins lost only two games that year [until the disastrous Super Bowl] and both of them were by one point on Monday night.

[JoeDaSchmoe]

I'll tell you why Al Harris got a fat contract, Spence. He won them that playoff game against Seattle.

[LATrueRedskin]

I don't care how we win, a W is a W. I'd love to win big though. In Marty's 2nd or 3rd game they beat us BIG at home. It's time to return the favor.

I agree. I'd love to beat their starters to the ground, but at this point, we need every win we can get. We dug ourselves a big hole, and beating the Packers, battered or not, will help us get out of it.

[split3clemente]

any update on sharpers injury?

[tbfoster1]

any update on sharpers injury?
I saw his brother on Monday Nite Live, he said he hasn't talked to him yet but they were waiting to get an mri, Jamie said he doesn't think its that bad

[split3clemente]

I just read an article, it said that Harris also has a sprained knee, its possible that the whole GB starting secondary could be 1st year players with the team. Rivera is questionable, these are huge blows for the packers

[LATrueRedskin]

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=1909208

Some key Packers have injuries which could help our passing game out.

[TexSkin]

Farve doesnt need practive to torch us. We need to prepare for him like he is 100% or he will eat us alive. I have mad respect for Brett. he is one tough SOB.

[NamVet4]

Threads merged . . .Use this thread for all Packers injury updates . . . Thanks !

:)

[BIGSEF3]

Regarding Brett Favre's injuries:
"Unless we hurt him during the game," said cornerback Shawn Springs, "he's going to play."


a vieled threat, i hope.... :-)

[whitskins]

Regarding Brett Favre's injuries:
"Unless we hurt him during the game," said cornerback Shawn Springs, "he's going to play."


a vieled threat, i hope.... :-)

Springs is such a head hunter now that he's getting sent on all these blitzes I love it.

(But I hope he doesn't hurt Favre, he's my fantasy QB. A few INTs will do)

[bgforever]

If the Packers pass defense is weaker by injury, they'd mask it with constant blitzing and take their chances on an offense they hope isn't completely ready yet. I don't think we'd prepare any different except to include only pertinent detail. They (offensive minds for the Skins) may feel its more the DC for the Pack that's the key in their secondary.

[GibbsRules!]

If the Packers pass defense is weaker by injury, they'd mask it with constant blitzing and take their chances on an offense they hope isn't completely ready yet. I don't think we'd prepare any different except to include only pertinent detail. They (offensive minds for the Skins) may feel its more the DC for the Pack that's the key in their secondary.
The Giants were just as banged up in the secondary when we played them. We all know what happened there. We just need that killer instinct, it doesn't matter if we're playing against thier third string. I want a decisive victory!!!!

[whitskins]

We just need that killer instinct, it doesn't matter if we're playing against thier third string. I want a decisive victory!!!!

True that man. I think this is the week we start to click on O and D. Let's do it Skins.

[BIGSEF3]

if only brunell weren't playing, we might have a chance.

[PA Skins Girl]

Looks like Favre's hand is worse than we thought. I'm sure he'll play, but he hasn't practiced yet this week...

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/football/nfl/10/28/bc.fbn.packers.favre.ap/index.html

[LATrueRedskin]

Looks like Favre's hand is worse than we thought. I'm sure he'll play, but he hasn't practiced yet this week...

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/football/nfl/10/28/bc.fbn.packers.favre.ap/index.html

The bad thing is, Favre doesn't need to practice. Hopefully this will affect his throwing on Sunday.

[LATrueRedskin]

if only brunell weren't playing, we might have a chance.

Dude, suck it up. Brunell's gonna play, so get behind him.

[PA Skins Girl]

Dude, suck it up. Brunell's gonna play, so get behind him.Agreed. The thing I worry about most on Sunday is our fans booing our offense.

[Canuck]

Agreed. The thing I worry about most on Sunday is our fans booing our offense.

Couldn't agree with you more PA Skins Girl. We need to give our guys a boost that we're behind them, cheer loudly every time they get a first down. Cheer everytime we force the packers to punt, etc.

