Rouse appeared in 27 games and almost always was productive. But he also made a lot of glaring mistakes, including several in Sunday's loss to Cincinnati that might have sealed his fate.

He took a poor leverage angle on the third-and-34 screen the Bengals converted, then was supposed to be playing deep zone on the next play, when Palmer hit WR Chad Ochocinco for 44 on a flea-flicker. In Rouses defense, ILB Brandon Chillar also took a bad angle on the screen and CBs Charles Woodson and Al Harris overbought on the flea-flicker not surprising, given the Packers struggles stopping the run. But Rouse also erred on WR Chris Henrys 5-yard TD catch, showing a lack of vision as he looked for a quick pass and Henry ran free on an in behind him.

Rouse suffered a stinger in the game as well -- the latest in a series of injuries that have plagued his three-year NFL career. Available and accountable are two words coach Mike McCarthy often uses when discussing personnel decisions, and in the end, Rouse proved to be neither.