Injury Report 9/24/07
Packers notes: Sunday's injuries minor
By Jason Wilde / madison.com
GREEN BAY — Susanna Hoffs and The Bangles had their "Manic Monday" in the 1980s, while coach Mike McCarthy and the Green Bay Packers had a "Medical Monday" following their 31-24 victory over the San Diego Chargers at Lambeau Field. Players had most of the day off, although they were required to come to the stadium for strength-and-conditioning workouts, two training-room treatment sessions and a 1-on-1 session with their position coach. "We're still basically getting our work done, but doing more as an individual with an emphasis on 'Let's get healthy,"' McCarthy said. And, for the most part, the Packers are healthy, as all the injuries suffered in Sunday's win appeared minor: safety Nick Collins (bruised lower back), wide receiver Donald Driver (sore knee), halfback Brandon Jackson (bruised shin), halfback DeShawn Wynn (sprained ankle), cornerback Al Harris (back spasms), defensive end Cullen Jenkins (side) and cornerback Charles Woodson (hip flexor). After the game, Wynn admitted he called the Packers' second timeout with 7 minutes, 9 seconds to play because he was supposed to be thrown a screen pass on the next play and his ankle wouldn't allow him to continue. McCarthy said the medical staff didn't seem concerned about the injury, while McCarthy was more concerned that Wynn didn't come out of the game sooner and save the timeout. "That was a first for me. Someone calls a timeout and you don't know where it came from. I think we'll correct that," McCarthy said. "(If he's hurt), he either goes on the ground or he gets off the field. You don't wait until the clock ticks down to 5 seconds on the 40-second clock and call timeout." Meanwhile, wide receiver Greg Jennings, whose 57-yard touchdown catch-and-run proved to be the game winner is still "not out of the woods" with the hamstring that forced him to miss the first two games, McCarthy said, meaning he might not practice on Wednesday.
Bodiford back
The Packers re-signed wide receiver/kick returner Shaun Bodiford, who was cut by the team on the final roster reduction Sept. 1, and released wide receiver Chris Francies, who figures to wind up back on the practice squad after being called up to the 53-man roster because of Jennings' hamstring injury. Bodiford was making a strong push for a roster spot in camp but suffered a partially torn MCL while returning the opening kickoff Aug. 18 against Seattle. After he was waived, he was claimed by Washington, which cut him last week.
Second-guessing starts
The process was a lot easier given the outcome, but McCarthy faced plenty of Monday morning quarterbacking, mainly about his empty-backfield pass call on fourth-and goal from inside the 1-yard line with the Packers trailing 21-17 with 5:48 to play. Quarterback Brett Favre's pass, which was intended for tight end Bubba Franks, was batted down at the line of scrimmage by Shaun Phillips. The Packers were in their "leopard" package, with tight ends Donald Lee and Franks on the field with receivers James Jones, Driver and Jennings, a personnel grouping that was effective Sunday. McCarthy called it a "very favorable play selection" given the defense San Diego was in. "If you can go empty backfield all day and it's successful, I really don't understand the criticism of doing it at that particular time, especially fourth-and-1," McCarthy said. "I second-guessed it also. But I saw it (on tape) this morning, and I'm comfortable with the call." McCarthy said Favre "will be disappointed when he sees the play" on film because he might have had a touchdown had he gone elsewhere with the ball. Offensive coordinator Joe Philbin said Favre's better options were outside. "There was one-on-one coverage out there, basically everywhere," Philbin said. "There were opportunities, let's put it that way. I'm not saying there were guys scot-free who weren't covered. But it wasn't like they had everybody double-covered." McCarthy said he never considered kicking a field goal to pull within 21-20 "because, frankly, I was very confident we were going to score there."
Extra points
Philbin said the pass Franks dropped in the end zone "would have been a great catch" and probably shouldn't be classified as a drop. "We would have loved to have seen him come down with it, but it was a tough one," Philbin said. ... Special teams coordinator Mike Stock said Tramon Williams (kickoffs) and Charles Woodson (punts) will remain the primary return men, and even if Will Blackmon has the cast on his broken left thumb removed, he may not reclaim the job right away. "When he gets the cast off, there's going to have to be a sense of security with holding onto the football from that point on," Stock said. ... McCarthy said he would not send a tape of Chargers safety Marlon McCree's hit on Driver to the league, because he expects it to be "handled" by the NFL.
