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An old face made an appearance in Green Bay on Monday. "Seeking a chance to return to the NFL after a failed relationship with the Houston Texans, (Ahman) Green, 32, worked out for Packers personnel officials Monday morning," writes Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. "Also taking part in the workout was veteran running back Dominic Rhodes, according to a source with access to the NFL's transaction wire." I suppose I wouldn't mind if the Packers signed Green if he were healthy, but it's a sad reminder of the depth at running back knowing that Green is only a short term solution.

Left tackle Chad Clifton's injury might not be as bad as feared. "The big point is it’s not as worse as the first time," Clifton told the Green Bay Press-Gazette, "and actually, today, it feels much, much better (than it did on Sunday. So, it’s good news." I was kind of hoping to see T.J. Lang get a chance, but if Clifton can go, I have to imagine they'll do everything they can to get him in the game against the Vikings to take on Jared Allen.

It looks like Jordy Nelson is going to be out a couple of weeks. "Tramon Williams, who had a 45-yard punt return in his only runback on Sunday, is first in line for both jobs, according to special teams coordinator Shawn Slocum," reports Bill Huber of Packer Report. "Next in line on punts are Charles Woodson and Brett Swain; for kickoffs, it’s (Brandon) Jackson and Swain." This isn't necessarily a bad development. Every time Williams has been given a chance to return kicks, he's taken advantage of the opportunity.

Waldo from Where's Lambeau? looks at a statistic combining sacks, pressures and hits given up on quarterbacks across the NFL and finds out the Packers aren't doing so hot. "There is plenty of blame to go around," writes Waldo. "The line is not blocking well, and though it doesn’t lead the NFL in pressures per pass attempt, it is in the bottom 5." I'm of the opinion that while some people laud Daryn Colledge for being one of the most consistent offensive linemen on the team, he deserves as much blame for the sacks as anybody.

I assume Tom Pelissero from the Green Bay Press-Gazette broke down tape from the Lions game and found out this interesting tidbit. "Four times in the first four drives and six times total, Rodgers threw the built-in option on a designed running play on first or second down," according to the article. "All six passes were complete, for gains of 10, 8, 1, 5, 8 and 9 yards." It was the return of the quick slant, and it's one of Aaron Rodgers' strengths. The Vikings generally took it away.

Today is the NFL trading deadline and Ol' Bag of Donuts thinks the Packers need to make a run at Steven Jackson. "Jackson, at just 26 years old, is a true No. 1 running back; he is a tough, physical runner who can punish tacklers; he is a very good receiver, which makes him a dual-threat," according to the article. I'm not opposed to such a trade, but I don't expect it to happen, though.

F.G. Union of Meat Packers Union is taking the glass half full approach. "It's really plain tough to keep griping about the offensive line and the pestering penalties, which should have been a lot better after a bye week, but instead of that let's just ignore those problems for another few weeks and hope they improve," writes Union. Speaking of Union, he'll be our guest panelist tonight for Packer Tranplants, which starts at 8 p.m. CDT here at SportsBubbler.com.

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