With 6:57 remaining in the 1st quarter of the Minnesota
Vikings game on October 15, 2017 the Green Bay Packers season ended. With the
exception of the inept Da’ Bears the Packers lost to the Vikings, the Saints,
the Lions, (thank god for Da’ Bears) and the Ravens to drop 3 games behind the
Vikings, 1 game behind the Lions for the North title and 1 game behind the
Lions, Seahawks and Falcons for the last wildcard spot with 6 games remaining.
UPDATE: The Vikings beat the Lions on Thanksgiving.
So technically the Packers could right the ship by “running
the table” to finish 11-5, but no one thinks that’s going to happen, so for the
1st time since 2008 the Packers will not be playing in the playoffs snapping a
string of 8 straight seasons, which tied an NFL record, but that was because
Rodgers was quarterback for all of 9 games out of 128 games. He missed 1 game
with a concussion in 2010. He missed 1 game in 2011 because Mike McCarthy was
afraid Ndomukong Suh was going to hurt him. He then missed 7 games in 2013 with
a broken collarbone. He had started 55 straight games when the Vikings cut him
down.
His highly qualified replacement Brett Hundley has gotten
worse instead of better. Last week was probably the worse quarterback performance
by a Packer since T.J. Rubley on November 5, 1995 against the Vikings. The
shutout orchestrated by Hundley was also the 1st since Mike McCarthy’s first
game ever as the Packers coach against Da’ Bears on September 10, 2006. The
Packers had gone 184 games without being shutout until the man Ted Thompson and
Mike McCarthy stubbornly believe in and won’t bench because the only other
quarterback on the roster they evidently don’t believe in at all did the honors.
On any other team Hundley would have been benched 2 weeks ago, but not in Green Bay . Hundley must
have naked pictures of Thompson or McCarthy or both or both together to keep
his job because it can’t be his play on the field, but I digress.
However, since the unmasking of the Packers former Packers
have lost their luster. Since October 15 eight former Packers have been cut in
the 7 weeks since and one former No. 1 draft pick has been cut twice and 3
times since the beginning of the season
This week alone the Lions cut 2014 #3 pick Khyri Thornton
and the 49ers cut 2013 #1 pick Datone Jones. However, to be fair the Lions
activated 2015 #6 Christian Ringo to replace Thornton .
The week before the Lions cut 2014 #5 pick Jared Abbrederis
and the Bills cut 2012 #2 pick Jerel Worthy, while the Jaguars activated former
Packer (2015) Larry Pinkard from the practice squad.
The week before that the Calgary Stampeders cut former
Packer (2014-15) Tay Glover-Wright, who had also been cut by the Giants in the
final cutdown, and the week before that the Eagles cut former Packer (2015)
Justin Hamilton and then re-signed him to the practice squad.
The week after Rodgers was hurt the Lions cut Datone Jones,
who had also been cut by the Vikings in the final cutdown, and the Jaguars cut
former Packer (2017) Max McCaffrey. The following week Da’ Bears cut 2014 #4
Carl Bradford from the practice squad and the Lions eagerly snapped up Don
Barclay to go with T.J. Lang.
So since Rodgers went down Datone Jones, Khyri Thornton,
Jared Abbrederis, Jerel Worthy, Tay Glover-Wright, Carl Bradford and Max
McCaffrey were cut.
On the plus side Justin Hamilton was cut and re-signed to
the practice squad and McCaffrey was picked up again by the Packers. Larry
Pinkard and Christian Ringo were activated from the practice squad and Don
Barclay was picked up by the Lions after being cut by the Packers.
At the beginning of training camp there were 84 ex-Packers
around the NFL and now there are still 38 active in addition to 5 on the
practice squad and 2 on injured reserve.
Lions (3): #76 T.J. Lang (RG), #62 Don Barclay (G),
#55 Christian Ringo (DT).
Bears (1): #71 Josh Sitton (LG).
Panthers (3): #73 Greg Van Roten (G), #44 J.J. Jansen (LS), #90
Julius Peppers (RDE).
Saints (2 + 1PS): #47
Thomas Gafford (LS), #37 Chris Banjo (S). Practice Squad: #77 John
Fullington (G).
Bucs (1): #62 Evan Smith (C).
Cowboys (1 + 1IR): #23
Bené Benwikere (CB). Injured Reserve: #92 Brian Price (DT)’
Eagles (1 + 1PS): #45 Rick Lovato (LS). Practice Squad: #66 Justin Hamilton (DT).
Cardinals (1): #37 Tramon Williams (CB).
Seahawks (2): #27 Eddie Lacy (RB), #9
Jon Ryan (P).
Bills(1): #23 Micah Hyde (SS).
Jets (2 + 2PS): #98 Mike Pennel (DE). Practice Squad: #63 Geoff
Gray (G), #35 Terrell Sinkfield, Jr. (CB).
Patriots (2): #93 Lawrence Guy (DE), #94 Ricky Jean Francios
(DT)
Ravens (1): #41
Anthony Levine, Sr. (ILB)
Steelers (+1PS): Practice Squad: #65 Levon Hooks (DE)
Browns (1): #64 J.C.
Tretter (C)
Bengals (1): #46 Clark
Harris (LS)
Colts (2 + 1IR): #16 Scott Tolzien (QB), #67 Jeremy Vujnovich (T). Injured Reserve: #38 Christine
Michael (RB).
Texans (1): #68 Breno Giacomini (T)
Jaguars (2): #55 Lerentee McCray (WLB), #18 Larry Pickard (WR)
Titans (1): #50 Nate Palmer (ILB)
Raiders (3): #87 Jared Cook (TE), #73 Marshall Newhouse (T), #2 Giorgio Tavecchio (K).
Chiefs (1): #51
Frank Zombo (OLB)
Chargers (1): #26 Casey Hayward (RCB)
Broncos (1): #73 Allen
Barbre (LG)
There were 25 ex-Packers in the
Canadian Football League and 10 are still employed with 2 on a practice squad
and 2 on injured reserve.
There were also 16 ex-Packers in
two indoor football leagues. However, only 3 active remain in the AFL with the
Packers right tackle Justin McCray listed as reserve in case he gets cut and
returns.
In addition, 5 of the 7 ex-Packers
made it to the end of the IFL season.
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