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By Jason Wilde / madison.com
GREEN BAY — Susanna Hoffs and The Bangles had their "Manic Monday" in the 1980s, while coach Mike McCarthy and the Green Bay Packers had a "Medical Monday" following their 31-24 victory over the San Diego Chargers at Lambeau Field. Players had most of the day off, although they were required to come to the stadium for strength-and-conditioning workouts, two training-room treatment sessions and a 1-on-1 session with their position coach. "We're still basically getting our work done, but doing more as an individual with an emphasis on 'Let's get healthy,"' McCarthy said. And, for the most part, the Packers are healthy, as all the injuries suffered in Sunday's win appeared minor: safety Nick Collins (bruised lower back), wide receiver Donald Driver (sore knee), halfback Brandon Jackson (bruised shin), halfback DeShawn Wynn (sprained ankle), cornerback Al Harris (back spasms), defensive end Cullen Jenkins (side) and cornerback Charles Woodson (hip flexor). After the game, Wynn admitted he called the Packers' second timeout with 7 minutes, 9 seconds to play because he was supposed to be thrown a screen pass on the next play and his ankle wouldn't allow him to continue. McCarthy said the medical staff didn't seem concerned about the injury, while McCarthy was more concerned that Wynn didn't come out of the game sooner and save the timeout. "That was a first for me. Someone calls a timeout and you don't know where it came from. I think we'll correct that," McCarthy said. "(If he's hurt), he either goes on the ground or he gets off the field. You don't wait until the clock ticks down to 5 seconds on the 40-second clock and call timeout." Meanwhile, wide receiver Greg Jennings, whose 57-yard touchdown catch-and-run proved to be the game winner is still "not out of the woods" with the hamstring that forced him to miss the first two games, McCarthy said, meaning he might not practice on Wednesday.
Bodiford back
The Packers re-signed wide receiver/kick returner Shaun Bodiford, who was cut by the team on the final roster reduction Sept. 1, and released wide receiver Chris Francies, who figures to wind up back on the practice squad after being called up to the 53-man roster because of Jennings' hamstring injury. Bodiford was making a strong push for a roster spot in camp but suffered a partially torn MCL while returning the opening kickoff Aug. 18 against Seattle. After he was waived, he was claimed by Washington, which cut him last week.
Second-guessing starts
The process was a lot easier given the outcome, but McCarthy faced plenty of Monday morning quarterbacking, mainly about his empty-backfield pass call on fourth-and goal from inside the 1-yard line with the Packers trailing 21-17 with 5:48 to play. Quarterback Brett Favre's pass, which was intended for tight end Bubba Franks, was batted down at the line of scrimmage by Shaun Phillips. The Packers were in their "leopard" package, with tight ends Donald Lee and Franks on the field with receivers James Jones, Driver and Jennings, a personnel grouping that was effective Sunday. McCarthy called it a "very favorable play selection" given the defense San Diego was in. "If you can go empty backfield all day and it's successful, I really don't understand the criticism of doing it at that particular time, especially fourth-and-1," McCarthy said. "I second-guessed it also. But I saw it (on tape) this morning, and I'm comfortable with the call." McCarthy said Favre "will be disappointed when he sees the play" on film because he might have had a touchdown had he gone elsewhere with the ball. Offensive coordinator Joe Philbin said Favre's better options were outside. "There was one-on-one coverage out there, basically everywhere," Philbin said. "There were opportunities, let's put it that way. I'm not saying there were guys scot-free who weren't covered. But it wasn't like they had everybody double-covered." McCarthy said he never considered kicking a field goal to pull within 21-20 "because, frankly, I was very confident we were going to score there."
Extra points
Philbin said the pass Franks dropped in the end zone "would have been a great catch" and probably shouldn't be classified as a drop. "We would have loved to have seen him come down with it, but it was a tough one," Philbin said. ... Special teams coordinator Mike Stock said Tramon Williams (kickoffs) and Charles Woodson (punts) will remain the primary return men, and even if Will Blackmon has the cast on his broken left thumb removed, he may not reclaim the job right away. "When he gets the cast off, there's going to have to be a sense of security with holding onto the football from that point on," Stock said. ... McCarthy said he would not send a tape of Chargers safety Marlon McCree's hit on Driver to the league, because he expects it to be "handled" by the NFL.
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Published by PackerPundit On Monday, September 24, 2007 at 8:43 PM.
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