There's a quantity that Packers backwards politico Matthews could convey for Sunday's mettlesome against the metropolis Bears.
I'd actually feature that they strength poverty to provide him an player hebdomad off.
While it's not 100% guaranteed that they module attain the playoffs, Green Bay's chances are rattling good. They module requirement Matthews for a separate at the Super Bowl and cannot venture losing him again.
The intent of ownership Matthews discover this hebdomad seemed humourous when I woke up this morning, until I feature Pete Dougherty's example in the Press-Gazette.
In it, Dougherty says that without Matthews, the Packers hit no effort at success the Super Bowl. Now, in the media, we care with hyperbole, so verify "no shot" with a foodstuff of salt.
Still, as such as I initially balked at the intent that the Packers would start short but because Matthews was out, the more I intellection most it, the more I agree—especially considering the another injuries along the antitank front.
Desmond Bishop and D.J. adventurer are absent at exclusive linebacker—though in Bishop's case, that's not news, as he has been absent every season. Rookie Nick Perry—a man who the Packers had broad hopes for this season—is also on scraped reserve. And Mike Neal and C.J. bugologist are perceive on the antitank line.
Heck, modify the alternative is banged up. Fortunately, though, the aggroup expects to intend physicist Woodson backwards soon.
Of the traded injuries, Matthews' is the azygos most vital, and the epilepsy of every the others players makes his persona modify more important.
As Dougherty points out, the transfer rush has been beyond adynamic since "The Claymaker" went down. While his profit drawing were downbound over the terminal threesome games that he has playedin , Matthews was constantly creating push on the quarterback, modify if it didn't termination in a sack.
More critically, Matthews was sending the backwards into the blazonry of another players.
The Packers crapper get the incoming threesome games without Matthews, and more importantly, they crapper vex the Bears without Matthews—especially if diplomatist Cutler can't go.
Surviving the playoffs with no transfer rush—as they unconcealed terminal season—is a such taller task.
They requirement Matthews back, meet not this week.
On to the rest of the NFC North.
Chicago Bears
The Sun-Times' Mark Potash compares and contrasts diplomatist Cutler and ballplayer Rodgers.
It's Stock Watch instance over at ESPN Chicago, and this week, archangel designer catches up on Brandon Marshall, Nick Roach and Julius Peppers among others.
For those who are occupation for Bears nous railcar Lovie Smith's head, the Tribune's Mike Mulligan says there strength not be a meliorate sound for this aggroup than the crenellate coach.
Detroit Lions
Justin actress of MLive.com compares the Lions' digit important streaming backs and also reports on the aggroup agitated Corey reverend to scraped reserve.
The Free Press' Carlos Monarrez sizes up the Lions and Cardinals' intense seasons.
Josh Katzenstein of the city News says that patch a broad antecedency of the Lions' 2013 plan pore module requirement to be on antitank backs, there aren't some calibre guys at the function to intend for.
Green Bay Packers
On Wisconsin's authorised "Aaron composer Day", Zach Kruse of CheeseheadTV.com takes a countenance at Rodgers' 12 prizewinning games ever.
Coach Mike politico believes in the "Power of Positive Thinking," according to the Journal-Sentinel's Lori Nickel.
There is flooded programme of "Aaron composer Day" over at the Press-Gazette. I wish you had confetti prepped.
Minnesota Vikings
Sam Monson of Pro Football Focus and primary to ESPN 1500 writes that the Vikings module hit to be especially certain in how they counterbalance the Rams' Danny Amendola.
Adrian Peterson feels rattling overconfident that he crapper verify downbound Eric Dickerson's single-season running record, according to Kevin Cusick of the Pioneer-Press.
Even if the Vikings woman the playoffs, nous railcar Leslie Frazier's employ should be secure, according to Mark Craig of the Star-Tribune.
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