Aaron Rodgers is out and Seneca Wallace is in. As of now it appears the Green Bay Packers are content with letting their backup quarterback take the starting spot after it was confirmed that Rodgers does have a broken collarbone suffered during the team's Monday night football game. If the run game was not already developing into the center piece of the Green Bay Packers offense, it sure will be now.
The drafting of running back Eddie Lacy is looking better and better with each passing week. In the last five weeks, Lacy has carried the ball 119 times and is certainly not slowing down any time soon. Now with Rodgers out, the game plan becomes "hand the ball to Lacy" and the rookie is ready for the opportunity.
"I'm going to do what I have to do," Lacy said, via Pioneer Press. "If that's what it is, we're going to have to run the ball. It's not just me. It's us as a team, as a unit. I don't know what to expect right now, but whatever it is you have to go out as a team and do it."
The team really has no choice but to turn to Lacy and backup James Starks. Injuries has wiped out plenty of the receiving corps, leaving the Packers with little options other than running ball. Lacy has been a staple of productivity for the Packers. On Monday night after the quarterback went out, the rookie put up 97 yards after contact on the 150 rushing yards he had for the night.
Center Evan Dietrich-Smith believes Lacy can truly be the leader of the offense. The lineman said simply that Green Bay would just run the ball down the opponent's throat each week. That has been the theme for the Packers since Week 1 after it was clear the team was missing Donald Driver and Greg Jennings. Dietrich-Smith credited Lacy for stepping up week in and week out for the Packers.
Green Bay opted to not sign a new quarterback. Instead, Mike McCarthy is putting his full trust in Wallace to get the job done. He believes with the right amount of coaching, the team will be just fine.
"He's played in a lot of games, been in the league a long time, I look for him to improve with a week of preparation," McCarthy said. "I have all the confidence in the world in Seneca. It's my responsibility and our coaching staff's responsibility to make sure the game plan fits his skill set. We'll have a challenging week as a whole offense."