Green Bay Packers: 5 Burning Questions about the Chargers

Who is one player on offense and one on defense that Packer fans may not be familiar with but could make an impact on Sunday?

Tyler: On offense that would be Derek Watt. The Chargers shied away from using their fullback so far, but a change at coordinator could open things up for him. It’s unlikely he’s a massive part of the hurry-up offense, but he should be in obvious short-yardage and goal-line situations. The Chargers have been famously terrible at the goal line this season, but maybe Watt can help free up his fellow running backs.

Defensively, I have to go with Rayshawn Jenkins. He’s not the starter most Chargers fans expected by Week 9, as second-round draft pick Nasir Adderley was supposed to be the guy in center field by now. However, with his injury, Adderley has been sent to IR. Jenkins has filled in and played about average, alternating between great pass breakups to awful missed tackles. He’s allowing a passer rating of 62.2 and a 57.1 percent reception rate when targeted, per Pro Football Focus. If the Chargers want to hang on and eliminate big plays from the Packers, Jenkins needs to have the game of his life.

Takeaway: Most Green Bay Packers fans are familiar with former Wisconsin Badger, Derek Watt and if the Chargers plan to run the ball more under the new OC, we will likely see a lot of him in Sunday’s game. And similarly to how Green Bay catches defenses off guard with Danny Vitale in the passing game, L.A. could do the same with Watt. He doesn’t have many receptions in his career but he does average over 15 yards per catch.

As far as Rayshawn Jenkins goes, with the confusing looks that Matt LaFleur shows opposing defenses along with Aaron Rodgers at quarterback, he is going to have his hands full – especially without fellow safety Roderic Teamer.