Dallas brings a much improved CB situation to a Week 2 meeting that likely won’t feature Aaron Rodgers.
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Clarity should come by no later than Tuesday afternoon following an expected MRI. Considering the injury’s apparent significance and with the Jets being on a short week, there seems a high likelihood Zach Wilson will be the starter.Whoever is at quarterback will stand behind what appeared Monday to be a highly suspect offensive line.
He exposed a Dallas secondary without two of its top three cornerbacks to begin the season. Nickel Jourdan Lewis already was out for the year with a nasty foot injury. Anthony Brown then suffered a second-quarter concussion.Trailing 28-14 in the fourth quarter, the Packers scored 17 points unanswered in a comeback win they completed in overtime.The cornerback situation is much improved with Stephon Gilmore, acquired in March trade, now opposite Trevon Diggs.
He allowed three catches for 20 yards when targeted eight times in coverage, according to Pro Football Focus.“Stephon looked like that at practice every day,” McCarthy said afterward. “He’s an incredible route reader, just the pattern of concepts and understanding of the stems. The way he sees the game is exceptional. I look back at Charles Woodson and some of those guys that had that special trait, and he definitely has that.