The running back room has been pretty well set for a few weeks now, as we knew that Kylin Hill was going to be RB3 after a very good showing this summer.
The first five players listed have been locks all summer, and when the news broke that Devin Funchess was headed to IR, that all but secured Malik Taylor’s spot as the sixth receiver.
While it was a rough debut against Houston for Nijman, he rebounded quite well against New York and Buffalo, allowing just one pressure over those two games while playing both left and right tackle.
One of the big question marks entering this game was Ben Braden, who was out of the running at guard, which could put his roster spot in jeopardy.
And if you still believe that Lucas Patrick should be cut, I recommend watching Jake Hanson at center on that drive before half.
My thinking was with Lancaster back at practice, the Green Bay Packers — who, as I already mentioned, are all-in on this season — would choose his experience over the relatively unknown Heflin.
While Smith told reporters that the fourth edge rusher role would be determined by special teams — an area that Garvin needs to improve upon — with the potential for Za’Darius to miss Week 1, my guess is that Green Bay values defensive upside a little more than maybe what they did three weeks ago.
Ty Summers is perhaps the most interesting decision on this roster when it comes to gauging what the Green Bay Packers think of him.
So my guess is that the Green Bay Packers had seen enough of Summers and are comfortable giving him a roster spot.
When it comes to Isaiah McDuffie, I had left him off because he had missed such a large portion of training camp on the NFI list.
It was a rough showing for Kabion Ento against Buffalo, especially as a tackler, but when comparing him to Isaac Yiadom, his body of work is still more impressive.
The reason I kept Yiadom initially was not for his ability on defense but rather his special teams experience with almost 500 career snaps.
Gaines had 35 special teams snaps while Uphoff had 20. Maybe that’s just how things played out, but I find it telling.
While I wish there were some decisions to make at punter and long-snapper, that isn’t the case.