Packers Week 5 Snap Counts: MVS & St. Brown get big but Aaron Jones still lags

Packers Week 5 Snap Counts: MVS & St. Brown get big roles http://www.officialpackersfootballstore.com/davante-adams-jersey-cheap In the Green Bay Packers’ 31-23 loss to the Detroit Lions on Sunday, a couple of storylines emerged from the breakdown of playing time. The first is a battle that Packers fans have been waging with the team’s head coach, who appears entirely unwilling to give in and give running back Aaron Jones the lion’s share of the snaps in the backfield.Yet again, Jones led the team in rushing yardage and per-carry average, but he finished with the lowest snap total of the team’s three backs. This week he got just 22 snaps despite the offense running a whopping 81 plays! Yes, the Packers got down big in the first half, but why wasn’t the team putting his receiving skills to better use in this game? That’s a question only Mike McCarthy and his staff can answer, and they seem entirely unwilling to do so.Meanwhile, a pair of rookie wide receivers got extended playing time. It’s perfectly clear where the team’s three rookie wideouts sit in terms of their hierarchy on offense: Marquez Valdes-Scantling leads, followed by Equanimeous St. Brown with J’Mon Moore bringing up the rear. That might have been a bit of a surprise, as St. Brown had been inactive in previous weeks while Moore was suited up. However, Moore contributes some snaps on special teams, unlike St. Brown, which likely is the reason he was active when the team’s veterans were still able to play in previous weeks.Here’s a look at the playing time from Sunday’s game.OFFENSE (81 plays)QuarterbackAaron Rodgers 81Although Rodgers posted only his second game with a passer rating over 100 this year (and his first since week one), it is worth noting that he did not look sharp in this contest. Sure, 442 yards and three touchdowns makes for great fantasy numbers, but that got a big boost from a 54-yard catch-and-run with 20 seconds left on the clock. If not for that play, Rodgers’ yards per attempt drops from a very solid 8.50 to a more average 7.61. He missed open receivers and probably should have completed more than the 61.5% of passes he hit on.Running BacksJamaal Williams 33, Ty Montgomery 29, Aaron Jones 22Cur up the screams from Packers fans for Jones’ workload, particularly because A: he only got seven carries in the game and B: every one of those carries came in the first half. I’ve certainly heard enough excuses from Mike McCarthy about how it’s not just stats that decide who plays, and I know I’m not alone in that.As for Williams Cheap Jaire Alexander Jersey , he did have 5.5 yards per carry on six carries and added two catches on four targets for 19 yards. Montgomery was 4-for-15 on the ground with one 23-yard reception on three targets.Wide ReceiversMarquez Valdes-Scantling 77, Davante Adams 71, Equanimeous St. Brown 60, J’Mon Moore 14Adams started the game slowly, with just two targets — both catches — in the first half (though they did go for 30 and 22 yards). In the second half, Rodgers began feeding him the football though, as he caught seven of ten targets after the break and finished the day with 154 yards and a touchdown.With Randall Cobb and Geronimo Allison inactive, Valdes-Scantling and St. Brown got the start in the Packers’ 11 package. MVS got double-digit targets, turning his ten into seven catches for 68 yards and his first touchdown. EQ caught three of five balls, with his biggest play coming on that great 54-yard catch-and-run near the end of the game. Moore was not targeted in the game but pitched in eight special teams snaps.Tight EndsJimmy Graham 66, Lance Kendricks 18, Marcedes Lewis 12, Robert Tonyan 3Packers fans finally got their first sight of Big Bob Tonyan on offense, though it was only for a few snaps and no targets in the passing game. Instead, Graham was a workhorse, seeing 11 targets and catching six passes for 76 yards. Lewis continues to largely be an afterthought, however, and the 12 package that had us at APC so excited throughout the offseason continues to stay hidden. Kendricks pitched in with two catches for eight yards including a short touchdown.Offensive LinemenDavid Bakhtiari 81, Lane Taylor 81, Corey Linsley 81, Byron Bell 81, Bryan Bulaga 