With the NFL season now less than one week away, the Green Bay Packers face their annual cut-down to 53 players by mid-afternoon on Saturday.
However, unlike most years, the Packers will have a little more flexibility with a practice squad capped at 16 players rather than 10. Perhaps that extension will provide for a less surprising Saturday than in years past with undrafted rookies finding more of a home on the practice squad than the final roster itself.
Also affecting the roster numbers might be a recent injury on defense. Today’s musings look into that loss, while also predicting one surprise roster keep and the battle for bragging rights between two divisional pass-rushing units.