Green Bay Packers v. Seahawks: 5 Big Questions Ahead of Matchup

The Green Bay Packers are looking to rebound after their loss last week to Kansas City as they take on the 3-5 Seattle Seahawks at Lambeau Field—although after missing a few games, Russell Wilson will be back under center.

As part of my weekly preview, I have my five big questions facing the Green Bay Packers ahead of their tilt with Seattle.

Will we see the Packers blitzed more often?

The NFL is a copycat league. When teams see one thing working elsewhere — whether it’s a certain play-call on offense or a defensive strategy — many are likely to try to replicate it to some degree. A good example of this was that after New Orleans shut down the Packers’ offense in Week 1 while utilizing a cover-2 shell, many of Green Bay’s opponents since then have tried to do the same.

So after a game where Jordan Love and the offensive line were blitzed incredibly heavily, do we see teams try to get after Aaron Rodgers more often moving forward?

Now, the caveat with this question is that in no way are teams going to blitz Rodgers as frequently as Kansas City blitzed Love–and it won’t be close. If you do that to Rodgers, while you may get home, he will make you pay downfield.

However, teams may be more willing to roll the dice. When under pressure this season, in many key statistical categories, such as completion percentage, yards per attempt, and passer rating, Rodgers ranks as one of the worst quarterbacks in football, according to PFF ($$).

On top of that, this offensive line unit was in state of mass confusion last week, as there were times where two blockers were on one pass-rusher, so another ran free. Or sometimes, a Packer offensive lineman wasn’t blocking anyone because they were unsure of where to go.

Again, we won’t see Rodgers blitzed nearly as often as Love was, but I won’t be surprised at all if teams do try to pressure him more frequently moving forward.