I don't see how they could sit out with a new
defensive scheme.
A small amount of play won't hurt any of them.

I can't think of a good argument against this. I do think you could make a case that you'd like to line up all your offensive starters a couple of times before it's real.

Every year, the #9 offensive lineman, or some UDFA, ends up playing critical snaps for us in the playoffs. I agree with Lass that we should protect the starters and use these games to improve the backups, because they're probably going to have to play for real at some point.

It is a league of attrition. Practices. Travel. 17 games. Preseason. Post Season. You need to be deep and lucky.

I have never liked the idea of starters avoiding the pre-season completely. There is nothing like real, fast action to hone both offense and defense. However, this should be done VERY sparingly with starters, but not eliminated completely.

I think Jimmy Johnson had it right when he said how hard you push a team depends on their age. You push a young team harder than an older one because their bodies rebound faster.

LaFleur is known for having pretty soft, short TC practices which is one reason I think they struggle on short yardage runs and stopping the run on D. You get what you practice and if you're not occasionally running some half line drills you're not going to be as physical as teams that do. That doesn't mean you keep the high dollar players in for a bunch of snaps though.

I don't know what the secret sauce is but the 2024 versions of the GBPkrs offensive and defensive lines must be tougher, more physical and more aggressive than previous versions.
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That could start during the 1st preseason game and continue in the 2nd.
It would set a tone while giving the unit a chance to build cohesion (alignment, spacing, timing, etc.)
May also spare us from losing a couple of winnable early season games.
That's no time to learn, they need to be going hard on play 1!
GPG!

Why not just continue doing what many teams have done in the past. You give the starters a drive or two, but don't keep them in for a major part of the games.

I have felt in the past that the Packers (under LaFleur) are just a little too tentative in playing starters, resulting in poor starts to the season, so I'd shift things a hair or two towards playing a few more snaps. One less layer of bubble wrap on starters please.

Injury is always a thing, but its still a thing when the regular season starts and the starters are playing many, sometimes all the snaps in a game. You might get an unlucky injury playing a guy before the regular season, but often it is an injury that was waiting to happen anyway.

Perhaps limited playing time might be ok. But, Joint practice is more important than preseason games.

Ken,

Let me refer you to my rebuttal:

2021 and 2022 season openers.

Rodgers didn't have to play preseason because he's a seasoned vet. It wasn't a big deal. Rodgers told us so; even scoffed at those who dared question his lack of preseason play time.

I'll let you go ahead and check out those two games.
Get back at me about the lack of importance for vets to take preseason game reps.

Injuries can happen any time. That is why they're so unpredictable. You slip getting out of the shower, and pull a muscle in your back. Or you're lifting weights, or practicing (as happened to Bakhtiari), or, as with QB Teddy Bridgewater, who was dropping back in practice to pass, and FUBARed his knee. You can't put these guys in bubble wrap. Follow the usual pattern- a few reps for the first team for a few plays in the first game. Maybe a quarter the second game, and almost a half, or full half the final game. Just make sure you talk to the opposing coaches, and come to an agreement that no one will try to destroy the QB. If he is sacked, it should be an "I give up" moment with no one thrown onto the field.

They work 2-minute and red zone in practice. It seems like getting the starters in those kind of situations during the pre-season would be important instead of just the first few series of the first quarter.