This Sunday, the Cleveland Browns are are at home as they take on the Green Bay Packers in Week 3. To help preview a few topics from the Packers’ perspective, we reached out to Justis Mosqueda from Acme Packing Company and exchanged five questions with him.
Chris: “Micah Parsons becoming a Packer must be a dream come true. We’ve heard how he’s had a huge impact on the defense through two games, but describe his presence in your own words.”
Justis: “There are few things in like that I’ve experienced
that filled me with more dopamine than Parsons chasing down Jared Goff for that sack in Week 1. I will think about that moment on my deathbed. His addition has been a real shot in the arm. We’re already at the point where the locker room is talking about the potential of going undefeated.”
Chris: “What do you view as the Packers’ biggest weakness right now?”
Justis: “So no one has been able to take advantage of it yet…but the team really only has a three-man rotation at defensive tackle right now because undrafted rookie Nazir Stackhouse is being used exclusively as a short yardage player. Green Bay has been able to bottle up run games early and get points on the board that force teams out of running scripts, but if you’re going to beat this team, it probably looks like wearing out their thin defensive tackle depth.”
Chris: “The Packers drafted WR Matthew Golden with their first round pick. Through two games, he has 2 catches. What has his progress been since being drafted, and should we see his role increase this week?”
Justis: “Honestly, he could have had two touchdowns last week, so the box score doesn’t quite measure how he’s played. Jordan Love missed him by a hair on two deep shots or we would have talked about how Week 2 was the Golden coming out party. With Jayden Reed, who plays almost exclusively as the team’s slot receiver, injured, it should be Golden and Dontayvion Wicks who see a significant bump in snap counts moving forward. Especially the way you guys like to play so much man coverage. I’m assuming that deep shots are on the docket for this game. Love has already said opportunities will go Golden’s way this week, too.”
Chris: “Tell us about one player who Browns fans may not have heard of, but who could have an impact on this Sunday’s game.”
Justis: “So we have this running back Chris Brooks…who is really good at picking up blitzes…like takes on defensive tackles good. Matt LaFleur always chips top tier pass-rushers, and there’s going to be times where Brooks will be helping out whichever offensive tackle that Myles Garrett lines up on. LaFleur has no problem draining an extra player to help in protection. If there’s a deep shot in this game, look to see who the extra guy in on the pass pro is. It’s probably going to be Brooks, if it’s not a tight end.”
Chris: “The Browns are underdogs against the Packers on Sunday (Browns +7.5 as of this question, per FanDuel Sportsbook). Who would you pick to win the game?”
Justis: “I’m going Packers here. I think the Browns can slow down Green Bay’s running game early on. It will depend on connecting on deep throws to get Cleveland out of their typical gameplan. So I don’t think that Packers will just score at will, as it’ll be pretty boom or bust when they have the ball. With that being said…I’m really not sure how you guys get a bunch of points on Green Bay, especially if your tackle duo is struggling in pass protection.”
Thanks again to Justis for taking the time to answer my questions.