I'm so pumped just thinking about it, if only I were going to the game
:D

[packerkid12]

Donald Driver tweaked his ankle and sat out however he is listed as probable for the game on sunday. Sharper sat out today as well. Favre, Rivera, Green, Kampman, and Harris all practiced. Looks good for the Pack thus far. The only person who might miss action is Sharper, and he said he is unsettled by that and will do everything in his power to be active for Sunday's game.

-Joe-

[PA Skins Girl]

Donald Driver tweaked his ankle and sat out however he is listed as probable for the game on sunday. Sharper sat out today as well. Favre, Rivera, Green, Kampman, and Harris all practiced. Looks good for the Pack thus far. The only person who might miss action is Sharper, and he said he is unsettled by that and will do everything in his power to be active for Sunday's game.

-Joe-Thanks for the update, Packerkid. Sounds like you'll be pretty much at full strength.

[ConradCountry]

Interesting. If Sharper isn't around it could REALLY help the Skins. The running game would be stronger because the Packers rely on Sharper to play the run like a linebacker. However, it could help our passing game, too, since the Packers also rely on Sharper to clean up a lot of mistakes by their awful cornerbacks. [How did Al Harris get a fat new contract out of the Packers? I'll never understand that. He stinks.] Sharper's absence would help the Redskins, but sooner or later our passing offense is going to have to help itself.

The only thing we need to help our passing game is to bench Brunell, because their was no one in the Chicago secondary and he still got shut down.

[LATrueRedskin]

The only thing we need to help our passing game is to bench Brunell, because their was no one in the Chicago secondary and he still got shut down.

If I'm not mistaken, the Bears had the #5 pass defense in the league at that time. Give the Bears some credit.

[bgforever]

The ones that want to take over the game and play us, always have some kind of ailment that the announcement booth eats up on game day.

Truth is, doesn't matter, if his hand is good or not, AHMAN GREEN is the focus, because we have the type of defense to slows Favre's passing down.

The key is still the same old same old, stop the run and force plays to stay in the backfield, just like we did on Jamal Lewis ( before that 4th qtr). Slowing Green down forces Favre to expose all his gadgets for the game. With Ahman Green running good, Favre's allowed to use play for "longer" passing schemes, instead of what we've seen. The Pack dont' dink and dunk. When its there, they take it. Favre and his offense are way further along than us and the best thing for us to do, is keep our defense fresh, by keeping the ball for long sustained drives (which is figured to be the case, whether we receive a punt or a kickoff.

for the Defense of Green Bay, and company aren't going unnoticed by us, as some may think in the world of sports reporting. ON the contrary, I believe, as I stated before, Joe Gibbs is taking the reigns completely for this game, as it is a wit matching game. Focus on Favre and Green alone and we'd miss one the most deadly passing combos in the league - Driver, Walker, Franks, and their FB (Henderson).

[IowaSkinsFan]

As far as Favre's injury goes, I'll never believe that he is going to miss a game unless he has a limb amputated, and then it is 50-50.

His streak of consecutive starts for a QB, played in an era when defenses blitz more than ever, is absolutely amazing to me.

He is the Cal Ripken of football. They should waive the 5 year waiting period for him on his way to the Hall, like they did for Gretzky in the NHL. Of all the Non Redskins, he is the one I have the most respect for in this game.

[PA Skins Girl]

All Packers practiced Friday except Sharper - game time decision...

http://www.packers.com/news/stories/2004/10/29/1/

[bgforever]

The Packers are planning on coming out with long distance passes and double screens to stretch the defense fror one on one matchup isolation.

I am guessing that the safeties aren't impressing them and they know the two main starters eventually aren't playing - Bowen and Taylor.

Double screens force them to commit and later sets up other plays, forcing the safety to make quicker decisions, so Favre and his receivers can use silent motions (nods, pump fakes). Blitz only up the middle, that way if its a run up the gut, you got support on Henderson and Green, if its not a run, you got one more player with a chance to get to Favre, as the guy is still tough as nails, but will make mistakes if pressed the right way. Forcing to move to the left or right immediately also can take away his timing to Green or Henderson, or even the TE on flare outs and quick short hot reads.