GREEN BAY, Wis. – On the final injury report before the game at the Las Vegas Raiders, the Green Bay Packers gave injury designations to six players.
Coming off a bye week filled with rest, relaxation and rejuvenation, the Packers unbelievably gave injury designations to 10 players for Sunday’s game at the Las Vegas Raiders.
“It’s like, did we play a game last week?” coach Matt LaFleur said on Friday.
Other than Madden, no, they did not play any football.
What on earth is going on in Green Bay? Are the players soft? Is the training staff incompetent? Is the coaching staff too conservative? Or, maybe, it’s just one of those years that happens in a sport filled with explosive athletes and violent situations.
Last year, according to the subscription site ManGamesLost.com, the Packers weren’t one of the most-injured teams in the NFL. Quite the opposite, in fact. The Packers were the third-healthiest team in the NFL based on games lost due to injuries.
Combined, their injured players were sidelined for 121 games. The Minnesota Vikings won the NFC North despite their players missing 184 games.
The Detroit Lions, who knocked the Packers out of the playoffs with their Week 18 upset at Lambeau, had twice as many injuries as Green Bay.
What on earth is going on in Green Bay? Are the players soft? Is the training staff incompetent? Is the coaching staff too conservative? Or, maybe, it’s just one of those years that happens in a sport filled with explosive athletes and violent situations.
