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Updates from Week 4
Preseason Updates: Quarterbacks
The Packers sat their key players for last week's preseason finale against the Cardinals, and that extended to Jordan Love. The veteran did, however, step in to call plays for the offense in the second half of what turned into a 42-38 barn burner of a win. While Love sat, backup Kyle McCord ran the entire show, only to be dealt to Miami on Sunday. McCord capitalized on a solid showing — 22 of 35, 226 yards, four touchdowns — and will now back up ex-Packer Malik Willis. That cements Tyrod Taylor alone behind Love, and it's hard to find a more dependable, battle-tested backup across the league.
Preseason Updates: Running Backs
The team finally got some measure of clarity on Josh Jacobs' playing situation to start the year: there won't be one. Jacobs will sit on the commissioner exemption list until Roger Goodell settles on a suspension, after which Jacobs may have lost half the season. Thus, the fantasy world is flocking to MarShawn Lloyd, by far the most talented in the running backs room. Lloyd will apparently enter the year battling only Chris Brooks and ex-Steeler Kaleb Johnson, acquired on Sunday, for snaps. "I'm a baller," Lloyd said last Wednesday. "You just gotta be ready whenever your number's called." Lloyd boasts game-changing speed and athleticism — he ran a 4.46 at the 2024 Combine, at 220 pounds — but has been available for just 1 of 34 potential games as a pro. Thankfully, running backs coach Ben Sirmans has seen real changes in Lloyd's offseason conditioning, with an eye on availability. Brooks has ample experience in the offense, having taken 87 regular-season touches in Green Bay, but he's miscast as a 1B option. Johnson brings youth, but he played sparingly as a rookie in Pittsburgh and remains a complete unknown — and it's not a great sign that the Steelers had essentially waived him by the time Green Bay came calling.