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We
asked Turf Show Times for some names of players who Packers fans don’t know yet
but should for Sunday.
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This week,
the Green Bay Packers suit up in Los Angeles against
a Rams team with a lot of star power. We know many of the
names: Aaron Donald and Ndamukong Suh on defense, Todd
Gurley, Jared Goff, and Brandin Cooks on offense.
However, there are
22 starters and 46 active players on gameday, and there will be several names
that fans of opposing teams either don’t know or are relatively unfamiliar
with. With that in mind, we asked Joe McAtee of Turf Show Times to break down a
few of those under-the-radar players for us so we have a better idea of who
supports the stars.
Here’s what Joe had
to say.
The Rams are in a unique position of
having a ton of notables on offense, especially for fantasy football players.
QB Jared Goff, RB Todd Gurley and the WR trio of Brandin Cooks, Robert
Woods and Cooper Kupp, who’s doubtful for this one and likely
out, are all known commodities. Perhaps, though, Packers fans don’t know just
how good the offensive line has been this season.
As good as the Packers’ line has
been, PFF ranked the
Rams even better as the #1 OL in the entire NFL after Week 6. The most
surprising component? RG Austin Blythe. A UDFA from 2016 who the Rams
grabbed from Indianapolis Colts cuts last season, Blythe was the
backup to RG Jamon Brown in 2017. But a two-game suspension
for Brown opened the door for Blythe, and he has been fantastic in
response.
On defense, there are less known
quantities. LB Cory Littleton is one of the most versatile weapons
for the Rams. He’s fantastic in special teams play, and has contributed well as
a linebacker to match. I’d be mostly worried about him blocking a sixth punt if
only because he’s been so ridiculously gifted in that area. And with rookie
LB Trevon Young doubtful as well on the injury report, keep an eye
out for #94 DE/OLB John Franklin-Myers in rotation. A fourth-round
rookie out of Stephen F. Austin, he hasn’t gotten a ton of time, but given the
jump in competition from SFA to the NFL he has looked impressive at times.
And watch for S John Johnson III. He’s leading the Rams in
interceptions and is a fine two-way safety. He’s only started 18 games in his
young career, so there’s reason to think there’s untapped potential. Given how
good he’s looked to this point, that’s pretty scary for opposing offenses in
general.
Once again, thanks
to Joe at TST and head over there to see our response to the same
prompt.
