Maurice Hurst
When it comes to the Packers offense there aren’t many weak links, so it’s imperative opponents take advantage of any mismatch. For Oakland, that means defensive tackle Maurice Hurst needs to have a big game.
Green Bay’s starting right guard, Billy Turner, leads all guards in pressures allowed with 22. For perspective, last season he surrendered 27 in 15 games and is in first (or last) place by three pressures. As bad as Turner has been, Hurst needs to pick up his play in his own right.
Last season’s fifth-round pick had a bit of a rocky start to his sophomore campaign, but has put together a couple strong performances recently. In the first three games of the season, Hurst generated two pressures, and against the Colts and Bears he got after the quarterback seven times.
Hopefully this trend continues and the pass rusher can take advantage of the mismatch because interior pressure will help limit Rodgers’ scrambling.