#899 Packers Unscripted: Heading to Denver

I want to see Jordan Love and the offense go down the field, maybe a nice seven, eight-play drive, finish it with a touchdown, get back on the sidelines-

[laughs] Yeah

... take the shoulder pads off, and call it a night.

But no.

That sounds like a good plan to me.

[laughs] And ho- honestly, there was a lot to like about the performance in Pittsburgh.

They did move the ball.

That was a big conversion with the pass to Jayden Reed.

Obviously, it kind of slowed down there, uh, as it c- crept near the red zone, but, uh, overall, I, I think Matt LaFleur made it clear.

They, they want to get the first team offense and defense, they want to get them some reps.

They want to get them some snaps.

There's some data and science behind it in terms of the output they're looking for, maybe how it helps not only with how fast, a f- you know, a fast start to the regular season, but also potentially maybe on the injury prevention front.

But be that as it may, I mean, ultimately, you look at what has happened this past week, Mike.

We just got done covering that practice on Wednesday, and the Packers were fortunate in that they are down to two guys that aren't on an injured reser- or a reserve list right now that missed practice.

That's just Jevon Bullard, who's working through this foot issue, and Darian Kinnard, who rolled his ankle last week in Pittsburgh.

Right.

That's the healthiest they've been all camp.

Yep.

So yes, you want to continue to stack days.

You want to get some more clarity to these position competitions, but i- if Green Bay can stay on the front end here of this injury thing, I think that also puts them in, in a good spot because every single day, Mike, peruse X, Twitter, you know, go on nfl.com, espn.com. You're seeing season-ending injuries.

You're seeing guys-

Yep

... are gonna be out for extended period of time.

We saw what happened with Jamal Adams in, in Minnesota.

Uh, guys have taken some pretty big hits across the league, so if the Packers can get to the start line here with most of their dudes, I think that, uh, is gonna be the big- the biggest key to getting off to a fast start, especially during that stretch without Micah Parsons.