Reports this morning indicate Sean Rhyan will start at right guard and Morgan will likely alternate with him on a few plays. Morgan missed much of training camp so the coaching staff is not likely to put him in a position to be eaten alive.
I do worry the Eagles offense will test the new defense especially Hurts and the Eagles defense will shut down the Packers offense.

Plus, we have a rookie unknown kicker.

That's enough to worry about.

With Rhyan and Morgan both available, it seems like an odd thing to be Cory's "one worry."

Mine is the defense.
I'd feel a lot better if Cooper (and Hopper) had played all preseason.
I'm also concerned that our vaunted DEs may not be as good as we like to think,
and if they aren't a major force, this defense is going to give up big plays.

Eagles are 2.5 point favorites.
Morgan isn't changing that.
If there are question marks.
Talk to Gute.

At this point do we even know if Morgan will be starting?
He was going to be the starting RG until he got hurt. Since then Rhyan has stepped up and improved. From what I have seen is Rhyan will most likely be starting and Morgan will either be the main backup or will rotate in. LaFleur did say they have a plan.

Right now with the game fast approaching we have a few things that we will have to think about.

For GB, how will Josh Jacobs fit into the offense. How will the 2nd/3rd year weapons take a step. How will the OL look as a whole.

On defense what will our new defense look like. We have a lot of talent on the defense, but we have no clue what its going to look like. We have thoughts or ideas of what it may look like. But until we see it, we are mostly guessing. There are a lot of new pieces as well. Our entire safety room is different from a year ago. How do they use the safety's. Do they go with 3 Safety looks more? I could see them potentially going with 3 safety's when opposing teams go to 2 TE or 2 RB looks.

On Special teams we just added a new kicker. How will he look. Since he hasn't even kicked in a game with GB do they change how they call the offense to try and avoid kicking FG's? Maybe he has shown enough to make them feel more comfortable kicking FG's and that changes how they call as well. Also how does the new kickoff rules change what they do offensively.

There are a lot of questions to be answered. But I know one thing. I am very excited for Friday night!

Cory, who is your spoon supplier?

You know Jordan Morgan isn't starting. You know he was drafted to play LT. You know Rasheed Walker has kept his position, and Jordan Morgan has been tried at RT because there's been weakness there and at C, while Sean Rhyan has also been tried at C and did ok.

We don't at all know that this O line will be a little better than average. We do know we have two very good tackles, a very good LG, and the possibility of continued weakness at C & RG which could mess up our entire offense if it can't be corrected. We know that injuries have prevented testing out all possible combinations, and the Eagles aren't a good opportunity to try new things.

Our roster is very enthused to play under Hafley's leadership, there's no question about that. We know that his style does contain risk of allowing big plays, and we know that Barry ball allowed big plays but moreso long drives that were almost uncontested. This defense could hardly be worse and even if it is that's the risk inherent to trying anything new.

Not a single player on our roster is better suited to Barry ball, while they will all perform better in the new defensive system. Friday will be a proverbial baptism of fire, assuming the Eagles don't just continue their downward spiral from last season. Everyone on our defense will have the opportunity to make GREAT plays. That also means they'll have the opportunity to completely suck. And everywhere in between.

Preparation is in its final stages, and we have a mostly healthy roster. Hopefully recovery continues rather than more injuries.

Never, ever worry. It improves nothing. That’s why we invented the Worry Bus; but you’ll never find me as a passenger. Beep beep!

Do you all see Packers O-line like just above avg potential? I thought we did very good in the second half of the season and we added Morgan. Is losing Nijman as impactful?

I do not worry about RG, Kicker, back up QB, or a football game.

Just as darkness is the absence of Light, worry is the absence of Hope.

There are more reasons to be excited about this Team than in years' past. I have hope in the RG & Kicker...& hope the backup QB holds the tablet all. game. long.

First game of the season and there will be numerous unscouted looks by both teams. The key to this game is for the Packers to win the LOS. No different than any other game. I'm expecting Rhyan to start at RG and possibly Morgan to be rotated in a few times during the game. The Eagles will be a good test for the Packers OL and they will need to rise to the occasion especially in the run game and keep the Eagles offense off the field with long, sustained drives.

On defense the Packers new defense will need to stop the Eagles ground game and make them one dimensional. Hopefully the Packers will be playing with a lead. They will need to have a spy on Hurts since he can make plays with his legs and the Packers have had trouble with running QBs forever. Maybe that will change with Hafley's defense.

I think if the Packers win the toss they should take the ball rather than defer. If they can score on their opening drive that will give them confidence and it could set the tone for the rest of the game. Go Pack Go! Thanks, Since '61

:: looks away from computer screen::

::sinks teeth into back of left hand:::

“for an offensive line that will likely be just above average this season. “…
I thought the line was supposed to be much better than average???

Hurts will need to take more responsibilty at the line without Kelce, who was a dominant center (brains)
I remember when Brady temporarily lost his center to injury and the entire team was seriously weakened.

Love is more multi-dimensional, IMO

You want to win them all, 17-0. You especially want to win the opener. And the Eagles are a pretty good team who should make the playoffs this year. So, a win in Brazil is big......a road win over a playoff team in our conference.

A loss is just a loss. If we just win our home games, all we need to do is break through a couple of times on the road. I'd rather lose to Philly than lose to Indianapolis the next week.

But, I'd rather win them both, and I think we can. Philadelphia has an offense, but they gave up a lot of points last year. They're bad on 3rd down and they're bad in the redzone.. 9 teams scored 27 or more against them, and when the Packers reach 27, they're just about bulletproof. What have they done to improve that? Not enough, IMO.

This game in Brazil should be a clash between a very good offense against a poor defense. On the other side,the Eagles will bring a very good offense against a defense that should be better than average. I think the Packers will have 10 or 11 possessions, and if we have 4 TD drives we'll win this easily.

if Morgan was unwilling to move to the right side and go to the inside.
Unwilling?

The biggest concern should be the defense. We haven't wonon opening day the last few years and have been blown out in a couple of them. Those scores were major embarassments, shockers in fact, that 38 to 3 one really bites. Barry had a bad scheme but it was the players who played and most of them are still on the team. I'm just hoping we don't get blown out, the last few years have been brutal. If we get a lead and keep the lead maybe the tide for the defense has turned. For a young team of players, most of whom have probably never left the country it would be a true test of their preparation and focus if they win. GPG

No worries. Packers win. Book it.