Official Minnesota Vikings/Green Bay Packers Injury Report

by Gonzo on Sep 6, 2008 2:28 PM CDT in Vikings Comment 3 comments

Both the Vikings and the Packers released their final injury reports for Monday night's game yesterday, and things look a lot better for the Vikings on the injury front than they do for Green Bay, in my opinion.

Let's start with Green Bay's injuries first.

Player	Position	Injury	Friday Practice	Game Status
Josh Sitton	G	Knee	Out	Out
James Jones	WR	Knee	DNP	Doubtful
Scott Wells	C	Back	DNP	Questionable
A.J. Hawk	LB	Chest	Limited	Questionable
Charlie Peprah	S	Hamstring	Limited	Questionable
Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila	DE	Knee	DNP	Probable
Ryan Grant	RB	Hamstring	DNP	Probable
Atari Bigby	S	Ankle	Full	Probable
Jeremy Thompson	DE	Groin	Full	Probable
Chad Clifton	OT	Knees	Limited	Probable
Tracy White	LB	Ankle	Limited	Probable

And now for the Beloved Purple:

Player	Position	Injury	Friday Practice	Game Status
Madieu Williams	S	Neck	DNP	Out
Maurice Hicks	RB	Foot	DNP	Doubtful
Tarvaris Jackson	QB	Knee	Full	Probable
Robert Ferguson	WR	Ankle	Limited	Probable

As you can see, the Vikings will have almost their entire complement of players heading into Monday night's game, while the Packers are going to have some injury issues.

Take a look at all of the injuries that Green Bay has on the defensive side of the ball, particularly along the defensive line. Ryan Pickett isn't on their injury list, but he's also been limited in his participation during the pre-season. The injury report might say that he's recovered. . .and the Vikings would be well served to test that.

If I was Brad Childress, I'd take my Tarvaris Jackson. . .provided he has his full mobility. . .and get him to the edge on rollouts, sprintouts, and so forth. Make Green Bay's big uglies run around a little bit. Between the injuries and the lack of depth on the interior of the Green Bay d-line, it would help the Vikings later on in the game, in my opinion. Get Peterson and Taylor out on the edges, too, on tosses and swing passes. Hopefully we'll see that early and often on Monday night.

More on the game as the weekend wears on, folks. . .I'm going to go back to tracking Hurricane Ike. Yes, ANOTHER freaking hurricane. Hurricane season has to stop eventually, doesn't it?

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D-Line can't wait

What has me smiling and our defensive line salivating are the injuries on the offensive line. Either gimped up or playing with backups has the makings for a bad day at the office for Aaron Rodgers and Ryan “the hold out” Grant. I think I read somewhere where Pat Williams wants to “talk to him” in some extraordinary and loving way.

It may take a village to raise a child, but it takes a Viking to raze a village.

by Luft Krigare on Sep 6, 2008 4:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Even if Aaron Rodgers is the saviour that they say he is, it is going to be hard to function when the Williams and Jared Allen have knocked him down a few times.

by keomr on Sep 6, 2008 9:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

most important game of the year??

I think this first game, at Lambeau, sets the whole tone for the rest of the year…..

I know it’s the first game, but this team needs a huge win to get the confidence brewing. WIth the injury questions of Green Bay, and Indy the following week, we’re set up to get off to a great start against two formidable teams. I’m still concerned with the offensive play calling, and hope that Bevell shows some more imagination than Chilly has in the past. SPREAD SPREAD SPREAD that’s all I look for to open up those running lanes….get AD past the D Line, and he’s gone…

GONZO….wishing you some repreive from this endless string of storms. Living in the Carolina’s, we’re no stranger to tracking storm path’s year in and year out. We got lucky with Hanna on Friday, and just got a drive- by tease. Good Luck to you and yours…be safe….

by Hilton Head viking on Sep 7, 2008 5:28 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs