Is it just me, or haven't the Packers focused on bringing back stars to their own detriment in previous playoffs? You only get to dress 45 players. It seems to me that when the choice is a player who's been in the trenches all year and someone who has barely dressed the entire season, you choose the horse you rode to the finish line. Hopping on another nag for the final stretch strikes me as just asking for trouble.
Originally Posted by: Nonstopdrivel
I believe it's up to 48 now, assuming 8 of them are OL... so you're only not dressing 5 players (seriously, why not just allow all 53?).
When have the Packers brought stars back for the post season? This seems like never happens...
I say let the best players play... and for OLBer, that's easy to get a rotation in place.
OL and CB might be a bit harder, but there is only Alexander, and in theory he can play any of the CB roles as long as his shoulders holds up (and Sullivan was injured in the Lions game).
The main question is the OL. Which Newman has played the most snaps, but he's also struggled the most, I think I'd rather have Myers over Newman, and that's what the started with the Lions. And then it's Bakhtiari or Nijman, if healthy, Bakhtiari is better, sorry Nijman. Also there is the other side with Turner or Kelly, Kelly has played better than I would.of thought, but Turner played most of the season.