81Opening-week starter Justin McCray suited up for the game but did not see the field http://www.officialpackersfootballstore.com/jaire-alexander-jersey-cheap , as Bell has largely played well during McCray’s injury absence. Thankfully the entire starting line stayed intact once again.DEFENSE (62 plays)Defensive LinemenKenny Clark 57, Mike Daniels 49, Dean Lowry 42, Montravius Adams 1It’s uncommon these days for a nose tackle to see well over 90% of a team’s defensive snaps, but that’s where the Packers are with Clark. He made a pair of tackles, including one for loss, and added a hit on Matthew Stafford for good measure. Daniels had the same stat line minus the TFL, while Lowry had three tackles.Outside LinebackersClay Matthews 44, Nick Perry 35, Reggie Gilbert 31, Kyler Fackrell 25The Packers didn’t get much pass rush from the edge this week, with no quarterback hits coming from this group. Gilbert led with three solo tackles and an assist, while Perry had two and one respectively. Fackrell and Matthews each added a single assist on the day.Inside LinebackersBlake Martinez 62, Oren Burks 25, Antonio Morrison 18Martinez was active all over in this game, finishing with five total tackles including a pair of sacks on Stafford. Meanwhile, all three of these players had at least four tackles, with Burks tallying four and Morrison five of his own in lesser playing time.SafetiesHa Ha Clinton-Dix 62, Kentrell Brice 61, Josh Jones 4The Packers had three sacks on the day, and Clinton-Dix had the third after Martinez’s two. Brice added a pass breakup and three solo stops while Jones continues to be mysteriously absent from the team’s defensive game plan — even despite Jermaine Whitehead’s injury.CornerbacksTramon Williams 61, Kevin King 51 Cheap Davante Adams Jersey , Josh Jackson 47, Tony Brown 7King left the game with a nasty cut on his jaw, but he was the player who supposedly touched a Lions punt early in the game in one of the league’s most laughable calls this season. He finished the game with four solo tackles, leading his position group. Williams was next with three, while Jackson and Brown each had a single pass breakup (to go with a pair of tackles for Jackson).Monday Cheese Curds: Packers fall to pieces in Detroit Sometimes after a loss the way forward is straightforward. Did your offensive line miss a key block and give up a sack? Protect better next time. Did your defense miscommunicate on a late touchdown? Work that out in practice next week. Did your rookie wide receiver run the wrong route and cause an interception? Send him to the bench until he figures it out.But other times, the problems seem so comprehensive it’s hard to know where to begin. The issues are easy to find, but there are so many layers to the problems that solutions are more difficult to identify.Such is the case with the Packers. There are myriad issues on offense, defense, and special teams and all of them seemed to rear their heads at once on Sunday. Tempting though it may be to just try to dismiss the game and move on, the Packers have problems that may stick around for the balance of the season. With the Rams and Patriots looming just after the bye, the Packers may face much harsher defeats in the not too distant future if they can’t get their problems at least partly sorted out.Green Bay Packers’ difference-makers fail to deliver | Packers NewsThe Packers do have some talent, but outside of Davante Adams, the Packers’ biggest names came up small in Detroit.Packers’ Mason Crosby misses 13 points (4 FG, PAT) in 8-point loss | ESPNMason Crosby owned his mistakes on Sunday, which would be a lot more refreshing if it made any kind of difference. Trying game doesn’t shake Packers’ faith in Mason CrosbyIn a more rose-colored look at Crosby’s struggles, the Packers give every indication they’re going to stick by their man.Packers fail to get RBs involved in maddening loss to Lions | Packers WireBeneath the more glaring issues from Sunday’s loss, the fire of discontent surrounding the Packers’ use of their running backs got a lot more fuel this week. Not only did Aaron Jones not get the ball, he only saw the field for 22 snaps.Okay, enough being sad. Here is Blake Bortles doing the most Blake Bortles thing.And here is Ryan Tannehill doing an even more Blake Bortles thing.