{"id":43001,"date":"2022-08-12T05:54:47","date_gmt":"2022-08-12T05:54:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/5-things-to-watch-for-in-the-packers-49ers-preseason-matchup\/"},"modified":"2022-08-12T05:54:47","modified_gmt":"2022-08-12T05:54:47","slug":"5-things-to-watch-for-in-the-packers-49ers-preseason-matchup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/5-things-to-watch-for-in-the-packers-49ers-preseason-matchup\/","title":{"rendered":"5 things to watch for in the Packers-49ers preseason matchup"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Green Bay Packers will finally hit the field on Friday to play the San Francisco 49ers in Levi’s Stadium. Well, at least some of them will. The \u201cveteran select\u201d (virtually all the non-offensive line starters) won’t be playing and we may not see them in the preseason at all, based on how the team has treated the preseason under head coach Matt LaFleur’s tenure.<\/p>\n
With that in mind, let’s go through five areas of the team where gains or losses could be made this preseason. Roster spots and contributing roles will be on the line on Friday, even if you have to dig a bit to unearth where they lay. As a reminder, the Packers will have to cut down their 90-man roster to an 85-man roster by Tuesday, meaning this is the only opportunity some of these players will have to showcase their talents.<\/p>\n
Between Allen Lazard, Sammy Watkins, Christian Watson, Romeo Doubs and Randall Cobb, the Packers have five virtual roster locks at the wide receiver position. Lazard, Watkins and Cobb were among the players pulled aside after practice on Wednesday, the group that is thought to be LaFleur’s list of the \u201cveteran select\u201d who will not play against the 49ers.<\/p>\n
If that’s the case, the focus of the preseason at the receiver position is going to be who can make it on the squad as the sixth, or maybe even seventh, receiver. On Family Night last Friday, Doubs had 16 snaps with \u201cthe ones\u201d while Juwann Winfree and Amari Rodgers recorded seven and five, respectively. Assuming that Watson (PUP, knee) doesn’t return from injury by kickoff, that trio will be the top pass-catching group out on the field for backup quarterback Jordan Love, who will start against San Francisco.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cI will say, between 88 and 87, there’s been a lot of positive things that make you feel good about the depth we could have in that (WR) room.\u201d<\/p>\n
Aaron Rodgers on Juwann Winfree and Romeo Doubs #packers<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/g315p1HcjB<\/a><\/p>\n