The Packers receiving core has not played very well the entire season and things got worse when Davante Adams got injured against the Washington Redskins. “It’s literally how it is”. “He’s been knocking it out of the park as far as the treatment and so forth”.
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“I think these guys believe”. Adams suffered an MCL sprain to his right knee against Washington and is not likely to play against the Cardinals.
The Packers were without two players at Wednesday’s practice.
Rookie cornerback Quentin Rollins returned to practice on Thursday after getting knocked out of last week’s wild-card game win over Washington with a quadriceps injury.
Shields was expected to move past the final hurdle in concussion protocol today, clearing him to play for the first time since week 14. “Going to do some on-field work today, but he’s still not totally through the protocol”. When Shields went down against the Dallas Cowboys on December 13, Randall took over the assignment of covering star wideout Dez Bryant, who finished with one catch for 9 yards. After practice, Bakhtiari said his ankle, “felt good” and he’s hopeful to make his return Saturday.
Wednesday, though, told a different story as Shields appeared both on the practice field and inside the locker room, the latter representing a new, positive development. On the defense side, the Arizona could not play much better with a couple of touchdowns in the third quarter, the same number quarterback Carson Palmer threw in the second. There’s a lot to be said for having a dynamic line on defense, it can stop the run, it can blow through blocks and take out the quarterback, or it can cause so much pressure the QB makes a poor decision once you get inside of his head. We don’t even have to talk sometimes.
This one is a no-braining, but not in the way you think.
Here’s the full report from Thursday.
Frustrated for days by a lack of progress, Elliott flashed a few more smiles Wednesday when he was a full participant.
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“I’ve been optimistic (about playing) every week”, Bakhtiari said afterward.
