Green Bay Packers' Quarterback Aaron Rodgers Has Been Beaten Up All Season Long. (AP Photo/Steve Nesius)
The Dallas Cowboys play the Green Bay Packers Sunday (Nov.15) afternoon and it seems as though its going to be a case of meet the QB in the backfield for the Dallas defense.
Packers' quarterback Aaron Rodgers has been sacked 37 times through the first eight games of the season. He is on pace to break the record set by David Carr, for the expansion Houston Texans in 2002, of 76.
Some say this is due, in part at least, to Green Bay moving to more of a down-field passing offense.
"They're taking away the slant game," Rodgers said. "You've got to throw the ball down the field. You throw the ball down the field, you've got to hold it a little longer. The protection's got to hold up, and you've got to sit in there. That's kind of the give and take you've got to deal with."
Another big problem is the number of offensive line combination's the Packers have used already this year. Three left tackles, two left guards, two centers, and two right tackles have all started at different points in the first eight games of the season. If rookie T.J. Lang starts Sunday for Green Bay, that will make three different right tackles.
"I'm confident, if we eventually find the right rhythm, the right group up front, guys that are healthy," Rodgers said. "And it's a necessity. I don't know how long I can hold up, 16 games, taking 4, 4.7 sacks per game. That's a lot of pounding."
The Dallas Cowboys, however, are 11th in the NFL in defensive sacks with 20 so far this season. The Cowboys' are also on a roll with 14 sacks in their four game winning streak. I don't think there is any doubt about it that Cowboys coach/defensive coordinator Wade Phillips is going to send some serious pressure Rodgers' way.
The good news for Green Bay is the Dallas defense is 20th so far this season against the pass.
(Portions of this article were taken from The Associated Press)
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