Fantasy Scouting Report: Green Bay Packers

Acme Packing Company with the scoop in Green Bay.

QB Aaron Rodgers – RT Allen Barbre had his first NFL start last Sunday and it was a disaster. The Bears had 2 sacks and forced a safety against Barbre in the first half. If the Packers can straighten Barbre out this week in practice, and keep Rodgers upright, then he should be back on pace for another 4,000 yard season.

RB Ryan Grant – He’s not the same back that ran for over 5 yards/carry in 2007. But the Packers have improved their goal line run blocking and he had one short yardage TD last week against the Bears. He’ll be the goal line back and certain to get at least a couple cracks at the end zone per game.

WR Greg Jennings – While Rodgers struggled, Jennings had a 50-yard game winning TD catch and another 100-yard game against a solid Bears secondary. He’s battling a wrist injury, but Mike McCarthy has said it’s just precautionary and Jennings will be ready to go on Sunday.

K Mason Crosby – Sure he’s just a kicker, but he’s probably a starter in your fantasy league. He hurt an abdominal muscle this week while lifting weights (who knew?) so the team is resting him this week in practice. He
should play on Sunday, but if you want to play it safe, consider going with your backup kicker.

Packers D – They terrorized QB Jay Cutler last week with various formations and blitz packages on their way to 4 INTs and a couple of sacks. This week they go up against an generally immobile QB Carson Palmer and his Who Dat? offensive line. RB Cedric Benson ran for a score against Denver, but the Packers shut down fantasy stud RB Matt Forte last week. It
could be a huge game for the Packers D, but I expect the Bengals will keep the play calling very conservative to keep the turnovers low.

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