If you thought that the Green Bay Packers’ week one offensive line questions were terrifying, just wait until tonight.
In that game, all the Packers really had to worry about was settling the left guard position with Aaron Banks out. On the eve of their week 3 matchup with the Atlanta Falcons, the Packers ruled Banks out once again, and now they’re also missing right tackle Zach Bako-Bewele for the season.
At least the backup right tackle decision is easy: that will be Anthony Belton. But deciding
on who to put at left guard in Banks’ place is less clear. They could just go back to Donovan Jennings, who started in Week 1 and who was the first man off the bench when Banks was hurt against the Jets last Sunday. Then again, Jennings played awfully in the opener and got banged up himself in Week 2, leading to playing time for Jager Burton.
Burton wasn’t bad in his short stint, either! And he got into the fray to stick up for his quarterback when Jordan Love took a big hit going across the goal line. Will he get the start over Jennings? We probably won’t know until warmups, as OC Adam Stenavich wasn’t giving anything away on Wednesday.
While we fret over the line, at least the defense has found a star in the slot. Let’s look at Javon Bullard’s hot start to the season to give us some excitement heading into Thursday Night Football.
This Is How Javon Bullard Beat Physics, ‘Changed the Math’ for Packers | SI.comBullard has looked like a star through two games this season, and his play in the fourth quarter — standing up a 320-plus tackle and making a tackle for loss on Breece Hall — is just one example of the physicality he’s bringing in Jonathan Gannon’s defense. Bullard, for his part, says he thinks he’s “one of the baddest people alive.”
Packers S Javon Bullard ‘can find another gear’ | Packers.comThe Packers’ coordinators spoke on Wednesday and Jonathan Gannon thinks Bullard is one of the best nickels he has been around — high praise indeed. Meanwhile, here’s Adam Stenavich on what he hopes to see out of the guards competing to play with Aaron Banks out:
“Go out there, compete, be productive, be clean, eliminate penalties and just make it really hard on us to take you off the field if you’re one of those backup guys. That’s really what I want to see.”
Meet Cam Achord: The Packers’ secret special teams weapon | ESPNIt certainly seems that Green Bay’s special teams have improved from last year, and Achord is right in the middle of that improvement. This is perhaps the deepest dive into the team’s new coordinator, who once got a broken nose from Patriots special teams ace Justin Bethel.
Can Packers clean up these 6 NFL-worst statistics to start 2026? | Packers WirePenalties, unsurprisingly, are one of them. Rushing yards and third down conversion rate are two others. A functional offensive line would certainly help!
LISTEN: The Unpack Pod: Zach ByBye Be Well, Eh? | Frozen Tundra FrequenciesAn earlier-than-usual Unpack previews tonight’s home opener against Atlanta.
It really is remarkable to see this team’s string of bad injury luck on the offensive line when you show it listed out like this.
Owners mourn spoiled food after firmware update bricks Samsung smart fridges | Ars TechnicaI’m sorry, but I’m not trusting any kitchen appliance that talks to the internet. What’s next, smart toasters? (Don’t answer that, I’m sure those probably already exist.)
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