5 Big Questions Facing Green Bay Packers Ahead of Matchup with Browns
By Paul Bretl
Will the Green Bay Packers be able to slow Myles Garrett?
I suppose the first question that I should be asking is, will Myles Garrett play? After injuring his groin on Monday Night, Garrett missed each practice this week and is listed as questionable. Although I believe the expectation should be that he will be on the field.
"“You’re going to have to kill me to take me off that field,” said Garrett via PFT following the Monday Night loss to Las Vegas."
Garrett is a potential Defensive Player of the Year candidate as he is putting together another dominant season. His 68 pressures are the third most among edge rushers, and he’s also logged 17 sacks per PFF, and ranks fourth in their pass-rush efficiency metric.
"“He’s just a monster,” said Aaron Rodgers. “He’s a fantastic player. He legitimately has gold jacket possibilities in his future.”"
For the Green Bay Packers, the offensive line has held up incredibly well despite a number of injuries, and Garrett isn’t going to be the first elite pass-rusher that they’ll have faced this season either. Green Bay has already gone up against Nick Bosa, TJ Watt, Aaron Donald, and others.
Matt LaFleur has drawn up some terrific game plans to help his offensive line out, including plenty of quick passes, play-action, motion, and leaning on the run game at times. However, with that said, when discussing Myles Garrett, regardless of the measures taken in the game plan, it’s not a matter of if he will make a play, but rather, how many?